Everything else in the Daler-Rowney Oil Mediums range is an ingredient. The linseed oils, the stand oil and the thinner are things a painter combines in some ratio of their own choosing, and getting that ratio right is a skill in itself. This bottle is the prepared version: a painting medium you pour and use, without deciding anything first.

That is what you are actually buying at Rs. 2,550, and it is worth naming honestly. The label says only Painting Medium — Médium, Malmittel, Medio de Pintura, Medium per Pittura — and gives no recipe. So we will not invent one. What is visible in our photographs is a deep gold liquid, noticeably richer in colour than the pale purified linseed oil beside it, and a drop of it beading on a white surface rather than spreading thin.

It is also the dearest bottle on this shelf. Rs. 2,550 for 75 ml is Rs. 34 per millilitre, against Rs. 28 for either of our linseed oils and Rs. 26.65 for the low odour thinner. You are paying a premium for the mixing being done for you, and whether that is worth it depends entirely on whether you enjoy that part of oil painting or find it a nuisance.

If you would rather learn the ratios, buy the Purified Linseed Oil at Rs. 2,100 and a thinner, and you will end up with more control and more total liquid for a similar outlay. If you want to open one bottle and paint, this is the one, and there is no shame in that — plenty of working painters keep a prepared medium on the bench precisely so a session starts faster.

The bottle carries the code 700 down the spine of the black and red Oil Mediums label, with 75ml ℮, 2.5 US fl. oz at the foot, and the line Carefully read all safety information before use along the bottom edge.

It suits oil painters from about 12 years up, working in a ventilated room. The Safencia price is Rs. 2,550 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. Stock, your city, and delivery charges are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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