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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



Artisan H2Oil
- Water Mixable Oil Colour (W.M.Oil)
- Modified Linseed Oil
Genuine Oil colour with thins with water and cleans with soap and water.
No hazardous solvents required.
Use with Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Mediums.
Winsor & Newton, England

Violtan Notes:
1. W.M.Oil Color is NOT similar to Acrylic paint.
2. Touch-dry time 2-4 days. Do not use oil from a tube.
3. A paint after drying is water-resistant and save texture as usual oil paint.
4. W.M.Oil paint can be mixed with usual oil paint.
5. W.M.Oil paint may be diluted by water or by turpentine.
6. Wash brushes after work with turpentine, then soap and water.

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[Code AWM]: Aqua-Oil colors Artisan (38 Colors) Winsor-Newton 1) SKU: AOW644 Titanium White   PW4/PW6 *** OP 2) SKU: AOW346 Lemon Yellow   PY3 ** ST 3) SKU: AOW113 Cadmium Yellow Light   PY35 ** OP 4) SKU: AOW119 Cadmium Yellow Pale hue   PY3/PY65 ** ST 5) SKU: AOW109 Cadmium Yellow hue   PY65 ** TR 6) SKU: AOW116 Cadmium Yellow Medium   PO20/PY35 ** OP 7) SKU: AOW115 Cadmium Yellow Deep hue   PO43/PY65 ** ST 8) SKU: AOW090 Cadmium Orange hue   PO43 ** ST 9) SKU: AOW100 Cadmium Red Light   PR108 ** OP 10) SKU: AOW095 Cadmium Red hue   PR170/PR188 ** ST 11) SKU: AOW099 Cadmium Red Medium   PR108 ** OP 12) SKU: AOW104 Cadmium Red Dark   PR108 ** OP 13) SKU: AOW098 Cadmium Red Deep hue   PO36/PR170 ** ST 14) SKU: AOW468 Permanent Alizarin Crimson   PR206/PV19 ** TR 15) SKU: AOW502 Permanent Rose   PV19 ** TR 16) SKU: AOW380 Magenta   PR122 ** TR 17) SKU: AOW229 Dioxazine Purple   PV23 ** TR 18) SKU: AOW263 French Ultramarine   PB29 ** TR 19) SKU: AOW178 Cobalt Blue   PB28 *** TR 20) SKU: AOW179 Cobalt Blue hue   PB29/PB60 ** TR 21) SKU: AOW538 Prussian Blue   PB27 ** TR 22) SKU: AOW514 Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)   PB15 ** TR 23) SKU: AOW137 Cerulean Blue   PB35 *** SO 24) SKU: AOW692 Viridian   PG18 *** TR 25) SKU: AOW522 Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)   PG7 ** TR 26) SKU: AOW521 Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)   PG36 ** TR 27) SKU: AOW503 Permanent Sap Green   PB15/PY110 ** TR 28) SKU: AOW447 Olive Green   PBk6/PY110 ** TR 29) SKU: AOW422 Naples Yellow hue   PR101/PW6/PY42 *** OP 30) SKU: AOW744 Yellow Ochre   PY42 *** OP 31) SKU: AOW552 Raw Sienna   PBr7/PY42 *** TR 32) SKU: AOW074 Burnt Sienna   PR101 *** TR 33) SKU: AOW317 Indian Red   PR101 *** OP 34) SKU: AOW554 Raw Umber   PBr7 *** TR 35) SKU: AOW076 Burnt Umber   PBr7 *** TR 36) SKU: AOW465 Payne's Gray   PB29/PBk6 ** SO 37) SKU: AOW331 Ivory Black   PBk9 *** OP 38) SKU: AOW337 Lamp Black   PBk6 *** OP