Smooth, Glossy Control with Every Stroke

Winsor & Newton Refined Linseed Oil is a classic oil painting medium known for its ability to enhance the handling and finish of oil paints without significantly altering their drying time. This pale yellow, alkali-refined oil reduces the viscosity of paint, making it easier to spread and manipulate while increasing gloss and transparency. It’s especially valued for glazing and wet-on-wet techniques, as it helps retain pigment brilliance and provides smooth, clean transitions in your work.

Whether you’re building up luminous layers or refining fine details, Refined Linseed Oil supports precision and expression. It allows for extended blending time, making it easier to soften edges and create seamless gradients. Its ability to produce “fatter” paint also makes it an ideal choice for following the fat-over-lean principle, promoting flexible, crack-resistant layering. Perfect for artists seeking a reliable, low-viscosity medium that supports both fluid movement and a radiant finish.

Key Features

• Low-viscosity, alkali-refined linseed oil
• Pale yellow color enhances gloss and transparency
• Slows drying slightly without overly extending work time
• Reduces paint consistency for smoother brushwork
• Helps retain pigment brilliance and depth

Perfect For

• Blending and creating soft transitions
• Glazing and building layered effects
• Detailing with smooth, brushmark-free strokes
• Following the fat-over-lean principle in oil painting
• Artists looking for a traditional, easy-to-use medium