Test Opacity of Artistic Paints

  

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Oil and acrylic paints are applied with brushstrokes (impasto) and glazes — thin, almost transparent layers.
To achieve this, you need to see the true transparency of each paint in a thin layer.

Here are the results of testing artists' oil,
water-mixable oil colors and acrylic paints from various companies and brands
for students, amateurs and professional painters.
- Not all colors of each brand (and the brands themselves) are presented, but only those that were found for testing.
You can perform a similar test yourself with your own paints.

- The declared transparency of a paint (if indicated on the tube) does not always correspond to reality.
On a white background, this is difficult to notice,
but on a black background, it is clearly visible.
The transparency marker on the tube (a small square or circle, if present)
can be considered the manufacturer's recommendation for use,
and not its actual transparency.

- Click on a brand on the page to the left
and use the visible opacity of each paint
as a hint for how to use it.

- Opaque or semi-opaque paint (the black background is tinted with paint)
is suitable for impasto work – for covering the background
or creating texture.
In a thin layer, it opaques the background and can make the painting appear muddy.
It's only suitable for creating a fog effect.

- Transparent or semi-transparent paint
(the black background is clearly visible)
is suitable in thin layers for glazing the background
(like a varnish). In a thick layer, it applies unevenly and the background
still shows through.

- The colors of dark paints can be difficult to distinguish at full strength,
and the bleaching side helps reveal the "true color" and tone of the paint
(warm, cool, neutral).

Parameters of Artistic Professional Colors:
Degree of Lightfastness under museum conditions:
*** (or +++) - above 100 years completely
** (or ++) - 25..100 years
* (or +) - 10-25 years
o = 0-10 years (use for sketch or poster)
Sign (A) on a tube = Analogous (Hue).

Opacity (small image or/and our chars code):
  TR = Transparent
  ST = Semi-Transparent
  SO = Semi-Opaque
  OP = Opaque.

International Pigment's Color Code:
PW - Pigment White
PY - Pigment Yellow
PO - Pigment Orange
PR - Pigment Red
PV - Pigment Violet
PB - Pigment Blue
PG - Pigment Green
PBr - Pigment Brown
PBk - Pigment Black
Fx - Fluorescent Pigment
Sample:
PR264/PV19 *** ST
- Pigment Red #264 + Pigment Violet #19,
Lightfastness very high,
Semi-Transparent Paint.

The color swatches in the catalog are applied over white and black
stripes of primer in a single coat of paint to demonstrate
the paint's transparency and opacity.
The left side of the swatch contains a mixture of wet paint
and titanium white (except for the lightest colors).
Vitaly Eromenko



OIL Colors Master Class (Nevskaya Palitra)

St.Petersburg Extra-Fine Artists Oil Colors.
Master Class - artistic oil paints of supreme quality
for demanding professionals and amateurs.
Master Class artistic oil paints are made from
high quality pigments and binders
based on specially treated linseed oil, with the addition of natural resins - dammar and mastic -
that have positive effect on visual qualities of paints.

Most paints consist of oily ONE pigment, which creates colors of
superb intensity and purity with high light-fastness, and mixing qualities.
Many of the colours in these sets are ** or *** star on lightfast rating.

The palette consists primarily of traditional colors from natural earthly,
cadmium, cobalt, and iron oxide pigments, and is characterized by
a perfect balance between primer and finishing paints.

Tube 46 ml (1.55 oz.)
Nevskaya Palitra, St.Petersburg, Russia

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1) Oil Colors Daler-Rowney Georgian
Daler-Rowney
2) Oil Colors Hoenig Classic
Hoenig
3) Oil Colors Hoenig Top Oil
Hoenig
4) Oil Colors Ladoga
Nevskaya Palitra
5) Oil Colors Louvre
Lefranc & Bourgeois
6) Oil Colors Maimeri Classico
Maimeri
7) Oil Colors Maries
Maries
8) Oil Colors Master Class
Nevskaya Palitra
9) Oil Colors Rembrandt
Royal Talens
10) Oil Colors Rosa Gallery
Ukraine
11) Oil Colors Van Dyck
Ferrario
12) Oil Colors Van-Gogh
Royal Talens
13) Oil Colors Winsor & Newton (China)
China
14) Oil Colors Winton
Winsor & Newton
15) Aqua-Oil colors Artisan
Winsor-Newton
16) Aqua-Oil Cobra/Van-Gogh
Royal Talens
17) Acrylic Amsterdam
Royal Talens
18) Acrylic Bianyo
Bianyo, China
19) Acrylic Daler-Rowney System 3
Daler-Rowney Ltd.
20) Acrylic Expert
Royal Talens
21) Acrylic Honig PRO
Hoenig
22) Acrylic Mont-Marte
Mont Marte Intl.Pty Ltd.
23) Acrylic Rembrandt
Royal Talens
24) Acrylic Renaissance
Qinzhu Ltd.
25) Acrylic XTC
Hoenig
[Code PMK]: Oil Colors Master Class (124 Colors)
Nevskaya Palitra

1) SKU: PMK100 (100)
Zink White
  PW4 *** ST
2) SKU: PMK101 (101)
Titanium White
  PW6/PW4 *** OP
3) SKU: PMK207 (207)
Strontium Yellow
  PY32 OP
4) SKU: PMK272 (272)
Bismuth Yellow
  PY184 *** ST
5) SKU: PMK203 (203)
Cadmium Lemon
  PY35 ** OP

6) SKU: PMK200 (200)
Cadmium Yellow Light
  PY35 *** OP
7) SKU: PMK201 (201)
Cadmium Yellow Medium
  PY35 *** OP
8) SKU: PMK223 (223)
Naples Yellow Pale
  PY42/PW4/PW6 *** OP
9) SKU: PMK222 (222)
Naples Flesh
  PY42/PR101/PW4/PW6 *** OP
10) SKU: PMK333 (333)
Naples Rose
  PR101/PW4/PW6 *** OP

11) SKU: PMK202 (202)
Cadmium Yellow Deep
  PY37 *** OP
12) SKU: PMK304 (304)
Cadmium Orange
  PO20 *** OP
13) SKU: PMK315 (315)
Orange
  PO64 *** ST
14) SKU: PMK312 (312)
Vermilion Red hue
  PR4/PY1/PW6 ** ST
15) SKU: PMK302 (302)
Cadmium Red Light
  PR108 *** OP

16) SKU: PMK364 (364)
Geranium Red
  PR242 *** ST
17) SKU: PMK303 (303)
Cadmium Red Deep
  PR108 *** OP
18) SKU: PMK396 (396)
Pyrrole Red
  PR255 *** ST
19) SKU: PMK397 (397)
Pyrrole Scarlet
  PR255 *** OP
20) SKU: PMK310 (310)
Thioindigo Pink hue
  PR207 *** ST

21) SKU: PMK353 (353)
Coral Rose
  PR4/PW6/PW4 ** OP
22) SKU: PMK354 (354)
Petersburg Rose
  PR170/PW6/PW4 ** OP
23) SKU: PMK376 (376)
Naples Coral
  PW6/PW4/PY42/PR4 ** OP
24) SKU: PMK617 (617)
Petersburg Lilac
  PR63:1/PW6/PW4 ** OP
25) SKU: PMK339 (339)
Madder Lake Red Permanent
  PR187 ** TR

26) SKU: PMK338 (338)
Madder Lake Rose Permanent
  PR146 ** TR
27) SKU: PMK395 (395)
Alizarin Crimson
  PR177 *** TR
28) SKU: PMK361 (361)
Quinacridone Red
  PV19 *** ST
29) SKU: PMK340 (340)
Madder Lake Purple Permanent
  PR63:1 ** TR
30) SKU: PMK324 (324)
Quinacridone Pink
  PV19 *** ST

31) SKU: PMK306 (306)
Cadmium Purple
  PR108 *** OP
32) SKU: PMK381 (381)
Perylene Bordeaux
  PR179/PV23 *** OP
33) SKU: PMK365 (365)
Venetian Purple
  PR179/PR102 *** ST
34) SKU: PMK609 (609)
Quinacridone Lilac
  PV19 *** ST
35) SKU: PMK622 (622)
Quinacridone Violet-Rose
  PR122 *** ST

36) SKU: PMK341 (341)
Ultramarine Rose
  PR259 ** ST
37) SKU: PMK614 (614)
Manganese Violet Light
  PV16 *** ST
38) SKU: PMK621 (621)
Quinacridone Violet
  PV55 *** ST
39) SKU: PMK602 (602)
Cobalt Violet Light
  PV14 ** TR
40) SKU: PMK603 (603)
Cobalt Violet Deep
  PV14 *** ST

41) SKU: PMK613 (613)
Ultramarine Violet
  PV15 ** ST
42) SKU: PMK628 (628)
Dioxazine Violet
  PV23 *** OP
43) SKU: PMK521 (521)
Ultramarine Deep
  PB29 ** ST
44) SKU: PMK501 (501)
Ultramarine Light
  PB29 ** ST
45) SKU: PMK502 (502)
Cobalt Blue Spectral
  PB74 *** ST

46) SKU: PMK505 (505)
Cobalt Blue Medium
  PB28 *** ST
47) SKU: PMK528 (528)
Light King Blue
  PB29/PW6/PW4 ** OP
48) SKU: PMK524 (524)
Indanternal Blue
  PB60 *** ST
49) SKU: PMK518 (518)
Prussian Blue
  PB27 ** ST
50) SKU: PMK500 (500)
Phthalocyanine Blue
  PB15 ** TR

51) SKU: PMK516 (516)
Indigo
  PB15/PBk7 ** ST
52) SKU: PMK503 (503)
Ceruleum Blue
  PB35 *** ST
53) SKU: PMK512 (512)
Celestial Blue
  PB15:3/PW4 ** ST
54) SKU: PMK709 (709)
Chromium-Cobalt Green-Blue
  PB36 ** OP
55) SKU: PMK708 (708)
Chromium-Cobalt Blue-Green
  PB36 ** OP

56) SKU: PMK507 (507)
Turquoise
  PB15:3/PG7/PW4 ** TR
57) SKU: PMK527 (527)
Turkish Blue
  PG7/PG15/PW6/PW4 ** OP
58) SKU: PMK733 (733)
Turkish Green
  PG7/PW6/PW4 *** OP
59) SKU: PMK732 (732)
Malachite Light Green
  PG7/PY83/PW6/PW4 *** OP
60) SKU: PMK703 (703)
Phthalo Green
  PG7 ** TR

61) SKU: PMK720 (720)
Emerald Green
  PG7/PB15/PG17/PG8/PY3 ** ST
62) SKU: PMK705 (705)
Cobalt Green Deep
  PG19 *** OP
63) SKU: PMK706 (706)
Cobalt Green Light
  PG19 *** OP
64) SKU: PMK704 (704)
Oxide of Chromium
  PG17 *** OP
65) SKU: PMK738 (738)
English Green Deep
  PY35/PB27 *** ST

66) SKU: PMK737 (737)
English Green Light
  PY35/PB27 *** ST
67) SKU: PMK701 (701)
Viridian Green
  PG8/PY1 ST
68) SKU: PMK700 (700)
Volchonskoite
  PG23 *** TR
69) SKU: PMK702 (702)
Glaukonite
  PG23 *** TR
70) SKU: PMK736 (736)
Green Tavush
  PG23 *** TR

71) SKU: PMK716 (716)
Sap Green
  PG8/PY83 ** OP
72) SKU: PMK745 (745)
May Green
  PY35/PG36 *** ST
73) SKU: PMK727 (727)
Olive Green
  PG17/PY83/PBk7 *** ST
74) SKU: PMK715 (715)
Araratskaya Green
  PY42/PG8 ** TR
75) SKU: PMK740 (740)
Olive Green Arzakan
  PG23 *** TR

76) SKU: PMK739 (739)
Green Bgny
  PG23 *** TR
77) SKU: PMK746 (746)
Vermilion Yellow-Green
  PY35/PB29/PW6 *** ST
78) SKU: PMK257 (257)
Irgazin Yellow
  PY129 *** TR
79) SKU: PMK246 (246)
Yellow Travertine
  PY43 *** TR
80) SKU: PMK218 (218)
Yellow Ochre
  PY43 *** ST

81) SKU: PMK206 (206)
Ochre Light
  PY43 *** ST
82) SKU: PMK205 (205)
Gold Ochre
  PY43/PR102 *** ST
83) SKU: PMK249 (249)
Golden Yellow
  PY42/PY150 *** ST
84) SKU: PMK209 (209)
Naples Yellow
  PY37/PY42/PO20/PW4 ** OP
85) SKU: PMK248 (248)
Orange Travertin
  PR102 *** TR

86) SKU: PMK228 (228)
Indian Yellow
  PY83/PR101 ** TR
87) SKU: PMK242 (242)
Yellow Ochre Metzkar
  PY43 *** TR
88) SKU: PMK245 (245)
Yellow Vike
  PY43 *** OP
89) SKU: PMK241 (241)
Ochre Deep Cotayk
  PY43 *** ST
90) SKU: PMK435 (435)
Terracotta Ochre
  PW4/PY43/PR102 *** ST

91) SKU: PMK247 (247)
Golden Arzakan
  PY43 *** TR
92) SKU: PMK405 (405)
Raw Sienna
  PBr7 *** ST
93) SKU: PMK427 (427)
Light Brown Sevan
  PBr7 *** ST
94) SKU: PMK204 (204)
Transparent Mars Yellow
  PY42 *** TR
95) SKU: PMK308 (308)
Transparent Mars Orange
  PR101 *** TR

96) SKU: PMK309 (309)
Red Ochre
  PR102 *** OP
97) SKU: PMK300 (300)
English Red
  PR101 *** OP
98) SKU: PMK311 (311)
Shakhnazarskaya Red
  PR102 *** ST
99) SKU: PMK301 (301)
Indian Red
  PR101 *** OP
100) SKU: PMK357 (357)
Venetian Red
  PR102/PR187 *** ST

101) SKU: PMK359 (359)
Cherry Metskar
  PR102 *** ST
102) SKU: PMK414 (414)
Reddish-Brown Vike
  PBr7 *** OP
103) SKU: PMK358 (358)
Reddish-Brown Sevan
  PR102 *** OP
104) SKU: PMK360 (360)
Gutankarsky Crimson
  PR102 *** OP
105) SKU: PMK619 (619)
Gutankarskaya Violet
  PR102 ** OP

106) SKU: PMK601 (601)
Caput Mortuum Deep
  PR101 *** OP
107) SKU: PMK356 (356)
Cherry Red Tavush
  PR102 ** OP
108) SKU: PMK406 (406)
Burnt Sienna
  PBr7 *** ST
109) SKU: PMK402 (402)
Mars Brown Light
  PBr7 *** ST
110) SKU: PMK404 (404)
Transparent Mars Brown Deep
  PBr6 *** TR

111) SKU: PMK403 (403)
Mars Brown Deep
  PBr7 *** ST
112) SKU: PMK408 (408)
Burnt Umber
  PBr7 *** OP
113) SKU: PMK816 (816)
Violet-Grey Lory
  PBr7 *** ST
114) SKU: PMK428 (428)
Violet-Brown Sevan
  PBr7 *** ST
115) SKU: PMK401 (401)
Vandyke Brown
  PBr7 ST

116) SKU: PMK407 (407)
Raw Umber Leningradskaya
  PBr7 *** OP
117) SKU: PMK821 (821)
Warm Grey
  PW6/PW4/PY42/PBk8/PR10 ** OP
118) SKU: PMK808 (808)
Peterburgskaya Grey
  PB35/PBr7/PW6 ** OP
119) SKU: PMK817 (817)
Black Travertine
  PBk8 *** ST
120) SKU: PMK812 (812)
Payne's Grey
  PB29/PBk7 ** ST

121) SKU: PMK800 (800)
Mars Black
  PBk11 *** OP
122) SKU: PMK813 (813)
Mars Warm Black
  PBk11/PR101 *** OP
123) SKU: PMK811 (811)
Ivory Black hue
  PBk11/PBr6 *** OP
124) SKU: PMK801 (801)
Lamp Black
  PBk7 ** OP