Oil Sticks are a composition of oil paint: a proportion of the oil is substituted with a neutral mineral wax, resulting in the stick appearance. These solid artists’ quality colours are available in opaque or transparent shades, depending on the shades of the pigments used. The product may be stored for extended periods of time and requires no special attention, apart from avoiding heat sources that may damage it

The colours are of perfect quality: pure pigments are ground into vegetable oils (siccatives), selected for their low degree of yellowing with time.
The choice and high concentration of pigments enables excellent light resistance to be achieved.
These colours are applied discreetly to conventional oil painting supports
(oil-proof or universal) and demand quality background preparation.

These artist quality solid oil colours are compatible with coventional oil tube paints, and designed for direct application on all traditional surfaces such as canvas, canvas boards, laminated panels, paper.

Solid oil paint should be applied in a relatively thin film (no more than 1mm). Layers can be overlapped, in the same manner as paste oil paint, if thinning is desired, turpentine or mineral spirits is recommended.. Before use, the surface film should be removed. This latter will re-form after a few days of non-use. Paint applied dries within 2 to 6 days depending on layer thickness and atmospheric conditions. A clear medium is available allowing transparency and glazing effects
to be achieved.

Once dry, the paint may be varnished like conventional oil paint, after a minimum drying period of 6 months, using an oil paint finishing varnish.

Colours when available:

The Oil Stick range includes 55 colours in series 1 to 3.

• alizarin green lake,
• alizarin violet lake,
• antique white,
• blue lake,
• blue violet,
• burnt sienna,
• burnt umber,
• cadmium green deep,
• cadmium green light,
• cadmium orange,
• cadmium red light,
• cadmium red purple,
• cadmium yellow deep,
• cadmium yellow lemon,
• cadmium yellow light,
• carmine red,
• cerulean blue,
• chromium oxide green,
• cobalt green deep,
• cobalt green light,
• colbalt blue,
• copper,
• flesh ochre,
• french vermilion red,
• gold,
• indigo blue,
• iridescent white,
• ivory black,
• light blue,
• madder lake pink,
• manganese violet,
• mars red,
• mars violet,
• mars yellow,
• naples yellow,
• olive green,
• payne’s grey,
• primary blue,
• primary red,
• primary yellow,
• prussian blue,
• raw sienna,
• raw umber,
• red ochre,
• Sennelier brown,
• sepia,
• silver,
• titanium white,
• transparent medium,
• turquoise blue,
• ultramarine blue,
• veronese green,
• vine black,
• viridian,
• yellow ochre,

Artists Level: Professional