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Organic Oil Painting Mediums

"The Champagne of Oil Mediums"

Introducing SOMA - 100% Organic, Hand-crafted Oil Painting Mediums - to speed or slow drying, dramatically increase luminosity, richness and glow. These mediums are unsurpassed in quality and bring an indescribable radiance to oil paintings.

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Description

Organic Liquid Gold Hemp Seed Oil • available in 4 oz. glass bottle or in 1 oz. bottle as part of 3 pack

  • Slow drying
  • Good for underpainting or early, indirect layers
  • Perfect for mixing with dry pigments to make oil paint or as a separate medium
  • Feels and behaves like walnut or poppy oil, with a silky consistency under the brush
  • Clear and bright, and won’t yellow nearly as much as linseed oils 
  • Adds fluidity to oil paints and is particularly beneficial to use with white and light colored paints
  • Gently hand-refined and sun bleached in small batches

Organic Hemp Seed Stand Oil Medium (aged 5 years) - available in 4 oz. glass bottle

  • Fast drying
  • Viscous, hand-refined, fast-drying organic hemp seed oil painting medium
  • Not designed for mixing with dry pigment
  • Aged (oxygenated & pre-polymerized) for 5 years 
  • This medium glides off the brush while imparting gloss and optical luminosity 
  • Can be thinned with Eco-solve for early lean layers in indirect techniques
  • Used as the basis for glazing mediums or added directly to oils for alla prima approaches 

Organic Sun Thickened Linseed Oil • available in 4 oz. glass bottle or in 1 oz. bottle as part of 3 pack

  • Fast Drying (especially when thinned with Eco-solve)
  • Medium viscosity
  • Excellent in glazing mediums
  • Used alone in later indirect layers
  • Addition to emulsions
  • Hand-refined and exposed to Colorado sunshine
  • When mixed with oil paints, it will dry to the touch in 1-3 days
  • Version of a classic painting medium used for centuries in traditional painting methods
  • Can be used to "oil out" dried lower layers and paint into wet oil
  • Can be used as a pre-varnish

Sun Thickened Hemp Seed Oil available in 4 oz. glass bottle or in 1 oz. bottle as part of 3 pack

  • Rapid drying in thin layers
  • Light viscosity
  • All-purpose workhorse, versatile alone or in mixtures
  • Indirect & All Prima techniques 
  • Excellent in glazing mediums
  • Seamless blending
Technical Data

Hemp Seed Stand Oil Medium (aged 5 years) - 4 oz.
Traditional Stand Oil is mixed with the Liquid Gold Hemp Seed Oil to make an extremely versatile painting and glazing medium.
Unlike modern commercial slow-drying ‘stand oils’ which become thick due to boiling in absence of oxygen, our traditional stand oil is hand-refined and left to “stand” for 5 years, acquiring an extremely heavy viscosity, with the added attribute of being a rapid drying oil.
A very rare painting medium, it is available in extremely limited quantities, as the true stand oil process can not be rushed.


Sun Thickened Linseed Oil • 4oz.
Perfect as a basis for glazing mediums, this thickened, pre-polymerized oil imparts gloss, luminosity, high film strength and rapid-drying properties, reducing the need for added resins in 3-part mediums.
Can be added directly to oil paints in small quantities, or used in combination with Eco-solve to create a spectrum of lean to fat mixtures for extended, layered techniques.
Sun Thickened Linseed Oil can also be used alone or in 3 part mixtures as the oil component in egg tempera emulsions, bringing its inherent binding strength into delicate, translucent alternating layers of oil & water-phase tempera. Facilitates seamless transitions and luminous veils in semi-transparent painting, while deepening and enhancing colors.

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We are a small, woman-owned and run business operating out of a solar-powered facility in Southern Oregon. We also double as a used packaging drop-off site for local residents and businesses. Our products are packaged in 100% post-consumer recycled packaging, home compostable pouches and recyclable glass and aluminum bottles.

We give back by donating to "One Tree Planted" and "Rogue Climate" every month and continue to donate to various humanitarian and environmental causes throughout the year.

Generally, all orders are shipped using zero-waste packaging and materials. Our shipping department uses paper stuffing and biodegradable paper tape, with the exception of shipping glass, as noted in the product descriptions for products made of glass.

 

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We offer free standard shipping on orders above $150 for U.S. customers. If you qualify for free shipping, we will not honor requests for Priority or Expedited shipping unless a request is submitted through email and additional postage is paid. If you need expedited shipping, email us.

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Shipping rates and available services are calculated at checkout based on your order’s weight and destination. Delivery estimates are estimates provided by the carrier and are not guaranteed. You are always welcome to email us if you need extra help with shipping or delivery.

 

How We Handle Shipping Issues

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Return Policies

We offer full refunds on any defective or damaged products. We also offer full refunds (less shipping costs) on elective returns if the product is in re-sellable condition (including the packaging) and the return has been made within 3 months of the purchase.

Please send all returns to us at:

Natural Earth Paint

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330 E Hersey St. Ste 7

Ashland, OR 97520


International Shipping

If you’re ordering from Europe, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, please click the appropriate link to visit the international website for your region - these are operated by third parties but all products were made in the USA . We normally ship with either FedEx or UPS for international orders, and the order typically takes 2-3 weeks for delivery. Due to global constraints, shipping times may vary, and additional delays can occur due to customs inspections. Since we never know if a package will be held at customs, any import fees or taxes applied to the delivery must be paid by the recipient.

PRODUCT FAQs

Will my paint yellow over time?

Yes, there may be a slight yellowing over time. Whites are more prone to yellowing since the oil is what yellows, not the pigment.

A common cause of yellowing is called "dark yellowing" and happens when pieces are stored in the dark for too long. The good news, though, is that placing the art piece back in direct sunlight will reverse the yellowing. This reversal takes anywhere from 1-7 days.

What about clean-up?

Large amounts of oil or oil paint should be disposed of according to your city’s local ordinances.

o wash oil paint from your hands and body:

Option 1: Use Pinerite Natural Hand Cleaner.

Option 2: Rub a small amount of oil into the paint on your skin, then wipe off with a rag and wash with soap and water.

To clean brushes:

Option 1: Pour a small amount of Eco-Solve* into a glass jar (just enough to cover the brush bristles if you dunk your brush), then swirl your brush until the majority of paint comes off. Finish washing brushes with soap and water.

Option 2: Simply use pure oil, like walnut, to thin your paint and clean your brushes

Option 3: Use Murphy’s Oil Soap from any hardware store.

*You can re-use Eco-solve nearly indefinitely just like regular solvent. After cleaning your brushes, let it sit in a covered glass jar for a few days to a week and then the paint sediment will settle to the bottom. You can carefully pour the "clean" eco-solve that is on top into another container, then the paint sludge left in the jar can be wiped out and disposed of in the trash or washed down the drain if the paint is non-toxic and safe for waterways.


Four ounce bottle of Soma Organic Liquid Gold Hemp Seed Oil
Four ounce bottle of Soma Organic Stand Hemp Seed Oil
Four ounce bottle of Soma Organic Sun Thickened Linseed Oil
Organic Oil Painting Mediums
Organic Oil Painting Mediums

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