Langridge Oil Glazing Gel 120ml

Langridge Oil Glazing Gel may be added to oil colours in quantities at the discretion of the artist. It can be used as an all-around flow medium for extending colours. It is fast-drying to allow for the rapid build-up of paint layers.

Oil Glazing Gel is a thixotropic medium. Its’ naturally state is as a soft gel. When mixed with paint and applied vigorously with brushes or palette knife the medium becomes highly fluid allowing easy brushing. As soon as the medium stops being moved it immediately ‘sets up’ and does not drip or lose its’ position. Artists can utilize this high degree of manipulation for a very robust brush marking technique without the thick application of paint.

As more medium is added to the oil colour so the opacity of the resulting paint will be reduced.

Bold glazes can be applied that can hold marks including brush, Sgraffito and frottage techniques.

The layer of transparent paint (or glaze) should sit on top of the existing painted areas not unlike a layer of coloured film, that is, altering the colour of oil colours beneath without obscuring the form.

The Damar resin content gives brilliance to these glazes and allows for extraordinary luminosity as light passes through the glaze to a traditionally bright base colour.

It may be easier to describe a glaze as a non-reversible (due to the oil content), varnish with clarity and luminosity as opposed to an oil medium with a resin addition.

Langridge Oil Glazing Gel has a high Linseed Oil content and, as such, is a ‘fat’ medium. It should not to be used for underpainting if oil colours with no additional medium are to be applied on top.

Note: Over-use of Oil Glazing Gel with pale colours may cause yellowing.

Dries to a gloss finish.