Cobra Artist
water mixable oil colour
the next generation oil colour

The new water mixable oil colour from Royal Talens that produces wonderful and long-lasting results without having to use solvents such as turpentine or white spirits.

Cobra is a genuine oil paint. The paint is made on the basis of drying oils and does not contain any water. An unusual property of this oil, however, is that it can be mixed with water. The paint can be used in all the usual oil paint techniques. Very high-quality pigments are used for this product range. All colours have the highest degree of lightfastness +++.

With Cobra water mixable oil colours you can paint in the same way as with traditional oil paints. When painting with traditional oil paints, the harmful solvents white spirit or turpentine are used in the under-layers. With Cobra oil colours you can use water instead. Water replaces white spirit. In this way you can work without solvents, so that your working space is kept free of that unpleasant odour of solvents.

Cobra oil colours can be used for all oil painting techniques. - Painting alla prima (wet-into-wet painting) - Layered painting - Glazing - Impasto painting.

Working with Cobra has the following advantages:
+	simple in use (water and medium)
+	no toxic solvents necessary, using them protects your health and the environment
+	no unpleasant odors, making it pleasant for painters who are sensitive to volatile solvents. Can therefore be used in the studio, living room, outside, everywhere.
+	100% retention of brush stroke/structure
+	no colour change in transition from from wet to dry
+	all colours have the same degree of gloss
+	all colours have the highest degree of lightfastness (+++ = at least 100 years under museum conditions)
+	brushes, palette knives and hands, can be cleaned easily (soap and water)
+	Cobra is Artists' quality

Cobra paints can be applied using traditional oil painting techniques with no visible changes during the drying process — colors, brushstrokes, and applied textures remain unchanged after the paint has dried. They work well with brushes, painting knives, rollers, sponges, and more.

Cobra's versatility of application allows them to be used for creating opaque and transparent layers, watercolor wash techniques, alla prima, and glazing techniques. The colors offer a uniform degree of sheen and uniform drying time across the range.

The range includes 32 mono-pigmented colours. There are also ten colours based on highly exclusive pigments – such as the cadmiums, cobalts and chromium oxides – and an exceptionally transparent oxide red or yellow. During the grinding process, the high-quality Cobra pigments and oil are pulverized in a triple-roll mill until artist-quality fineness has been achieved. Cobra Water Mixable Oils offer exceptional pigmentation, a low evaporation rate, true water solubility, excellent brush stroke retention, and a sustainable paint layer.

Cobra Study water mixable oil colour

Cobra Study is available at an affordable price.
40ml NZ$13.20

available colours:
104, 105, 227, 266, 275, 340, 369, 504, 623, 708

Auxiliaries

Painting Medium - Based on vegetable oil, synthetic resin, and water, Cobra Painting Medium makes Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colors smoother and fatter, allowing the paint to be smeared out easily and the brushstrokes to become less distinct. It also increases sheen and the durability of the paint layer without affecting drying time. Cobra Painting Medium can be mixed with water and still applied in the layered painting technique very well.

Available in 75 ml NZ$15.55
and 250 ml NZ$45.95

Glazing Medium - Based on vegetable oil, Cobra Glazing Medium improves flow and affects the degree of transparency of Cobra Water Mixable Oil Colors. This medium is very fat and should be applied in the last few layers of a painting. It increases sheen and durability of the paint film without affecting drying time. Cobra Glazing Medium can be thinned with water.

Available in 75 ml NZ$15.55

Qualities:
+	Makes the brush stroke run slightly
+	Increases the gloss and transparency
+	No influence on drying time of the paint
+	Increases the durability of the paint film
+	Can be thinned with water
+	Yellows slightly

Painting Paste - Cobra Painting Paste is a colorless medium that can be mixed with water-mixable oil paint in any ratio. The paste is as thick as Cobra Water Mixable Oils and can, therefore, be described as a water-mixable oil paint without pigment. Use it to increase the paint's volume for impasto techniques with no color change. The more paste that is added, the more transparent the paint becomes. Depending on the type of pigment, this will not be visible in thicker layers.

Cobra Painting Paste can also be used to decrease the color intensity of paints, which is particularly important in the alla prima technique when colors with a highly divergent color intensity are being mixed with one another in a painting. The addition of painting paste to a stronger color makes the color's intensity less prominent. Always mix Cobra Water Mixable Oils and Cobra Painting paste with a painting knife.

Available in 60 ml NZ$27.95

Qualities:
+	Increases the transparency
+	Degree of gloss is retained
+	No influence on drying time of the paint
+	Increases the durability of the paint film
+	Can be thinned with water
+	Yellows slightly

Painting Varnishes - Cobra Painting Varnishes offer protection against aging, dust, and dirt. When applied to thoroughly dry oil paintings (between 6 to 12 months after painting has been completed), Cobra Painting Varnishes give paintings an even sheen, adhere well to the underlying paint layers, and will not crack or yellow.

Apply in a well-ventilated room. Both the painting and the varnish must be room temperature when using. The varnish dries within a few hours. Dry layers of varnish can be removed even after many years, using odorless white spirits. Cobra Painting Varnishes are based on synthetic resin, odorless white spirits, and matting agents (with the exception of the gloss varnish).

varnish satin: 400ml NZ$41.95