Pébéo Studio XL oil paint sets, 12 or 37 ml

Pébéo Studio XL is a creamy oil paint for colour studies and paintings with visible brushwork or raised texture. Choose numerous small tubes to explore a wider palette, or larger tubes when you want more paint per colour.

Choose your set

• 18 × 12 ml: 216 ml of paint in 18 tubes, with 17 different colours. Titanium white appears twice, useful for mixing lighter tints.
• 24 × 12 ml: 288 ml of paint in 24 colours. The broader selection adds colours including Prussian blue, crimson, bright pink, red ochre, Payne’s grey and zinc white hue.
• 5 × 37 ml: 185 ml of paint in five larger tubes. Each tube holds 25 ml more than a 12 ml tube; choose this format for larger tubes rather than a broad colour assortment.

Colours and mixing

The 18-tube selection combines yellows, orange, red, magenta and violet with several blues and greens, Naples yellow, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, burnt umber, ivory black hue and titanium white.

Start with small mixes and add white gradually to lighten a colour. Hue or imitation in a colour name describes a reproduced shade; it does not establish that the corresponding cadmium or other pigment is present.

Painting with oils

Use a support suitable for oils, such as prepared canvas, board or wood. Blend transitions with a brush, or use a palette knife to leave a more pronounced paint texture.

The colours can be mixed together. A suitable oil-painting medium adjusts flow, transparency or gloss. Choose it for your technique; water is not a thinner for these oils.

Drying, cleaning and storage

Allow roughly three days before overpainting an average layer. Surface drying is not complete curing: colour, paint thickness and conditions affect the wait. Allow 6 to 9 months of drying before varnishing.

Remove excess paint from tools and use a suitable oil-paint cleaner according to its label. Collect paint and cleaning residues and keep them out of drains and surface water.

Close tubes after use. Select brushes, palette knife, support, medium and cleaner separately. Follow the instructions on the tubes and any additional materials.

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