Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel – Oil Painting Medium

Enhance the flow, transparency, and gloss of your oil paintings with Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel, a versatile oil painting medium designed to support a wide range of painting techniques without traditional petroleum-based solvents. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, this gel-based medium helps artists achieve smoother paint application while preserving the character and definition of their brushstrokes.

Ideal for professional artists, students, and oil painting enthusiasts, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel offers an excellent balance of flow, texture, drying time, and mark-making control. Whether you're developing transparent layers, refining brushwork, or creating expressive paintings with visible texture, this medium provides greater flexibility in your oil painting practice.

Key Features & Benefits

• Solvent-Free Formula: Contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates, making it a useful choice for artists seeking to reduce solvent use in their studio.

• Improves Paint Flow: Creates a smoother, more fluid consistency for easier application and blending.

• Increases Transparency: Enhances the transparency of oil colours for glazing and layered painting techniques.

• Preserves Brushstrokes: Maintains the shape and definition of brush marks for expressive, textured applications.

• Enhances Gloss: Adds a richer, glossier appearance to oil colours.

• Moderately Fast Drying: Contains alkyd resin to support a quicker drying rate than oil alone, depending on the paint mixture and application.

• Versatile Painting Medium: Suitable for a broad range of oil painting techniques, from fluid brushwork to controlled mark-making.

Explore More Possibilities with Oil Painting

Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel allows artists to adjust the working properties of oil paint without significantly sacrificing texture or brushstroke definition. Use it to improve paint handling, create transparent passages, enhance colour depth, and maintain expressive marks throughout your painting.

Its gel consistency makes it especially useful for artists who want greater flow while retaining control over the shape and character of their application.

How to Use Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel

For best results, mix Solvent-Free Gel with oil colours in moderation.

• Recommended maximum: Use no more than 25% Solvent-Free Gel by volume relative to the oil colour.

• Apply thinly: Thin applications help reduce the risk of wrinkling and support more reliable drying.

• Experiment carefully: Test mixtures and application techniques on a sample before using them in a finished painting.

Following these recommendations helps maintain the integrity of your paint layers and achieve more consistent results.

A Solvent-Free Approach to Oil Painting

If you're looking to reduce solvent use in your studio, Gamblin recommends Safflower Oil for brush cleaning while working. After your painting session, brushes can be cleaned further with Gamsol and/or soap and water, according to your preferred studio practices.

Although Solvent-Free Gel contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates, follow the manufacturer's safety and handling instructions and maintain good studio ventilation.

Product Specifications

• Brand: Gamblin

• Product: Solvent-Free Gel

• Product Type: Solvent-free oil painting medium

• Composition: Safflower oil and alkyd resin

• Properties: Improves flow and transparency, increases gloss, and preserves brushstroke definition

• Drying Rate: Moderately fast

• Recommended Use: Mix with oil colours at no more than 25% by volume

• Available Sizes: 37 mL and 150 mL

Enhance Your Oil Painting Mediums Collection

From transparent glazing and smooth blending to expressive brushwork and textured applications, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel offers artists greater control over the handling and appearance of oil paint. Add this versatile painting medium to your art supplies and explore new techniques while reducing your reliance on traditional painting solvents.