When creating their Artists’ Oil Colours, Gamblin were mindful not only of how an artist works, but also of an artist’s working environment. Gamblin Artists’ Oils have the best qualities of traditionally made oils paints, combined with the latest technical innovations, to give the ultimate working properties. The Artists’ Oil range spans from historically accurate paints to modern, synthetically derived hues.

Van Dyke Brown: Warmest Gamblin black. Good glazing colour and useful for adding "gallery tone." Gamblin Van Dyke Brown, named for the great painter who loved this dark transparent colour, matches the 18th c. original in masstone and tint but ours, unlike the peat moss-based original, is a permanent colour.

Pigment: Bone black, iron oxide (PBk 9, PBr 7)
Binder: Alkali refined linseed oil
Lightfastness I, Series 1, SEMI-TRANSPARENT