Oil painting is shaped not only by the quality of the colours themselves, but also by the materials used throughout the creative process. Diluents, oils and varnishes help artists adapt colours to different techniques, control their working properties and achieve a wide range of painterly effects.

Diluents regulate the consistency of oil colours, allowing for thinner paint layers, transparent glazes and greater control over brushwork. By adjusting the flow and handling of the paint, they help artists work comfortably in both detailed and expressive techniques. Oils are an essential component of traditional oil painting practice. They improve flow, increase transparency and support smooth transitions, rich glazes and greater colour depth. Different oils can influence the behaviour of the paint, offering additional flexibility when building a painting.

Varnishes play an important role both during the painting process and in the preservation of finished artworks. Intermediate varnishes help isolate paint layers and improve adhesion between them, making complex multilayer work more predictable. Final varnishes protect the surface from dust, moisture and environmental influences while enhancing colour saturation and visual depth.

Together, these materials support multilayer techniques, expand artistic possibilities and contribute to the durability and long-term preservation of the paint film. As an integral part of oil painting, they help artists achieve consistent, reliable results from the first stages of a work through to its final presentation and protection. Whether used in classical academic methods or contemporary painting practices, they provide greater flexibility, control and confidence throughout the creative process.

Linseed oil is one of the most traditional and widely used materials in oil painting. It is used to dilute colours, improve their flow and enhance their distribution across the painting surface. The addition of linseed oil increases the transparency of paint layers, supports smooth colour transitions and helps create glazes of varying intensity.

Linseed oil improves the flexibility of the paint film and provides strong binding of pigments, contributing to the long-term durability of the painted surface. Thanks to its favourable drying properties, it dries relatively quickly compared with other vegetable oils used in painting. The medium is suitable for both classical multilayer techniques and contemporary oil painting practices, allowing artists to exercise greater control over the working properties of their colours and the character of the painted surface.

Stand oil is produced through prolonged heat treatment of linseed oil, resulting in a significantly higher viscosity. Compared with regular linseed oil, it has a thicker consistency, greater transparency and an enhanced ability to create an exceptionally smooth and even paint surface. Traditionally, stand oil is used for fine glazing techniques and for achieving greater colour depth.

Stand oil improves paint flow, helps reduce visible brush marks and supports the creation of soft transitions between colour areas. Owing to these properties, it is particularly valued by artists working in multilayer painting techniques. Its use makes it possible to achieve greater optical depth, enhanced colour richness and an elegant glossy finish across the painted surface.

Diluent No. 4, based on pine turpentine, is a traditional material used in oil painting. It is suitable for thinning oil, penta-oil and alkyd paints and is particularly effective in glazing and multilayer techniques, where transparency, colour clarity and the preservation of painterly qualities are especially important.

Tee Diluent is a traditional painting medium based on polymerised linseed oil, dammar resin and solvents. It increases paint transparency, enhances colour depth and helps create a smooth painted surface. It is especially valued for glazing and multilayer painting techniques.

Odourless Diluent, based on isoparaffinic hydrocarbons, is used for thinning oil paints, reducing their viscosity and cleaning painting tools. Thanks to the absence of a strong characteristic odour, it provides a more comfortable working environment and is suitable for cleaning brushes, palettes and other painting accessories after use.