Oil colour solvents (except Artisan Water Mixable Thinner) Products with flash points below 61C that are Group II or Group III flammable materials should be considered unsuitable for airline travel. While a few of our oil colour products do have a flash point at or below the 61C mark, the flash points of a large number of our oil colour products are well above. (The flash point is the temperature at which a product will flame, so a higher flash point is better.)

Professional Acrylic Mediums & VarnishesĪny products or materials with a flash point below 61C are classified as dangerous goods and these products cannot be included in either checked or hand baggage during airline travel.

Professional Acrylic Colours (all colours).

Professional Watercolour Tubes (all colours).

Professional Watercolour Pans (all colours).

Artisan Water Mixable Mediums (all mediums).

Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour (all colours).Oilbar (all colours, though please note Oilbar has now been discontinued).The following products fall outside the scope of the Dangerous Goods Regulations and are considered safe for transport by air: We also recommend that you print out this information and the relevant Material Safety Data Sheets for presentation to airline authorities and inclusion with any artists’ materials in your checked baggage.

In our experience some airlines will adopt local rules beyond the scope of IATA that prohibit some product categories, such as oil colours. We recommend that you consult with your airline before taking any art materials aboard. These regulations are reviewed annually and revised by the Dangerous Goods Board as necessary. The carriage of dangerous goods by air is governed by the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. But while many of our products are perfectly safe for air travel, some are considered dangerous and cannot be transported by air. All of our artists’ materials are suitable for outdoor use. There’s great pleasure to be had in taking out your portable colour kit and painting under an open sky or during holiday travel.

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