Gum Sandarac Bright Brushes Only the highest quality pigments

Only the highest quality pigments are used and all colours allow for ease of use with a highly blendable texture

Made from extra soft synthetic fibres with an extraordinary elasticity and an extremely high colour absorbing capacity suitable for watercolour

Far stronger that standard fixative

translucent up to about 1/8 inch thickness

These boards are particularly suited to line & wash and illustration work due to the fine board surface

Gum Sandarac Bright Brushes Only the highest quality pigmentsGum Sandarac is a natural product, derived from a coniferous tree. The lumps can be dissolved in alcohol to create a varnish that is suitable as an isolating layer in oil painting and as a traditional top coat for egg tempera. It forms a brittle layer, so is only suitable for use on a rigid support. Gum Sandarac can also be used for preparing paper and vellum for writing. It acts as an ink resist; holds the ink and prevents it from spreading,