Winsor & Newton Liquin Original

I am a professional oil painter and use Liquin a lot. This version (the original) is much easier to work with than Liquin Fine Detail and the gloss level when dry is much easier on the eyes (though it is on the verge of too glossy). Since this is a thick medium if you use a lot you can create different textures and more depth. The 750ml bottle of this product is on Amazon too for a better price per ml. Since this product lasts for a long time (> 1 year) it never hurts to have some lying around.

Oil painting accessory

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Very good all purpose oil painting medium which also decreases drying time More useful in the early stages when you want to quickly establish shapes and values

This is such a versatile medium for different uses, such as improving the fluidity of paints, speeding up drying time, and glazing. A little goes a long way. I use it often in early layers of oil painting due to the quicker drying time (lean over fat is really about drying times, so even though liquin "feels fat" it should be considered leaner). Using too much will add a yellowish hue to paint - 4:1 paint to liquin seems to be about the limit. It sometimes seems very hard and jelly-like in the container, but it is non-newtonian and liquifies with kinetic energy, so you can just shake it vigorously if it solidifies.

Important, read this to avoid problem opening the lid, or if you want to keep the original bottle. Do this 2 steps, use hot water, hold it upside down under the water just like in the photo, for 30 second to maximum 2 minutes, it's guaranteed to work. Step 2, after opening it dry the lid if there's water inside. If your bottle is old, first clean the inside of the lid and top of the bottle and then use cooking oil. Brush the inside of the lid and top of your bottle with oil. Be Careful not to brush the bottom of the lid you don't want getting oil inside. Before brushing use a thick tissue to get rid of extra oil on your brush. It's better to choose a small square tip brush this way you can do it faster. Use more oil on the top of your bottle. Brush it with cooking oil once or twice a week. If you do this you won't need to use hot water again or a safe jar. I love the original bottles😍

Great product. Takes a bit of time to get used to if you've never used a medium for oil painting, but it works perfectly. I use this when I use the glazing technique, and it dries very quickly (few hours) and then allows me to add another layer. Has a semi-gloss finish and you only need a little bit of it. Highly recommend.

I was happy with the Liquin and I use it in my oil painting class. Excellent delivery time also.

I used another one before. Bought this one. It is more jello like, and when I dilute my paints with it, the paint becomes more liquidy, and has no glance. I end up using much more of it then the previous one. It is a No for me.

Nice Product. Everyone should try it.

It good

Perfect

Excelente