Lukas mediums when used with oils can provide a variety of benefits including accelerating drying time, an increase in gloss and transparency to the thickening of oil paint.

One characteristic of artists‘ oil colours is their slow drying time. Thicker layers of colour can cause drying times to increase to several months until the painting is completely dry. Thick layers that are too thick can also cause cracks on the surface.

To avoid all this – especially for underpaintings and 'impasto' works - there are different mediums which can be added to the colour to reduce the drying time. Some of those mediums have also an influence on the characteristic of the colour. Lukas provide a range of useful mediums which will enhance the way you work with oil paints - all available in a variety of sizes.