Oil Painting Offers + ROI Contest Last Call

The Royal Institute of Oil Painters is still accepting entries for its 2026 open exhibition, up to noon on Friday 9 October. Any artist aged 18 or over may enter, from anywhere in the world. The theme is “Winter Rituals,” inviting oil artists to explore the repeated gestures, personal routines and shared gatherings that mark the colder months, from lighting the first fire to early walks in low light. Awards include cash prizes and art materials.

Broad Canvas keeps a full range of oil paint in store and online for exactly this kind of work. Artists’ colours from Winsor & Newton sit alongside Old Holland, with studio and student options from Daler-Rowney Georgian and Cranfield Spectrum, plus faster-drying Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyds. Tubes run from introductory sets to larger sizes, backed by brushes, linseed oils, mediums, palette knives, and stretched canvases and boards...

Daler Rowney Georgian Oil Colour 38ml

Georgian Oil Colour is a traditional oil paint made in England with a smooth, buttery consistency and low odour. The 38ml tubes are a practical size for studies, underpainting and filling larger areas. The paints mix cleanly with other colours in the range and holds colour tone from wet to dry. Surface dry time is typically four to five days depending on thickness and conditions. A reliable, economical choice for students and anyone who uses oil paint regularly.

SAVE 40% – WAS £4.88 / NOW £2.89
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Pebeo Studio XL Oil Colour 200ml

Studio XL is an artist-quality oil offered in a generous 200ml tube at a moderate price. Unlike many traditional oils, it dries to the touch in around three days, which allows further layers to be added sooner. The paint has good covering power and can be used straight from the tube or thinned with medium. A wide selection of colours is available individually, making it useful for artists who work on a larger scale or prefer to buy white and frequently used hues in bigger quantities.

SAVE 14% – WAS £13.90 / NOW £11.82
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Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colour Introductory Set – 10 x 21ml

This set contains ten 21ml tubes of Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colour in a practical selection: Winsor Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine, Winsor Blue (Red Shade), Winsor Green, Yellow Ochre, Indian Red, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black and Titanium White. Each colour is formulated individually to preserve its character, with good lightfastness and reliable mixing. The 21ml size is convenient for building a working palette without committing to larger tubes. Contents may vary slightly.

SAVE 22% – WAS £78.05 / NOW £60.64
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Bob Ross Basic Painting Set

A compact starter kit for the Bob Ross wet-on-wet method. It includes five 37ml tubes of oil colour, a 100ml jar of liquid white, a No. 5 painting knife, a 1" landscape brush, an instructional leaflet and a plastic carrying case. The colours and tools match those used in the technique, so you can follow a first project without buying separate items. The case keeps everything together for classes or home use.

SAVE 45% – WAS £99.95 / NOW £54.95
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Old Holland Oil Colour Standard Set No.2 – 10 x 40ml

An introduction set of ten 40ml tubes of Old Holland Classic Oil Colour. The selection includes Mixed White, Scheveningen Yellow Light, Scheveningen Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Manganese Blue, Scheveningen Green, Yellow Ochre Light, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber. The paints use a high concentration of pigment bound in cold-pressed linseed oil and are made to a traditional formula. The 40ml size is useful for regular studio work while remaining easy to store.

SAVE 10% – WAS £140.00 / NOW £126.00
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Pro Arte Series A Hog Filbert – No.1

A firm hog-bristle filbert made from Jyukei bristle, with a seamless nickel-plated ferrule and a long green polished handle. The bristle has good spring and holds its shape through extended use, which suits oil paint. The filbert shape is useful for both blending and controlled strokes. Size No.1 is a smaller option for detail and tighter areas within an oil painting.

SAVE 25% – WAS £3.65 / NOW £2.74
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Mabef M17 Table Easel

A beechwood table easel styled on the H-frame studio design, with a ratchet to adjust the height of the canvas holder and wing nuts to set the angle. It is suitable for oils and acrylics as well as display. Dimensions are roughly 72–103 cm high, 30 cm wide and 27 cm deep, with a maximum canvas height of about 60 cm. The oiled, stain-resistant wood is straightforward to keep clean.

SAVE 25% – WAS £155.00 / NOW £116.25
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Daler Rowney Oil & Acrylic Tear-Off Palette – A3

A pad of disposable palette sheets in A3 size, intended for oil and acrylic. Each sheet can be torn off once the mixing area is used up, which reduces cleaning and keeps colours from becoming contaminated. The format is large enough for a working selection of colours and mediums. Useful in a shared studio or when you prefer not to scrape and clean a traditional palette after every session.

SAVE 20% – WAS £19.25 / NOW £15.40
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Bob Ross Painting Knife No. 5

A straight-edged painting knife made for the Bob Ross technique. The No. 5 is the smaller of the two main sizes and is suited to tighter areas, blocking in colour and making stronger marks than a brush alone. The blade is more robust than many traditional palette knives, which makes loading paint straightforward. It can also be used for general oil work outside the wet-on-wet method.

SAVE 37% – WAS £9.50 / NOW £5.95
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Zest-It Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner – 250ml

A citrus-based solvent designed as an alternative to white spirit or turpentine for thinning oil paint, oil pastels and oil bars, and for cleaning brushes. It has a milder smell than traditional solvents and can be reused once paint solids have settled. The 250ml bottle is a convenient size for the studio or a class kit. It can also lift oil, grease and wax from other surfaces.

SAVE 15% – WAS £12.50 / NOW £10.63
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