{"id":17495,"date":"2014-02-20T09:01:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T09:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=17495"},"modified":"2023-11-14T02:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T02:14:25","slug":"new-cobra-water-mixable-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/20\/new-cobra-water-mixable-oils\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobra Water-Mixable Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New at Jackson\u2019s &#8211; an addition to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Oil_Painting-Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour\/c2129_2128_1822_14178\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Water-Mixable Oil Colours Department<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Royal_Talens-Cobra_Artist_Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour\/c2200_1044_1073_35849\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cobra Water-Mixable Artist Oils<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17862\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons5-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17864\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons7-940x705.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paint and clean up in oils without any solvents!<\/strong><br \/>\nCobra Water-Mixable Oil Colours can be used straight from the tube to paint thickly like traditional oils with visible brush marks but they are soft enough to mix easily for creating secondary colours. The rich pigments are quite concentrated and just a touch of water makes a wash that covers a lot of ground. This wash effect can look like watercolour so adds an interesting dimension to your oil painting. You can create your entire painting without using harmful solvents, by either painting straight from the tube or using a small amount of water.<\/p>\n<p>Clean up is the other great feature of these water-mixable oils. Soap and water will clean your brushes, palette, and hands quickly and without any solvents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Cobra video<\/strong><br \/>\nWe made a short video showing Cobra Artist Paints straight from the tube doing some colour mixing and then the difference that a drop of water made for creating a wash. The Cobra Artists Water-Mixable Oil Colours we used in the video: Ultramarine Blue, Madder Lake, Phthalo Blue and Permanent Lemon Yellow.<br \/>\nThe brushes were an assortment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/brands\/jackson-s\/jackson-s-brushes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson&#8217;s brushes<\/a>: Akoya, Black Hog and Procryl.<br \/>\nThe surface is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Jacksons-Jacksons_Handmade_Linen_Boards\/c2200_1044_8090_32341\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson&#8217;s Oil Primed Super Fine Linen Panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hVDEZNvedog?list=UU_oSNIw9kNkdsLixb1_tZsw\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1-620x420.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Making-Cobra-Video1-940x634.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cobra, like all water-mixable oil colours, is a genuine oil paint. The paint is made with the same drying oils as regular oil paint and does not contain any water. An unusual property of this oil, however, is that it can be mixed with water, because an emulsifier has been added. The paint can be used in all the usual oil paint techniques. Brushes and palette knives can be cleaned simply using soap and water. Working with water-mixable oil colours means you do not have to use any white spirit or other solvent. Cobra oil colours are Artist quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17863\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons6.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"769\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons6.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons6-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons6-620x806.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Working with Cobra has the following advantages:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 no volatile solvents are necessary such as white spirit and turpentine, so no unpleasant odours, making it pleasant for painters who are sensitive to volatile solvents. Can therefore be used in the studio, living room, outside, everywhere.<br \/>\n\u2022 brushes and palette knives can be cleaned easily (soap and water)<br \/>\n\u2022 100% retention of brush stroke\/structure<br \/>\n\u2022 no colour change in transition from from wet to dry as you can sometimes find with acrylic paints<br \/>\n\u2022 all colours have the same degree of gloss<br \/>\n\u2022 all colours have the highest degree of lightfastness (+++ = at least 100 years under museum conditions)<br \/>\n\u2022 suitable for all oil painting techniques, simple to use (with water or a medium)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.talens.com\/information\/frequently-asked-questions\/water-mixable-oil-colours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Painting Techniques and Tips for Cobra on the Royal Talens site.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=486320\">Cobra Water-mixable Oil Painting Mediums<\/a> in this new blog post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Royal_Talens-Cobra_Artist_Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour\/c2200_1044_1073_35849\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17914\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-trans3.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies Julie Caves\" width=\"1000\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-trans3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-trans3-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-trans3-620x579.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-trans3-940x877.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Testing the Cobra Oil Paints<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I painted a few small paintings using Cobra last week. The images in this article are all details from those. For my testing I chose a basic palette of six colours and three neutrals: a warm and cool of the three primaries, two whites (opaque and transparent) and burnt sienna for creating darks. As I will be mixing my own secondary colours I chose single pigment colours so they would not get muddy. For this test I wanted to be able to glaze and layer my colours so I chose transparent pigments and mixed them with Titanium White when I wanted opacity.<\/p>\n<p>The colours I chose for a basic palette:<br \/>\nPermanent Lemon Yellow<br \/>\nPermanent Yellow Medium<br \/>\nTransparent Red Medium<br \/>\nMadder Lake<br \/>\nUltramarine Blue<br \/>\nPhthalo Blue<br \/>\nZinc White<br \/>\nTitanium White<br \/>\nBurnt Sienna<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17860\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3-620x456.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons3-940x692.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used paint directly from the tube and found it was quite similar to oil paint in how it behaved. It has a buttery thickness that does not need to be thinned unless you need very thin paint, yet holds nice brush marks and can be applied thickly with a palette knife. It mixes easily and blends well. The drying time seems about right for artist grade oil colour, the tests were touch dry in three to five days except for pure titanium white highlights that took over seven days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons1.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"620\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons1-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although water is suitable for diluting the colour it can become thick and sticky on the palette almost right away as the water evaporates. If you do not wish to use paint directly for the tube you can use painting mediums designed for water-mixable oil, instead of water and this will maintain the correct thickness of the paint. <strong>Water Soluble Oil Colour Painting Mediums<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search\/?q=holbein+medium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holbein Mediums<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Art_Departments-A-Z_All_Departments-Oil_Painting-Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour-Winsor_&amp;_Newton_Artisan_Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour-Winsor_&amp;_Newton_Artisan_Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour_Mediums\/c2129_2128_1822_14178_14186_14189\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winsor &amp; Newton Mediums<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17859\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons2.jpg\" alt=\"Cobra Water-Mixable Oil Jacksons Art Supplies\" width=\"620\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cobra-Water-Oil-Jacksons2-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Royal_Talens-Cobra_Artist_Water_Mixable_Oil_Colour\/c2200_1044_1073_35849\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cobra Water-Mixable Artist Oils<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nClick on the underlined links to go to the paints on the Jackson\u2019s Art Supplies website.<br \/>\nPostage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of \u00a339.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New at 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