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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



Hoenig Oil Colors

Extra Fine Artist's Oil colors.

CLASSIC - Brush Mark.
Contains:
Alkali Refined linseed oil,
Classic top grade stabilizers,
Professional Pigments
and minimum of inerts pigments.
60 ml Tube (2 fl.oz.)
NOTES:
- Cadmium Yellow Light, Medium, Deep (#5, #6, #7),
- Cadmium Orange (#8),
- Cadmium Red Light, Deep (#12, #13),
- Cobalt Blue, Cobalt Blue Hue (#22, #23),
- Emerald (#26),
- Chrome Oxide Green (#28),
- Flesh-Tint (#32):
Contain heavy metal.
Avoid skin or mouth contact.
Wash hand after painting.

Hoenig, Israel

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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 HOL]: Oil Colors Hoenig Classic (40 Colors)
Hoenig

1) SKU: HOL43 (43)
Zink White
  PW4 *** ST

2) SKU: HOL01 (01)
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP

3) SKU: HOL02 (02)
Lemon Yellow
  PY3/PW6 ** ST

4) SKU: HOL05 (05)
Cadmium Yellow Light
  PY35 *** ST

5) SKU: HOL06 (06)
Cadmium Yellow Medium
  PY37 *** OP

6) SKU: HOL03 (03)
Hanza Yellow
  PY1/PW6 ** ST

7) SKU: HOL33 (33)
Naples hue
  PW6/PY43 ** ST

8) SKU: HOL07 (07)
Cadmium Yellow Deep
  PY37/PO20:1 *** OP

9) SKU: HOL04 (04)
Hanza Yellow Deep
  PW1/PW6/PO36 ** ST

10) SKU: HOL32 (32)
Flesh-Tint
  PW6/PY43/PR101 *** OP

11) SKU: HOL08 (08)
Cadmium Orange
  PO20:1 *** OP

12) SKU: HOL09 (09)
Permanent Orange
  PO36 *** ST

13) SKU: HOL10 (10)
Vermilion hue Imit
  PO36/PY1 ** ST

14) SKU: HOL11 (11)
Bright Red
  PR112 ** ST

15) SKU: HOL12 (12)
Cadmium Red Light
  PR108:1 *** OP

16) SKU: HOL13 (13)
Cadmium Red Deep
  PR108:1 *** OP

17) SKU: HOL14 (14)
Carmin Red Rose
  PR57:1 ** ST

18) SKU: HOL16 (16)
Magenta
  PV19 *** ST

19) SKU: HOL15 (15)
Bordeaux
  PR63:1 ** ST

20) SKU: HOL17 (17)
Permanent Violet
  PV23 *** ST

21) SKU: HOL18 (18)
Violet Ultramarine
  PV15 *** OP

22) SKU: HOL19 (19)
Ultramarine Blue
  PB29 *** ST

23) SKU: HOL20 (20)
Phthalo Blue R
  PB15 *** ST

24) SKU: HOL22 (22)
Cobalt Blue
  PB28 *** ST

25) SKU: HOL23 (23)
Cobalt Blue hue
  PB29/PW6 *** OP

26) SKU: HOL21 (21)
Phthalo Blue G
  PB16 *** ST

27) SKU: HOL24 (24)
Turquoise
  PB16/PG7/PW6 *** OP

28) SKU: HOL25 (25)
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** ST

29) SKU: HOL26 (26)
Emerald
  PY7/PW6/PG36 *** ST

30) SKU: HOL29 (29)
Light Green
  PY3/PG7 ** ST

31) SKU: HOL28 (28)
Chrome Oxide Green
  PG18 *** OP

32) SKU: HOL27 (27)
Sap Green
  PG36/PY1/PY43 ** TR

33) SKU: HOL31 (31)
Yellow Ochre
  PY43 *** ST

34) SKU: HOL30 (30)
Raw Sienna
  PBr7 *** ST

35) SKU: HOL34 (34)
Burnt Sienna
  PBr7 *** OP

36) SKU: HOL37 (37)
Mars Oxide
  PBr6 *** ST

37) SKU: HOL35 (35)
Raw Umber
  PY43/PB29/PBr7 *** ST

38) SKU: HOL36 (36)
Burnt Umber
  PBr7 *** OP

39) SKU: HOL38 (38)
Mars Black
  PBk7 *** ST

40) SKU: HOL39 (39)
Lamp Black
  PBk6 *** OP

41) SKU: HOL0MG (150)
Transparent Gel