{"title":"Gamblin Oil Mediums","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the Gamblin Oil Mediums collection, featuring professional-quality mediums, oils, solvents, and varnishes designed to give artists greater control over their oil painting techniques. Developed to enhance paint flow, transparency, gloss, and drying times, Gamblin mediums support everything from traditional glazing to expressive, contemporary applications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormulated with high-quality ingredients, the range helps artists achieve smooth handling, durable finishes, and archival results while complementing Gamblin oil colours. Whether you're blending, layering, extending colour, or applying a final varnish, these mediums provide reliable, consistent performance in the studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdeal for artists of all experience levels, Gamblin Oil Mediums offer the versatility, quality, and control needed to create professional oil paintings with confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gamblin-galkyd-lite-500ml","title":"Gamblin Galkyd Lite","description":"\u003cp\u003eGalkyd Lite thins oil colours and increases transparency and gloss. When used in moderation with oil colours, Galkyd Lite will retain brushstrokes. Thin layers will be touch-dry in 24 to 30 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalkyd Lite contains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGamsol. The main difference between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGalkyd Lite vs.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGalkyd\u003c\/strong\u003e is that Galkyd Lite contains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emore Gamsol\u003c\/em\u003e, making it a thinner and more fluid consistency. You can dilute Galkyd Lite with additional Gamsol, this is recommended for underpainting and fluid washes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant Shelf Life Tip\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eStore medium bottle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPSIDE-DOWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto prevent skinning over, congealing and solidification of this medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlkyd resin dries first by solvent evaporation, then by oxidation. The introduction of air space into a newly opened bottle permits some solvent evaporation and drying –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eeven with the cap tightly secured.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs the medium is used over time, the air space in the bottle gets larger causing the remaining medium to dry out more quickly. Upside-down storage has shown that storage upside down creates the best vapor lock limiting air flow in and solvent evaporation out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Shelf Life Tips \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf your medium appears to have thickened even slightly, add a small amount of Gamsol and shake thoroughly until it is restored to its original consistency. Managing the viscosity of the medium from the moment it is opened will ensure the longest shelf life possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen decanting medium into a separate container, pour out only what you will use in a single painting session. If a larger size bottle of painting medium is drying out before you can use all of it, consider purchasing a smaller size next time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStore painting mediums in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edaylight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto maintain their lighter colour. All drying oils and alkyd resin mediums will deepen in colour when stored in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNever use Galkyd Lite as a varnish!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGalkyd Lite or any oil painting medium, should not be used as a varnish. Using oil mediums as a varnish will increase yellowing of the painting over time. 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Linseed oil is pressed from the seeds of the flax plant. The flax plant has been the heart and soul of oil painting, giving us both the oil our colours are bound in and – from the stalks of the plant – the linen we paint on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur mission is to lead oil painting into the future. For years, we’ve offered a range of contemporary painting mediums around fast-drying, soy-based alkyd resin, which are formulated with the mildest solvent available:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gamblincolors.com\/oil-painting\/gamsol\/\"\u003eGamsol\u003c\/a\u003e. As a thinner and brush-cleaner, Gamsol has set the standard for studio safety and allows painters to work in traditional and contemporary painting techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough many painters have adopted Gamsol, we have worked with other painters who want to eliminate all solvent from their painting processes. 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Gamsol is special: it is made for products and processes that come into more intimate contact with the body such as cosmetics, hand cleaners, and cleaning food service equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGamsol is a petroleum distillate but all the aromatic solvents have been refined out of it, less than .005% remains. Aromatic solvents are the most harmful types of petroleum solvents. In addition, Gamsol’s flashpoint allows it to ship via air cargo as a non-hazardous material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these factors have lead to Gamsol being used widely in oil painting classrooms; in those classes, there are no solvent odors, only the wonderful smell of oil colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSecondary Containers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolvents should be stored out of reach of children. 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