Sennelier Oil Stick

It is a transposition of oil paint. The quality of these colours is very fine: the pigments are ground with vegetable oils (siccatives), selected for their low yellowing over time. This selection and the high concentration of pigments allow an excellent resistance to light. These colours are applied directly on traditional oil painting supports (greasy or universal) and require a high quality preparation of the ground.

Substrates: canvases for painting, cardboard with canvas, prepared posters, paper for painting. Solid oil paint should be applied in a fairly thin layer (not exceeding 1 mm). It is superimposable like oil paint in paste form and can be thinned with petroleum spirit or turpentine if necessary. Before use, it is necessary to peel off the surface layer. It will form again after a few days without use. The applied paint dries within 2 to 5 days, depending on the thickness of the layer and the atmospheric conditions. A colourless medium is available to obtain transparency and glazing effects.

The extra-fine solid colours have opaque or transparent shades depending on the nature of the pigments used. The product keeps very well over time and does not require any particular precautions apart from avoiding heat sources which could alter it. Once dry, the paint is varnished like a traditional oil paint after a minimum drying time of 6 months, with a final varnish for paintings.