Gamblin

Gamblin

Gamblin's mission is to lead oil painting and printmaking into the future. This means crafting materials as they ought to be, not just as they have been. Their luscious colors and contemporary mediums are true to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent.

1980 Oil Colors

1980 Oil Colors Gamblin

These oil colors offer artists true color for a real value and are intended for painters who are increasing their knowledge of techniques, or experimenting with new ideas. They are made from approximately half the colored pigments of artist grade oil colors and include added extenders that have good film forming properties. Each extender is paired with the pigment so that opaque colors remain reasonably opaque and transparent colors are not clouded. The 1980 Oil Colors can be used together on the same palette as Gamblin Artist’s Oils.

1980 Oil Colors Introductory Set

1980 Oil Colors Introductory Set Gamblin

Gamblin’s Introductory Set of 1980 Oil Colors is intended to give beginning painters a thoughtfully constructed palette of luscious oil colors to support any style of painting. This set is built around a primed, ready-to-use painting panel handcrafted in North America from sustainably forested birch.

Artist's Oil Colors

Artist's Oil Colors Gamblin

Pure pigments and the finest refined linseed oil are used to make Gamblin Artist's colors. Because no adulterants are used, each color retains the unique characteristics of the pigments, including tinting strength, undertone and texture. By using Artist's oil colors painters can take advantage of the tinctorial and textural differences found in the subtle (and not so subtle) nuance's of each pigment. They are made with either mineral-based pigments (inorganic colors) or with modern organic pigments. Mineral-based pigments produce the 19th century colors of the Impressionists. Modern organic pigments produce 20th century colors best for high key painting and bright tinting. Every color is absolutely permanent and exact-each color is based on a specific, pure pigment with nothing extraneous added.

Artist’s Oil Colors Introductory Set

Artist’s Oil Colors Introductory Set Gamblin

Gamblin's Introductory Set of Artist's Oil Colors was designed to give painters a thoughtfully constructed palette of luscious oil colors to support any style of painting. This set is built around a primed, ready-to-use painting panel handcrafted in North America from sustainably forested birch. The set contains one each of nine colors in cadmium yellow light, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, viridian, yellow ochre, burnt umber, ivory black and titanium white in 37ml tubes. The primed, cradled panel measures 12.25" x 6.5" x 1.75".

Burnt Plate Oil

Burnt Plate Oil Gamblin

An oil used to thin etching inks.

Cold Wax Medium

Cold Wax Medium Gamblin

Cold Wax Medium can be added to any oil painting material to reduce sheen. It can also be used as a traditional wax varnish. A light coat of wax can be applied over a dried painting then buffed with soft, lint free cloth. Wax varnish gives a painting a soft sheen without the thick resin coating.

Dry Pigments Gamblin

The same pure pigments used to make Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors are in this collection of dry pigments. There are no adulterants. Each color retains the unique characteristics of the pigment, including tinting strength, undertone, and texture. Offered in 4 oz. (118ml) jars. Select colors are also available in 16 oz. (472ml) jars.

Etching Inks Gamblin

Designed for printmakers who want strong, reliable inks for edition printing, Gamblin Etching Inks feature a high pigment load, working properties and incredible sensitivity to printmaker's marks.

FastMatte Alkyd Oil Colors

FastMatte Alkyd Oil Colors Gamblin

Formulated to give oil painters a fast-drying oil color with excellent working properties and permanence. They dry to a matte surface within 18 to 24 hours. The strong pigmentation and balanced color palette allow for great color mixing potential in a variety of oil painting techniques and styles. When used for underpainting, the matte surface promotes maximum adhesion to subsequent layers, ensuring the permanence of the painting structure. They are compatible with traditional artist-grade oil colors and mediums.

Galkyd Gel Gamblin

Galkyd Gel is a stiffer gel compared to Neo Megilp that holds thicker, sharper brushmarks and dries more quickly. It increases transparency of oil colors and creates impasto.

Galkyd Lite Painting Medium

Galkyd Lite Painting Medium Gamblin

Galkyd Lite is different from Galkyd because it is made from an alkyd resin that has a lower viscosity. The viscosity of Galkyd Lite is very similar to that of a traditional damar, refined linseed oil or turpentine painting medium. In addition to pleasing painters who prefer a lighter painting medium, the longer working time of Galkyd Lite (approximately three hours) will delight landscape painters and others who enjoy painting outdoors. Thin layers will be ready to paint over within 24 hours. Galkyd Lite thins with odorless mineral spirits. Because of its lower viscosity, Galkyd Lite will leave brush strokes in thicker layers. Glazes made with Galkyd Lite look slightly less glossy than those made with traditional mediums or Galkyd. However, like Galkyd, Galkyd Lite is formulated to thin oil colors and maintain strong flexible paint films. Galkyd Lite is ready to use and available in glass bottles.

Galkyd Painting Medium

Galkyd Painting Medium Gamblin

Galkyd is made from alkyd resin, the polymerized oil of the 20th century. The medium adds binder (increases adhesion) and speeds up drying. High viscosity alkyd resin was among the materials Jackson Pollack used to make his drip paintings. To make a similar mixture, use 60% Galkyd and 40% oil color. No more than 50% solvent by volume can be added to Galkyd without compromising its binder.

Gamblin Ground Gamblin

This non-absorbent ground works like a traditional oil ground, leaving finished paintings brighter since the oil is left in the paint film instead of being absorbed. Two thin layers of Gamblin Ground equal four layers of acrylic gesso. Instead of linseed oil, Gamblin Ground is made with alkyd resin for increased flexibility and quicker dry time. Traditional linseed oil grounds need about six months to dry. Gamblin Ground is ready for paint application in a few days and may be used directly upon panels without sizing.

Gamsol Gamblin

Gamsol is the safest, cleanest and 100% pure odorless mineral spirit. Gamsol is strong enough to thin oil colors and Gamblin alkyd resin mediums and can be reused until the solvent will no longer clear. Gamsol cannot dissolve damar or other natural resins, and will cloud damar varnish if used as an extender.

Gamvar Picture Varnish

Gamvar Picture Varnish Gamblin

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting and gives your work a unified and protective matte, gloss or satin surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear and can be easily and safely removed with Gamsol. It is virtually odorless and ready to apply. It can be applied when the thickest areas of your painting are thoroughly dry and firm to the touch.

Gamvar Varnish Brushes

Gamvar Varnish Brushes Gamblin

Gamvar varnish brushes are purpose-built to support the work of varnishing for oil and acrylic painters working with Gamvar gloss, satin and matte varnish.

Lithography Ink

Lithography Ink Gamblin

Portland Litho Black is an artist's grade lithography color that printmakers working in stone and plate have sorely needed for some time. The typical commercial lithography ink is petroleum-based and carries a low pigment load. Gamblin's Portland Litho Black is crafted with highest-quality burnt plate oil (derived from linseed oil) and a high pigment load for a rich, detailed black for printing plate and stone lithography.

Magnesium Carbonate

Magnesium Carbonate Gamblin

An additive used to give more body to etching inks.

Neo Megilp Gamblin

Neo Megilp oil painting medium is a soft, silky gel. It gives paint body, decreases viscosity, and can produce a luminous Turner-like atmosphere, suspending and supporting paint in a soft gel. Made from contemporary materials so it will not turn yellow or dark, Megilp can replace Maroger Medium for artists who love the working properties but are concerned about Maroger's poor aging properties.

Oil Painting Mediums Set

Oil Painting Mediums Set Gamblin

This set contains a sampling of Gamblin painting mediums and is a great introduction to understanding their role in a modern painting studio. Using today’s safer materials, they recreate the properties of traditional mediums and provide a way for painters to expand their knowledge and techniques. This set includes a 2 oz. Gamsol, 2 oz. Refined Linseed Oil, 2 oz. Galkyd Lite, 2 oz. Neo Megilp, 2 oz. Cold Wax Medium and a 37ml tube of Solvent-Free Gel Medium.

Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVA) Size

Poly Vinyl Acetate (PVA) Size Gamblin

Diluted with distilled water, PVA size is a contemporary size for fabric support. PVA seals the fabric but does not re-absorb atmospheric moisture, preventing the size layer from swelling and shrinking. It has a neutral pH and does not yellow, plus it retains its flexibility, does not emit harmful volatiles, and protects fabric from the ground. PVA does not tighten the fabric like rabbit skin glue, so stretch fabric tightly.

Reclaimed Earth Colors Set

Reclaimed Earth Colors Set Gamblin

Artist John Sabraw, Engineer Guy Riefler, Environmentalist Michelle Shiverly, and a team of students at Ohio University developed a process to extract painting pigments from "toxic sludge" from rivers in Ohio. They teamed up with Gamblin to produce this set of three colors.

Refined Linseed Oil

Refined Linseed Oil Gamblin

Pressed from American flax seeds, this refined linseed oil is as light and pure as industrially produced linseed oil can be. Use in moderation to thin oil colors or as a medium for traditional powdered pigments.

Relief Ink Gamblin

Gamblin Relief Inks give printmakers and monotype artists intense colors with an incomparably high pigment load, superior working properties and the archival quality they can count on. These inks print with unparalleled intensity, brilliant undertones and sensitivity to printmakers' most finely detailed marks.

Safflower Oil Gamblin

Safflower oil works great as a brush cleaner during a painting session and may also be used as a fluid, slow-drying painting medium. After painting, artists can clean brushes further with Gamsol or soap and water. For use as a painting medium, use sparingly or mix with an equal amount Gamsol to create a traditional slow drying, low viscosity painting medium.

Solvent-Free Fluid

Solvent-Free Fluid Gamblin

This fluid, solvent-free painting medium supports a broad range of painting techniques with minimal compromise across color, dry time, texture and mark-making. It gives colors more flow and transparency. This medium increases gloss and has a moderately fast drying rate. The non-toxic fluid contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates, and is made from safflower oil and alkyd resin.

Solvent-Free Gel

Solvent-Free Gel Gamblin

This gel-based, solvent-free painting medium supports a broad range of painting techniques with minimal compromise across color, dry time, texture and mark-making. It gives colors more flow and transparency, yet holds the shape of your brush mark. This medium increases gloss and has a moderately fast drying rate. The non-toxic gel contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates, and is made from safflower oil and alkyd resin.

Stand Oil Gamblin

Stand oil is a vacuum bodied linseed oil.

Studio Knives Gamblin

Gamblin Studio Knives offer a balanced, progressive tension and spring....flexibility for the subtlest of color-mixing and mark-making, yet strong enough to hold their own against a canvas. They are crafted from FSC-certified wood with one-piece, non-reflective blades. No welds to break, and no coatings to flake. Each knife is thoughtfully designed and sustainably built to support a lifetime of painting.

Tack Reducer Gamblin Special Order Only

A transparent gel that can be added to ink to reduce tack without altering the intensity of the ink's color. It is compatible with all oil-based inks.