If you need a smooth, glossy, slow-drying medium for oil painting, this is a practical choice with great flow, strong flexibility, and reliable results. Ideal for artists who want control and a glassy finish.
Stand Oil is a thickened, heat polymerized linseed oil that artists use to improve flow, reduce brush marks, and create a smooth, enamel like surface. It mixes easily with turpentine or white spirit to make custom mediums for layering, blending, and glazing. Its honey thick texture, flexibility, and minimal yellowing make it a favorite among painters in Sri Lanka. It also has a few niche uses in woodworking, icon painting, mixed media, and surface conditioning, though testing is always recommended.
Benefits & Features:
- Levels brush strokes for a smooth, glassy finish
- Improves blendability and flow
- Slows drying for better wet-on-wet work
- Reduces patchy drying and colour sinking
- Dries to a strong, flexible film
- Low yellowing compared to raw linseed oil
- Useful for custom “fat over lean” medium recipes
- Alternative Uses (Test Before Use)
- Experimental wood sealer or handle conditioner
- Icon painting and egg-tempera workflows
- Gold leaf/oil gilding surface prep
- Mixed-media custom mediums
- Clay burnishing tests for a soft sheen
Medium Mixing Ratios:
- Under-painting: 1 part stand oil : 4 parts turpentine
- Lean medium: 1 : 2
- Fat medium: 1 : 1
- Oiling out: 1 part stand oil : 3 parts white spirit (very thin layer)
Drying Time:
- Touch dry: 7–14 days
- Full cure: 3–6 months
Clean-Up: Use vegetable turpentine or low-tox solvents. Wash brushes with olive-oil soap and warm water.
Dimensions & Details:
- Type: Heat-polymerized linseed oil
- Texture: Thick, honey like
- Finish: Glossy, flexible film
- Compatibility: Oil paints, turpentine, white spirit
- Sizes: Based on selection
Package Includes: 1x Bottle of Stand Oil (size selected when ordering)
