Made from modified linseed and safflower oils, Winsor & Newton Artisan Oil Color has a soft, buttery consistency that handles just like conventional oil color, but can be thinned with water rather than hazardous solvents. Clean up is easy with just soap and water! Of Oil and Water and Chemical Marriage Counselors Just because oil and water don"t mix in your kitchen doesn"t mean there aren"t other methods to make them happy in each other"s company. A most effective route is through the addition of a chemical emulsifier a kind of molecular marriage counselor that has an attraction on one side of the molecule for water and, on the other, "warm feelings" for oil. The result? A happy match made, if not in heaven, at least in the laboratory. A marriage that is highly stable and eminently practical particularly when you want to use water as a solvent to loosen