![]() Sketchbooks: Stillman and Birn Nova Trio Sketchbook (review)Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Acrylics: Water Lily Reflection (demonstration).Gouache: Christmas Puppy (demonstration).Palettes: Wooden Watercolour Palette (review).They’re cheap enough that you can buy a decent set of colours without having to sell a vital organ, yet still rich with pigment, and they’re readily available in most art supply stores. Winsor & Newton’s Winton oil paints are an excellent choice for an artist just getting started with oils. Here’s a vegetable still life I painted with the Winton oil paints. Australian retailers sell the 37ml tubes for about $9 or $10 AUD but you can buy them online from the UK for as low as $3.50. Available in 37ml and 200ml tubes, they are slightly dearer than most of the other student grade oils from other manufacturers, but the price difference is generally less than a dollar or two. Winsor & Newton (also abbreviated W&N) is an English manufacturing company based in London that produces a wide variety of fine art products, including acrylics, oils, watercolour, gouache, brushes, canvases, papers, inks, graphite and coloured pencils, markers, and charcoals. Most colours use the same pigment as the artist grade paints, and those that are hues consisting of multiple pigments still look and behave very similar to the real thing I would expect most colours to have at least very good lightfastness. Once they have dried I will put them up in my window with half of each swatch covered so I can test their lightfastness. I only made my colour charts today and it will take a few days (at least) for them to dry properly. ![]() The paints do have a faint odor, but this is to be expected from oil paints. I also used Winsor & Newton’s Liquin medium for some sections of my sample painting below, which allows the paint to flow more smoothly across the canvas without compromising the strength of the colour (it also helps it dry a little faster). Though I wouldn’t expect them to stand up to artist grade, the pigment concentration is still solid, so I was able to get bright, clear colours even when I diluted the paints with Zest-It. The student grade Winton oils have a thick, stiff consistency and feel similar to artist grade oils, allowing it to hold the shape of brush strokes (I tested it against a few tubes of artist grade oil paints in various brands my Nan dug out of her cupboard). The Zest-It citrus-based solvent luckily allowed me to take up oils again without getting ill. Here’s my chart for the Winton colours I have, with pure colour on the left and with white added on the right.Īside from the oil sticks, these are the first oil paints I’ve used since I was in my early teens, as sensitivities to the solvents and thinners meant I’d get a migraine any time I tried oil painting. To find out more about the colours in the range download the colour chart.Curse those two old tubes with their non-matching designs… And when it does dry you can be sure that it will last for years as it is just as permanent as regular oils once set.Ĭurate your own set of pigments by choosing from the extensive Artisan range.įor more information about choosing the right Winsor & Newton Oil paints for you, check out our blog post. Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Colour Paint Basic Set, Ten 21ml Tubes : Package Information : Tube : Coverage : Good : Product Dimensions : 1.25 x 9.15 x 4.9 inches : Item model number : 1490618 : ASIN : B004OKRI9S : Customer Reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,987 ratings. This means that unlike regular oil paints, there is no need for ventilation and it is also much easier to clean up at the end of each painting session! On top of that Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil dries faster compared to traditional options so you don’t have to wait before starting your next masterpiece. What sets Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil apart is it’s ability to be thinned with water instead of using harsh solvents. Just like other oil paints, Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil has an amazing buttery consistency that responds to brush strokes or knife marks - perfect for producing beautiful pieces of art. This extraordinary collection of non-toxic paints allow artists to unleash their creativity without compromising health and safety.įeaturing a modified linseed and safflower oil combined with pigments, Artists can enjoy the same luminous qualities of traditional oil paint in this water mixable form. ![]() For anyone who loves the beauty of oil painting but can’t use traditional oils due to allergies, Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Paints offer a unique alternative.
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