For gallons (128 oz.), please call us for availability and lead times. (800) 542-5227 Dorland's Wax Medium is a translucent compound of waxes and resin to be mixed with oil paint, powdered pigments, powdered metals, Pearl Ex Pigments, colored sands, dyes, and other compatible fine art materials. Excellent for cold wax painting and mixed media, and as a protective coating for paintings, wood, plastic, metal objects or photos. Excellent as a protective and permanent sealing medium. Resists cracking and dries more quickly than oil paints used by themselves. Directions: Thin wax medium to a flowing consistency with turpentine, poppy seed oil or heat. Incredibly versatile its technical applications are practically unlimited. Use for: Oil Painting Cold Wax Painting Hot Wax Painting Mixed Media Thinning Glazing Wax Coating Painting Final Picture Finish Cleaning Wax Paintings Frame Finishing Photo Sealing Wax Coating Wax Polishing This artist's painting medium contains pure fossil earth reinforced with additive waxes, resins, and oils. It's translucent, colorless and permanent medium has the plasticity of tube oil colors. It mixes instantly with oil colors, powdered pigments, powdered metals, colored sands, dyes, plastic colors, and other compatible fine art materials. The tremendous "locking up" and isolating powers allows the artist to exploit a great variety of coloring agents with complete freedom of style, technique, and control. When mixed with artist's oils and colors, Dorland's special blend of non-yellowing fossil waxes and resins prove to actually strengthen the paint film against shrinkage and cracking. Dirt, air and moisture are sealed out. When fully dry, the artwork is resistant to heat and abrasion.
