Oil diluent. By its very nature, oil colour is incompatible with water and dissolves only in turpentine, white spirit or low-odour thinners. Artists’ oil colours are made by dispersing pigments in an oil medium to create a smooth, slow-drying paint. The choice of oil mediums from the wide variety available depends on the surface and the finish required, and the working properties preferred during painting.

Turpentine dilutes oil colour to create thin, quick-drying washes in the early stages of painting and can also be used to clean brushes. 

Directions: Mix with oil paints until desired consistency. Also used directly to clean brushes and palettes.