Oil paint SmartMax Heavy Body 59 ml — Van Dyck Red Hue

SmartMax Heavy Body oil paint in a 59 ml tube, colour Van Dyck Red Hue, is a high-viscosity artist-grade oil colour formulated for textured brushwork and impasto techniques. The tube contains a strongly pigmented oil colour with good covering power, suitable for canvas, board and other prepared painting surfaces. The paint's thick consistency supports palette knife application, pronounced brushstrokes and controlled layering while retaining brush marks and texture.

Advantages

This Heavy Body oil paint offers a high pigment concentration for saturated colour and dependable opacity in thin and thick layers. Its heavy-body consistency provides strong body for impasto effects and sculptural texture. The formulation permits smooth blending and glazing when diluted or mixed with suitable mediums, and it holds peaks and brushwork without sagging. The packaging in a 59 ml metal tube protects the paint from air exposure and allows precise dispensing.

Suitable for

• Impasto techniques and textured brushwork
• Palette knife painting
• Layering, glazing and blending on canvas or board
• Studio work by professional and hobby painters

Key specifications

• Product form: heavy-body oil paint in a squeezable tube
• Volume: 59 ml
• Colour: Van Dyck Red Hue (deep earth-red tone)
• Viscosity: high / heavy body suitable for impasto
• Pigment concentration: strong, designed for good covering power
• Recommended surfaces: primed canvas, gessoed board and other prepared supports

How to use

Squeeze a small amount of paint onto a palette and work with brushes or a palette knife depending on the desired texture. For thick impasto, apply directly from the tube and shape with a knife or stiff brush; for smoother transitions, work wet-on-wet on a suitably primed surface or thin with a compatible medium to increase flow. Allow each layer to dry sufficiently before applying successive layers when using glazing or fat-over-lean techniques. Clean brushes and tools with an appropriate solvent followed by soap and water.

Usage recommendations

Store the tube capped and in a cool, dry place to reduce oxidation. To maintain stable colour and handling, observe fat-over-lean painting practice: start with leaner mixtures and progress to higher oil content for upper layers. Use artist-grade solvents and mediums recommended for oil painting and follow safety guidelines for ventilation and skin contact.