Blockx Oil Paint Set

Only pure pigment is used for maximum lightfastness buttery consistency and easy mixing on the canvas itself.

Blockx oil paint set. Indeed blockx is a bit expensive but these paints are. Over the years i ve used many brands of oil paint but i have never found any better than blockx period. All colors have a minimum lightfastness rating of 7 out of 8. All colors have a minimum lightfast rating 7 out of 8 on the blue wool scale.

Paint is very important to paintersand we have a close personal association with our pigments. Blockx offers the full range of cadmiums and cobalts plus a genuine. Blockx artist oil colors paint is still handground using a slowly rotating three roll stone mill. Each pigment is used at its best saturation and no additives.

Ground by hand in the blockx tradition with slowly rotating stone mills these extra fine artists colours are made from a selection of high quality pigments and oil. Blockx artist oil colors poppyseed oil. All colours have a. They are dependably consistent and easy to work with to be shure but it is the superb strength of color that distinguishes blockx paint.

In fact blockx is the only paint maker to use poppyseed oil to such a great extent. Only pure pigments are used to achieve maximum lightfastness a buttery consistency and easy mixing on the canvas. Where necessary blockx s brighter and lighter colors such as cerulean blue are mixed with poppyseed oil rather than linseed oil to avoid any possible discolorations or yellowing.