Spike Oil italian-primed-linen-poly-cotton For modifying painting mediums and

For modifying painting mediums and colors

Nearly Pure Amorphous Carbon (PBk 6)

Brilliant white

A transparent "quin

Permanency: Moderately durable

Spike Oil italian-primed-linen-poly-cotton For modifying painting mediums andSpike oil is a natural, low toxic substitute for turpentine. It can be used as a solvent for oil painting and in egg oil emulsion tempera recipes. It was used historically in oil painting as early as the fifteenth century. It is believed that spike oil improves the handling of oil based paints, because it promotes oxidation instead of simply evaporating like most solvents. However, this has not been verified by scientific testing. A small amount goes