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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



ACRYLIC Mont-Marte

Acrylic colors set 48 tubes x 36ml (48*1.2 fl.oz) -
for students and artists.
48 bright colours. Semi-matte finish.
High quality pigments.
Transparent plastic tubes.
Ideal introductary set for students and artists.
Dive into the world of painting with
the Mont Marte Acrylic Colour Paint Set.
These vibrant paints offer great coverage
and dry quickly to a semi-mate finish.
Whether you're a student or an artist, create something new today.
Clean up with warm soapy water while paint is wet.

This prtoduct is not a toy.
Conforms to ASTM D-4236
NON TOXIC
Designed in Australia and made in China
under licence Mont Marte Intl.Pty Ltd.

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Select Brand
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 MMT]: Acrylic Mont-Marte (48 Colors)
Mont Marte Intl.Pty Ltd.

1) SKU: MMT01
Chinese White
  PW6 *** ST
2) SKU: MMT00
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP
3) SKU: MMT02
Naples Yellow
  PW6/PY1 *** OP
4) SKU: MMT03
Lemon Yellow
  PY3 *** ST

5) SKU: MMT04
Pale Yellow
  PY1/PY3 *** ST
6) SKU: MMT05
Medium Yellow
  PY1 *** ST
7) SKU: MMT06
Yellow Deep
  PY1/PO13 *** ST
8) SKU: MMT09
Orange Yellow
  PY1/PO13 *** ST

9) SKU: MMT10
Orange
  PO13 *** ST
10) SKU: MMT07
Yellow Pink
  PW6/PO13/PR2 *** OP
11) SKU: MMT11
Vermilion
  PR2/PY3 *** ST
12) SKU: MMT12
Brilliant Red
  PR2 *** ST

13) SKU: MMT13
Carmine
  PR254/PV19 *** ST
14) SKU: MMT14
Crimson
  PR57:1 *** ST
15) SKU: MMT08
Pink
  PW6/PV19 *** OP
16) SKU: MMT15
Magenta
  PR122 *** ST

17) SKU: MMT18
Light Purple
  PW6/PR122/PV23 *** OP
18) SKU: MMT17
Violet
  PV23/PR122 *** ST
19) SKU: MMT19
Purple
  PV23 *** ST
20) SKU: MMT20
Ultramarine Blue
  PB29 *** ST

21) SKU: MMT21
Cobalt Blue
  PB29/PB15:3/PW6 *** OP
22) SKU: MMT22
Phthalo Blue
  PB15:3 *** ST
23) SKU: MMT23
Deep Cyan
  PB15:3/PW6 *** OP
24) SKU: MMT24
Sky Blue
  PW6/PB15:3 *** OP

25) SKU: MMT25
Cerulean Blue
  PB15:3/PG7/PW6 *** OP
26) SKU: MMT26
Turquoise
  PB15:3/PG7/PW6 *** OP
27) SKU: MMT27
Aqua Green
  PW6/PG7 *** OP
28) SKU: MMT28
Viridian
  PG7/PW6 *** OP

29) SKU: MMT30
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** ST
30) SKU: MMT29
Medium Green
  PG7/PY3 *** ST
31) SKU: MMT31
Sap Green
  PY1/PB15:0 *** OP
32) SKU: MMT32
Monastral Green
  PG7/PY3 *** ST

33) SKU: MMT33
Light Green
  PG7/PY3 *** ST
34) SKU: MMT34
Yellow Green
  PG7/PY3/PW6 *** ST
35) SKU: MMT35
Olive Green
  PY1/PB15:0/PO13 *** ST
36) SKU: MMT36
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** OP

37) SKU: MMT37
Raw Sienna
  PY42/PR101 *** OP
38) SKU: MMT38
Burnt Sienna
  PY42/PR101 *** ST
39) SKU: MMT39
Red Ochre
  PR101 *** OP
40) SKU: MMT16
Old Mauve
  PR57:1/PV23 *** ST

41) SKU: MMT40
Burnt Umber
  PY42/PR101/PBk7 *** ST
42) SKU: MMT41
Raw Umber
  PY42/PR101/PBk7 *** ST
43) SKU: MMT42
Grey
  PW6/PBk11/PY42 *** OP
44) SKU: MMT43
Paynes Grey
  PB29/PB15:3/PBk11 *** OP

45) SKU: MMT44
Mars Black
  PBk11 *** OP
46) SKU: MMT45
Lamp Black
  PBk7 *** OP
47) SKU: MMT46
Silver
48) SKU: MMT47
Gold