Gamblin

Since founding Gamblin Artists Colors, Robert Gamblin has wanted artists to be able to paint freely — to use color and texture without hesitation or reservation. Gamblin 1980 Oil Paints offer artists true color and real value.

Gamblin Relief Inks give printmakers and monotype artists intense colors, working properties, and archival quality they can count on. They print with unparalleled intensity, brilliant undertones, and sensitivity to printmakers' most finely detailed marks.

High quality at an honest price! Gamblin Artist's Grade Pigments contain the same 100% pure pigments used to make Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors. This collection of dry pigments is finely ground to bring out the greatest potential in each color.

Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors are crafted by hand with the well-being of artists, their work, and the environment in mind. They combine the best traditions of the past with the latest technical innovations, giving you the freedom to create without compromise.

Gamblin's Cold Wax Medium is a soft paste formulated to make oil colors thicker and more matte. Cold Wax Medium is made with beeswax, resin, and mineral spirits. It can also be used as a final varnish over a dry painting.

Gamblin FastMatte Alkyd Oil Colors were formulated to offer painters an artist's-grade oil color that dries quickly, yet offers the adhesion of a ground, making it excellent as a base layer or for underpainting techniques.

Gamblin offers a great range of contemporary mediums. Using today's safer materials, they recreate the properties of traditional mediums.

Gamsol is an excellent solvent for thinning Gamblin mediums and for general painting. It evaporates 100% and leaves no residue in paint layers. It's also useful for studio and brush cleanup.

Gamblin's Cold Wax Medium is a soft paste formulated to make oil colors thicker and more matte. Cold Wax Medium is made with beeswax, resin, and mineral spirits. It can also be used as a final varnish over a dry painting.

This gelled alkyd resin painting medium creates transparent impasto of approximately a quarter inch thick. Holds marks and brush strokes. It does not dry as fast as most gel mediums, and it can be applied in multiple layers.

Gamblin offers a great range of contemporary mediums. Using today's safer materials, they recreate the properties of traditional mediums.

Gamsol is an excellent solvent for thinning Gamblin mediums and for general painting. It evaporates 100% and leaves no residue in paint layers. It's also useful for studio and brush cleanup.

Soft, silky gel that gives body to paint, decreases viscosity, and can produce a luminous atmosphere. Base of alkyd resin, without toxic lead or other materials. Will not turn yellow or darken.

Since 1980, Gamblin has handcrafted luscious oil colors and contemporary painting mediums that are true to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent. All of Gamblin's oil painting materials are handcrafted at the company's factory in Portland, Oregon.

Gamblin's Refined Linseed Oil is pressed from American flax seeds and refined using an alkalai process. This low acid oil is about as light and pure as it gets. Use linseed oil to thin oil colors and increase their brilliance and transparency.

There are a variety of ways to clean brushes without solvents during a painting session. Gamblin has listened and tested them all. Based on that work, they are proud to offer Gamblin Safflower Oil, which works great as a brush cleaner and may also be used as a painting medium.

Eco-friendly Gamblin Solvent-Free Oil Mediums are handcrafted at the company's wind-powered factory in Portland, Oregon. All have been developed to support a broad range of painting techniques with minimal compromise in terms of color, dry time, and mark making.

Since 1980, Gamblin has handcrafted luscious oil colors and contemporary painting mediums that are true to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent. Gamblin Solvent-Free Oil Gel Mediums extend that mission by giving oil painters alternatives that don't require the use of toxic solvents.

Gamblin's Stand Oil, manufactured by heating a pure refined linseed oil, is an oil that wets pigments well. Stand oil is linseed oil that has been polymerized by heating. Thicker than cold pressed or alkalai refined oils. Has almost no tendency to yellow.

Since founding Gamblin Artists Colors, Robert Gamblin has wanted artists to be able to paint freely — to use color and texture without hesitation or reservation. Gamblin 1980 Oil Paints offer artists true color and real value.

Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors are crafted by hand with the well-being of artists, their work, and the environment in mind. They combine the best traditions of the past with the latest technical innovations, giving you the freedom to create without compromise.

Gamblin FastMatte Alkyd Oil Colors were formulated to offer painters an artist's-grade oil color that dries quickly, yet offers the adhesion of a ground, making it excellent as a base layer or for underpainting techniques.

Prepare a cotton or linen canvas that is stiffer than with an acrylic gesso, yet more flexible than with a traditional oil primer. The binder in Gamblin Oil Painting Ground makes it more flexible, faster-drying and ready for painting within a week.

PVA (Poly Vinyl Acetate) is a contemporary size for fabric support. On linen and cotton canvas, it prevents the fabric from absorbing atmospheric moisture that eventually causes swelling and shrinking, and ultimately, paint cracking.

Protect your clothing with Gamblin Embroidered Artist’s Apron! Crafted from a blend of organic cotton twill and recycled polyester, it’s soft, durable, and eco-friendly with an adjustable strap for custom comfort.

The Gamblin Gamvar Synthetic Varnish Brush was developed by Gamblin to work perfectly with Gamblin Gamvar varnishes. This synthetic bristle brush is soft enough to contour to textures, yet stiff enough to evenly and thinly varnish a painting. Available in two sizes, both with short handles.

Whether you’re mixing colors or applying paint to canvas, Gamblin Palette Knives make for essential tools to have on hand. The knives are made in five traditional shapes and feature an ergonomic, FSC-Certified birch handle for added comfort. The one-piece steel blades, which are non-coated to prevent flaking, provide the ideal flex when color mixing or mark making.

Gamvar is a synthetic resin gloss varnish developed by conservators at the National Gallery. It can be used on acrylic paintings as well as oils. Gamvar is a synthetic resin varnish with a high refractive index similar to that of natural resins.

High quality at an honest price! Gamblin Artist's Grade Pigments contain the same 100% pure pigments used to make Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors. This collection of dry pigments is finely ground to bring out the greatest potential in each color.

Gamblin Relief Inks give printmakers and monotype artists intense colors, working properties, and archival quality they can count on. They print with unparalleled intensity, brilliant undertones, and sensitivity to printmakers' most finely detailed marks.

Gamblin Etching Inks have a following among discerning printmakers because of their high pigment load, excellent working properties, and incredible sensitivity to the printmaker's marks. All of Gamblin's Etching Inks are handcrafted.

Depending on the printmaking technique, Gamblin Inks may need to be adjusted slightly with a modifier in order to print perfectly. Temperature, humidity, the type of plate, and the type of paper all affect how inks perform.

Printing by hand demands a real, rich black. Gamblin Portland Litho Black Lithography Ink is made with high-quality burnt plate oil and a high pigment load. It's a rich and detailed black for printing plate and stone lithography. The oil-based ink comes in a 1 lb (454 gm) can.

If you have a strong creative streak and also enjoy playing cards, you’ll love this Gamblin Deck of Cards. Each card features a different Gamblin paint color with its tint, tone, and shade, and the suits coordinate with hue families.

Let everyone know that you’re a proud member of the Gamblin tribe with this bold Gamblin Embroidered Patch. It can be sewn onto aprons, tote bags, jackets, shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and more.

Stay snug and warm in a drafty studio or while plein air painting on a chilly day with a Gamblin Pom-Pom Beanie. It's machine washable and made of 100% polyester.