Schmincke AKADEMIE Öl color oil paint, 60 ml tube

Schmincke AKADEMIE Öl color – heavy-bodied oil paint in a 60 ml tube

AKADEMIE Öl color from Schmincke is an oil paint for painting on canvas, canvas board and other grounds suitable for oils. It is very heavy-bodied yet smooth, so you can apply it thickly with a palette knife or thinner with a brush. According to Schmincke, it dries quickly and evenly. Choose your colour from the options.

The range comprises 48 colours, many of them single-pigment shades. This keeps the colours clean, even when you mix them. According to the manufacturer, all shades have the highest lightfastness ratings (only 4 and 5 stars). The tube contains 60 ml and the paint is made in Germany.

Which colour suits your palette?

The range is designed for learning and mixing. It includes opaque and transparent shades. Transparent colours suit translucent layers, while opaque ones suit solid areas and corrections. The choice of whites is unusual: there are four whites, three for mixing with different lightening power and one underpainting white. With Primary Yellow, Primary Magenta and Primary Cyan you can mix pure secondary colours. AKADEMIE Öl color can be mixed with other Schmincke oil paints. The 60 ml tube is the starter size. 38 of the 48 shades are also available in 200 ml tubes.

Working with oil paint

With oil paint, the rule is fat over lean. Begin with thin, low-oil layers and paint the layers above with a higher proportion of oil or painting medium. This way the layers dry one after another and the paint does not crack later. If you apply several layers, let the lower one dry partially first. Clean your brushes straight after painting, before the paint dries. Oil-soaked rags can ignite spontaneously. Therefore let them dry spread out in the open air before you dispose of them.

Schmincke AKADEMIE Öl color product details

• Manufacturer: Schmincke, AKADEMIE Öl color range
• Contents: 60 ml tube
• Colours in the range: 48, opaque and transparent
• Lightfastness: highest levels (4 and 5 stars)
• Consistency: very heavy-bodied and smooth
• Origin: made in Germany

You will also need: brush or palette knife, palette, painting surface, painting medium and brush cleaner to suit your painting technique