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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



Acrylic Amsterdam Expert Series
Amsterdam Expert Series acrylics offer an unrivaled color intensity and lightfastness.
Want to add an extra dimension to your work?
This high viscosity professional paint offers you firm brush strokes
and knife marks, great texture and a soft satin finish.
As an artist, you deserve the best quality.

- 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.
- Use on paper, cardboard, canvas, wood.
These acrylic paints are easy to use, making them an excellent choice for the experienced artist.
They can be mixed with water or mediums, and clean up requires only soap and water.
They are quick drying (about 30 minutes) and non-toxic.
Dosing Nozzles making it easy to paint directly from the tube.
Package: Transparent plastic Tube with Nozzle 75 ml (2.54 fl.oz.)
The lightfastness of all these colors has been tested in accordance with ASTM Standard D4303.
Royal-Talens, Netherlands

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[Code AEX]: Acrylic Expert (70 Colors) Royal Talens 1) SKU: AEX104 (104) Zink White   PW7 *** ST 2) SKU: AEX105 (105) Titanium White   PW6 *** OP 3) SKU: AEX291 (291) Titanium Buff   PW6/PY42/PBk11 *** OP 4) SKU: AEX290 (290) Titanium Buff Deep   PW6/PY42/PBk11 *** OP 5) SKU: AEX217 (217) Permanent Lemon Yellow Light   PY184/PW6 *** SO 6) SKU: AEX207 (207) Cadmium Yellow Lemon   PY35 *** OP 7) SKU: AEX254 (254) Permanent Lemon Yellow   PY184 *** SO 8) SKU: AEX208 (208) Cadmium Yellow Light   PY35 *** OP 9) SKU: AEX272 (272) Transparent Yellow Medium   PY128 *** TR 10) SKU: AEX271 (271) Cadmium Yellow Medium   PY35 *** OP 11) SKU: AEX284 (284) Permanent Yellow Medium   PY74 *** SO 12) SKU: AEX242 (242) Aureoline   PY74/PO73/PW6 *** SO 13) SKU: AEX292 (292) Naples Yellow Red Light   PW6/PY42/PV29 *** OP 14) SKU: AEX210 (210) Cadmium Yellow Deep   PY35/PO20 *** OP 15) SKU: AEX285 (285) Permanent Yellow Deep   PY74/PO43 *** SO 16) SKU: AEX218 (218) Transparent Orange   PY128/PV19 *** TR 17) SKU: AEX266 (266) Permanent Orange   PO73/PY74 *** SO 18) SKU: AEX211 (211) Cadmium Orange   PO20 *** OP 19) SKU: AEX311 (311) Vermilion   PO73 *** SO 20) SKU: AEX303 (303) Cadmium Red Light   PR108 *** OP 21) SKU: AEX317 (317) Transparent Red Medium   PV19/PY128 *** TR 22) SKU: AEX315 (315) Pyrrole Red   PR254 *** SO 23) SKU: AEX314 (314) Cadmium Red Medium   PR108 *** OP 24) SKU: AEX345 (345) Pyrrole Red Deep   PR254/PR264 *** SO 25) SKU: AEX366 (366) Quinacridone Rose   PV19 *** TR 26) SKU: AEX306 (306) Cadmium Red Deep   PR108 *** OP 27) SKU: AEX318 (318) Carmine   PR264 *** ST 28) SKU: AEX322 (322) Carmine Deep   PR264/PV23 *** ST 29) SKU: AEX336 (336) Permanent Madder Lake   PR264/PV23 *** ST 30) SKU: AEX363 (363) Quinacridone Rose Deep Opaq.   PV19/PW6 *** OP 31) SKU: AEX346 (346) Quinacridone Rose Light Opaq.   PV19/PW6 *** OP 32) SKU: AEX532 (532) Mauve   PV19/PV23/PW6 *** OP 33) SKU: AEX590 (590) Permanet Red Violet Opaq.   PV19/PV23/PW6 *** OP 34) SKU: AEX589 (589) Permanet Violet Opaq.   PV19/PV23/PW6 *** OP 35) SKU: AEX567 (567) Permanet Red Violet   PR122/PV23 *** ST 36) SKU: AEX581 (581) Permanet Blue-Violet Opaq.   PV23/PV19/PW6 *** OP 37) SKU: AEX568 (568) Permanet Blue-Violet   PV23/PR122 *** ST 38) SKU: AEX504 (504) Ultramarine   PB29 *** TR 39) SKU: AEX518 (518) Cobalt Blue Deep Ultram.   PB29/PB15 *** SO 40) SKU: AEX511 (511) Cobalt Blue   PB28 *** SO 41) SKU: AEX516 (516) Cobalt Blue Light Ultram.   PB29/PW6 *** OP 42) SKU: AEX517 (517) King's Blue   PB29/PB15/PW6 *** OP 43) SKU: AEX527 (527) Sky Blue   PW6/PB15 *** OP 44) SKU: AEX530 (530) Sevres Blue   PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP 45) SKU: AEX570 (570) Phthalo Blue   PB15 *** TR 46) SKU: AEX521 (521) Indanthrene Blue Phthalo   PB15/PB29/PW6 *** OP 47) SKU: AEX566 (566) Prussian Blue Phthalo   PB15/PBk11 *** ST 48) SKU: AEX533 (533) Indigo   PB29/PBk7 *** ST 49) SKU: AEX522 (522) Turquoise Blue   PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP 50) SKU: AEX565 (565) Phthalo Turquoise Blue   PB15/PG7 *** TR 51) SKU: AEX661 (661) Turquoise Green   PG7/PB15/PW6 *** OP 52) SKU: AEX619 (619) Permanent Green Deep   PG7/PY74 *** SO 53) SKU: AEX623 (623) Sap Green   PG7/PY42/PR101 *** ST 54) SKU: AEX618 (618) Permanent Green Light   PG7/PY74 *** OP 55) SKU: AEX617 (617) Yellow Green   PG7/PY74 *** SO 56) SKU: AEX219 (219) Greenish Yellow Light   PY184/PW6 *** SO 57) SKU: AEX668 (668) Chromium Oxide Green   PG17 *** OP 58) SKU: AEX620 (620) Olive Green   PG7/PR101 *** ST 59) SKU: AEX227 (227) Yellow Ochre   PY42 *** OP 60) SKU: AEX234 (234) Raw Sienna   PY42 *** ST 61) SKU: AEX265 (265) Transparent Oxide Yellow   PY42 *** TR 62) SKU: AEX339 (339) Light Oxide Red   PR101 *** OP 63) SKU: AEX411 (411) Burnt Sienna   PR101 *** ST 64) SKU: AEX426 (426) Transparent Oxide Brown   PR101/PG7 *** TR 65) SKU: AEX409 (409) Burnt Umber   PR101/PBk11 *** ST 66) SKU: AEX403 (403) Vandyke Brown   PBk11/PR101 *** SO 67) SKU: AEX408 (408) Raw Umber   PY42/PBk11 *** ST 68) SKU: AEX708 (708) Payne's Grey   PBk7/PB29/PV19/PW6 *** OP 69) SKU: AEX735 (735) Oxide Black   PBk11 ** OP 70) SKU: AEX701 (701) Ivory Black   PBk9 ** OP