Michael Harding Oil Paint

Michael Harding Oil Paint

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What happens when an artist can’t find the paints he dreams of? He makes his own. That’s exactly what Michael Harding did back in 1982.

Inspired by the rich, glowing hues in Rembrandt’s paintings, Harding set out to create oil paints that would match the depth, vibrancy, and texture of the Old Masters. The result? Michael Harding Artists Oil Colour – world-renowned for its unmatched quality, handcrafted excellence, and pigment-rich intensity.

Now you can explore Michael Harding’s growing range of oil paints, watercolours, mediums, and varnishes – all created with the same passion for quality.

Used by leading institutions like the Royal College of Art and loved by artists like David Hockney, these paints are more than just materials – they’re a return to the heart of painting.

With Michael Harding paint like the masters - your brush deserves this!

About this product:

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• Michael Harding Oil Colours are among the finest oil paints available to artists today;
• The colours have a high load of premium pigments which are ground in refined cold pressed linseed oil (safflower oil in Titanium White No. 1);
• They are completely free of fillers, extenders, or driers, resulting in pure, rich, and vibrant colours that are lightfast and buttery;
• Michael Harding paints are made by hand, using techniques which date back to the days of the Old Masters;
• There is a very simple reason for this painstaking process - Harding's past as an artist and painter compelled him to want to create colours that were true and vibrant and paint which was beautiful and durable;
• The greater the pigment content of a paint, the greater the resistance it has to fading;
• Nearly all manufacturers use various fillers to extend the volume of the oil paint - it may increase profits, but it compromises on quality. Harding refuses to do this: 'Why make something exceptional and then dilute it?';
• First manufactured in 1982, Michael Harding Artists' Oil Colours are popular with some of the world's finest artists, including David Hockney, Chris Ofili, and the late Sir Howard Hodgkin.