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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 (H2Oil), Acrylic and Gouache artistic colors 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



Amsterdam Acrylic Standard Series

Amsterdam Acrylic Standard series offers everything an acrylic painter needs.
An excellent quality acrylic paint and an enormous range of colours.
- Ready to use, intermixable.
- Well-balanced range of 70 colours, with a high degree of lightfastness
- A high to very high level of lightfastness, thanks to the use of pure and non-fading pigments.
Even after several decades the works of art retain their original colour
- An exceptionally durable paint film (the binding agent consists of 100% acrylic resin),
for an everlasting result
- Alkali resistant, and consequently suitable for wall pai

Use on paper, cardboard, canvas, wood.
These acrylic paints are value priced and easy to use, making them an excellent choice
for the beginning or experienced artist.
They can be mixed with water or mediums, and clean up requires only soap and water.
They are quick drying and non-toxic, so they are perfect for use in the classroom.
Dosing Nozzles making it easy to paint directly from the tube.
Transparent plastic Tube with Nozzle, 120 ml and 250 ml (4 05 and 8.5 fl.oz.)
Royal-Talens, Netherlands

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Oil Colors
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 Pebeo XL
Pebeo
10) Oil Colors Reeves
Reeves
11) Oil Colors Rembrandt
Royal Talens
12) Oil Colors Rosa Gallery
Ukraine
13) Oil Colors Van Dyck
Ferrario
14) Oil Colors Van-Gogh
Royal Talens
15) Oil Colors Winsor & Newton (China)
China
16) Oil Colors Winton
Winsor & Newton
h2oil: Water-Mixable Oil Colors
17) Aqua-Oil colors Artisan
Winsor-Newton
18) Aqua-Oil Cobra/Van-Gogh
Royal Talens
Acrylic Colors
19) Acrylic Amsterdam
Royal Talens
20) Acrylic Bianyo
Bianyo, China
21) Acrylic Daler-Rowney System 3
Daler-Rowney Ltd.
22) Acrylic Expert
Royal Talens
23) Acrylic Honig PRO
Hoenig
24) Acrylic Mont-Marte
Mont Marte Intl.Pty Ltd.
25) Acrylic Reeves
Reeves
26) Acrylic Rembrandt
Royal Talens
27) Acrylic Renaissance
Qinzhu Ltd.
28) Acrylic XTC
Hoenig
Gouache Colors
29) Gouache Talens
Royal Talens
[Code ACAM]: Acrylic Amsterdam (92 Colors)
Royal Talens

1) SKU: ACAM021
Extra Heavy Gel Medium Gloss
2) SKU: ACAM094
Gel Medium Gloss
3) SKU: ACAM1003
Modeling Paste
4) SKU: ACAM105
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP

5) SKU: ACAM104
Zink White
  PW7 *** ST
6) SKU: ACAM222
Naples Yellow Light
  PW6/PY42 *** OP
7) SKU: ACAM274
Nickel Titanium Yellow
  PY53 *** OP
8) SKU: ACAM217
Permanent Lemon Yellow Light
  PY184/PW6 *** OP

9) SKU: ACAM272
Transparent Yellow Medium
  PY128 *** TR
10) SKU: ACAM267
Azo Yellow Lemon
  PY3 *** SO
11) SKU: ACAM275
Primary Yellow
  PY3/PY74 ** SO
12) SKU: ACAM268
Azo Yellow Light
  PY74 *** SO

13) SKU: ACAM269
Azo Yellow Medium
  PY74 ** SO
14) SKU: ACAM223
Naples Yellow Deep
  PW6/PBr24/PY154 *** OP
15) SKU: ACAM270
Azo Yellow Deep
  PY74/PO34 ** SO
16) SKU: ACAM253
Gold Yellow
  PY74/PO34/PW6 ** OP

17) SKU: ACAM276
Orange Azo
  PO84/PY74 ** SO
18) SKU: ACAM289
Titanuim Buff Light
  PW6/PY42 *** OP
19) SKU: ACAM292
Naples Yellow Red Light
  PW6/PY42/PR101 *** OP
20) SKU: ACAM224
Naples Yellow Red
  PW6/PBr24/PO73 *** OP

21) SKU: ACAM311
Vermilion
  PO34/PY74 ** SO
22) SKU: ACAM315
Pirrole Red
  PR254 ** SO
23) SKU: ACAM398
Naphthol Red Light
  PR112/PY74 ** SO
24) SKU: ACAM396
Naphthol Red Medium
  PR112 ** SO

25) SKU: ACAM399
Naphthol Red Deep
  PR112/PR23 ** SO
26) SKU: ACAM316
Venetian Red
  PW6/PR112/PY42 ** OP
27) SKU: ACAM317
Transparent Red Medium
  PR209 ** TR
28) SKU: ACAM369
Primary Magenta
  PV19 *** TR

29) SKU: ACAM318
Carmine
  PR23 ** SO
30) SKU: ACAM348
Permanent Red Purple
  PV19 *** ST
31) SKU: ACAM366
Quinacridone Rose
  PV19 *** SO
32) SKU: ACAM361
Light Rose
  PV19/PW6 *** OP

33) SKU: ACAM330
Persian Rose
  PW6/PV19/PR101 *** OP
34) SKU: ACAM385
Quinacridone Rose Light
  PV19/PW6 *** OP
35) SKU: ACAM567
Permanent Red Violet
  PV19/PV23 *** TR
36) SKU: ACAM577
Permanent Red Violet Light
  PR122/PW6 *** OP

37) SKU: ACAM344
Caput Mortuum Violet
  PV19/PBk7/PW6 *** SO
38) SKU: ACAM556
Lilac
  PV23/PW6 *** OP
39) SKU: ACAM507
Ultramarine Violet
  PV15/PW6 *** OP
40) SKU: ACAM568
Permanent Blue Violet
  PV23/PV19 *** ST

41) SKU: ACAM519
Ultramarine Violet Light
  PW6/PB29 *** OP
42) SKU: ACAM562
Greyish Blue
  PW6/PB15/PBk7 *** OP
43) SKU: ACAM504
Ultramarine
  PB29 *** TR
44) SKU: ACAM505
Ultramarine Light
  PB29/PW6 *** OP

45) SKU: ACAM566
Prussian Blue phthalo
  PB15/PBk7 *** ST
46) SKU: ACAM512
Cobalt Blue Ultram.
  PB29 *** SO
47) SKU: ACAM570
Phthalo Blue
  PB15 *** TR
48) SKU: ACAM572
Primary Cyan
  PB15/PW6 *** ST

49) SKU: ACAM517
King's Blue
  PW6/PB15 *** OP
50) SKU: ACAM582
Manganese Blue Phthalo
  PB15/PG7 *** ST
51) SKU: ACAM564
Brilliant Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP
52) SKU: ACAM551
Sky Blue Light
  PW5/PB15/PG7 *** OP

53) SKU: ACAM557
Greenish Blue
  PB15/PG7 *** TR
54) SKU: ACAM522
Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP
55) SKU: ACAM661
Turquoise Green
  PW6/PG7/PB15 *** OP
56) SKU: ACAM660
Turquoise Green Light
  PG7/PB15/PW6 *** OP

57) SKU: ACAM675
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** TR
58) SKU: ACAM615
Emerald Green
  PG7/PY74/PW6 *** OP
59) SKU: ACAM619
Permanent Green Deep
  PG7/PY74 *** ST
60) SKU: ACAM618
Permanent Green Light
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

61) SKU: ACAM623
Sap Green
62) SKU: ACAM622
Olive Green Deep
  PG7/PY42/PR101 *** OP
63) SKU: ACAM605
Brilliant Green
  PG7/PY74 *** SO
64) SKU: ACAM617
Yellowish Green
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

65) SKU: ACAM243
Greenish Yellow
  PY74/PG7 *** SO
66) SKU: ACAM621
Olive Green Light
  PG7/PY74/PY42 *** SO
67) SKU: ACAM664
Greenish Yellow Light
  PG7/PY74/PW6 *** OP
68) SKU: ACAM282
Naples Yellow Green
  PW6/PY42/PG7 *** OP

69) SKU: ACAM227
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** OP
70) SKU: ACAM231
Gold Ochre
  PR101/PY74 *** SO
71) SKU: ACAM234
Raw Sienna
  PY42 *** OP
72) SKU: ACAM411
Burnt Sienna
  PR101 *** ST

73) SKU: ACAM408
Raw Umber
  PY42/PBk11 *** ST
74) SKU: ACAM409
Burnt Umber
  PR101/PBk11 *** SO
75) SKU: ACAM403
Vandyke Brown
  PBk11/PR101 *** SO
76) SKU: ACAM290
Titanuim Buff Deep
  PW6/PR101/PBk11 *** OP

77) SKU: ACAM718
Warm Grey
  PW6/PBk11/PR101 *** OP
78) SKU: ACAM710
Neutral Grey
  PW6/PBk7/PY42 *** OP
79) SKU: ACAM750
Bluish Grey Light
  PBk11/PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP
80) SKU: ACAM708
Payne's Grey
  PBk11/PB29/PV19 *** ST

81) SKU: ACAM702
Lamp Black
  PBk7 *** OP
82) SKU: ACAM735
Oxide Black
  PBk11 *** OP
83) SKU: ACAM256F
Reflex Yellow
84) SKU: ACAM257F
Reflex Orange

85) SKU: ACAM384F
Reflex Rose
86) SKU: ACAM672F
Reflex Green
87) SKU: ACAM800M
Silver
  Mic/PBk11 *** SO
88) SKU: ACAM815M
Pewter
  Mic/PBk11 *** SO

89) SKU: ACAM802M
Light Gold
  Mic *** SO
90) SKU: ACAM803M
Deep Gold
  Mic *** SO
91) SKU: ACAM811M
Bronze
  Mic *** SO
92) SKU: ACAM805M
Copper
  Mic *** SO