Alkyd Oil Paint

Dries with a lustrous sheen and can be mixed with traditional oils.

Alkyd oil paint.

The alkyd resin binder used in alkyd paints offer an affordable oil colour that is faster drying than traditional oil paint. Alkyds on the other hand are fully compatible with oil paints. Winsor newton griffin alkyd oil paint is a fast drying oil paint ideal for outdoor artists student and class projects. The resin binder creates a chemical reaction that causes the paint to dry very quickly just like acrylic paints.

The thinner governs how much the paint flows and how quickly it dries. Because alkyds are made with a modified version of the same oils used in traditional oil paints such as linseed or safflower oil alkyds can be used interchangeably with traditional oils and their related products turpentine mineral spirits and varnishes. Alkyds are made from a naturally derived vegetable oil that is polymerized. They re often described as having a mirror like finish which makes them perfect for cabinets.

The speed of drying allows the artist to complete a painting in one single session and is touch dry in 24 hours. Alkyd oil colors are made with an alkyd resin binder. Commonly referred to as the happy compromise between acrylic and oil paints alkyds are fast drying like acrylic paints but are well suited for oil painting and glazing techniques. Conventional alkyd enamel is known as oil based paint.

Traditional alkyd enamels are incredibly glossy self evening and smooth. Alkyd paints typically have thinners made from either alcohol or mineral spirits. Griffin alkyd fast drying oil colour offers a range of 50 colours. Manufactured from pigments suspended in oil modified alkyd resin and solvent the most outstanding advantage of the griffin alkyd range of colours is their speed of drying which allows a painting to be completed in a single session.

Griffin alkyd is an oil color formulated from the same family of fast drying resins that has been used by winsor newton in producing liquin and other mediums since the 1960 s. The result is a resin like product that when mixed with a solvent is very similar to traditional linseed oil. Each color reaches a touch dry state in less than 24 hours making them ideal for fast working while still offering the working and optical properties of oils.