A medium is the liquid component of a paint in which its pigment is suspended or a liquid with which paint may be diluted without interfering with the critical values such as binding or film forming properties.

Mediums have been used for a variety of purposes by artists for hundreds of years in oil painting and for over 60 in acrylic painter. Mediums are used as a binder or vehicle for dry pigments, as an enhancement to color, to make an oil or acrylic color more workable on the canvas, to increase or decrease the drying time, to provide protection to partially dried or fully dried paintings, and many other reasons which are all dependent on the preference and style of the individual artist. The technology of art materials has continued to evolve through the centuries and has created both natural and synthetic mediums.

This section of our web site offers a general description and usage of the Oil and Acrylic Mediums manufactured by the Martin/F.Weber Co. It will provide the artist with a handy reference guide. In depth technical information about oil or acrylic painting mediums can be found in any number of excellent reference books on the subjects of art materials and their use. Specific information on usage and application of individual Martin/F. Weber Mediums is supplied in detail on each medium container.