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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



Oil Colors Rosa Gallery

Artistic Oil Colos - Professional quality
Tube 45 ml, 54 colors.
For student, amateur and professional painter.
Creamy texture provides smooth and easy brushing,
Rich consistency holds the dynamics of a stroke
and is perfect for both impasto and classic painting.
Ukraine
P.S. Some colors are unavailable us.

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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 RGU]: Oil Colors Rosa Gallery (54 Colors)
Ukraine

1) SKU: RGU102 (102)
Zink White
  PW4 *** SO

2) SKU: RGU101 (101)
Titaium White
  PW6/PW4 *** OP

3) SKU: RGU131 (131)
Naples Yellow Light
  PY83/PW6 *** OP

4) SKU: RGU109 (109)
Cadmium Yellow Light hue
  PY1/PY3/PW6 ** SO

5) SKU: RGU110 (110)
Cadmium Yellow Medium hue
  PY1/PY83/PW6 *** SO

6) SKU: RGU121 (121)
Naples Flesh
  PY42/PW4/PW6 *** OP

7) SKU: RGU152 (152)
Naples Rose
  PR101/PW4/PW6 *** OP

8) SKU: RGU132 (132)
Golden Yellow
  PY110 ** TR

9) SKU: RGU199 (199)
Flame Orange by Petro Bevza
  PO73/PY83 *** TR

10) SKU: RGU112 (112)
Cadmium Red Light hue
  PR2/PR4 ** SO

11) SKU: RGU114 (114)
Bright Red
  PR254 *** SO

12) SKU: RGU113 (113)
Cadmim Red Deep hue
  PR4/PR170 *** SO

13) SKU: RGU198 (198)
Deep Red by Victor Sydorenko
  PR264/PR101/PY83 *** TR

14) SKU: RGU118 (118)
Madder Red Permanent
  PR264 ** TR

15) SKU: RGU123 (123)
Quinacridone Rose
  PV19 *** TR

16) SKU: RGU141 (141)
Carmine Red
  PR177/PR146 ** TR

17) SKU: RGU154 (154)
Magenta Rose
  PR122/PW4 *** SO

18) SKU: RGU136 (136)
Quinacridone Lilac
  PV23/PV19 *** SO

19) SKU: RGU119 (119)
Magenta
  PR122/PV23 ** TR

20) SKU: RGU155 (155)
Quinacridone Violet
  PV19/PV23/PW4 *** SO

21) SKU: RGU117 (117)
Cobalt Violet Deep
  PR81:1/PV3/PW4 * SO

22) SKU: RGU151 (151)
Ultramarine Spectral
  PB29 ** SO

23) SKU: RGU127 (127)
Ultramarine
  PB29 ** SO

24) SKU: RGU116 (116)
Cobalt Blue Medium hue
  PB29/PB15:1/PW4 ** TR

25) SKU: RGU103 (103)
Royal Blue
  PB29/PW6/PW4 ** OP

26) SKU: RGU130 (130)
Cerulan Blue hue
  PB15:1/PB29/PW4 *** TR

27) SKU: RGU142 (142)
Prussian Blue
  PB27 ** SO

28) SKU: RGU104 (104)
Phthalo Blue
  PB15:1 *** TR

29) SKU: RGU137 (137)
Turquoise Blue
  PB15:3/PG7/PW4 *** TR

30) SKU: RGU143 (143)
Emerald Green
  PB15:3/PG7/PW4 ** TR

31) SKU: RGU107 (107)
Phthalocyanine Green
  PG7 ** TR

32) SKU: RGU138 (138)
Chromium Oxide
  PG17 *** OP

33) SKU: RGU105 (105)
Viridon Green
  PG8/PY1 * SO

34) SKU: RGU108 (108)
Sap Green
  PY83/PB15:3 ** TR

35) SKU: RGU144 (144)
Olive Green
  PG17/PBk7/PY83 *** SO

36) SKU: RGU106 (106)
Yellowish Green
  PY74/PG17/PW6 *** SO

37) SKU: RGU122 (122)
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** SO

38) SKU: RGU156 (156)
Ochre Light
  PY43 *** SO

39) SKU: RGU139 (139)
Gold Ochre
  PY43/PY42/PR102 *** SO

40) SKU: RGU133 (133)
Indian Yellow
  PY83/PR101 ** TR

41) SKU: RGU125 (125)
Raw Sienna
  PBr7/PY42 *** SO

42) SKU: RGU135 (135)
Transparent Mars Yellow
  PY42 *** TR

43) SKU: RGU126 (126)
Burnt Sienna
  PBr7/PR101 *** SO

44) SKU: RGU140 (140)
Transparent Mars Orange
  PR101 *** TR

45) SKU: RGU159 (159)
Englisg Red
  PR101 *** OP

46) SKU: RGU146 (146)
Indian Red
  PR101 *** OP

47) SKU: RGU145 (145)
Royal Brown
  PBr25 *** TR

48) SKU: RGU157 (157)
Mars Brown Deep
  PBr7 *** SO

49) SKU: RGU148 (148)
Caput Mortuum Deep
  PR101 *** OP

50) SKU: RGU129 (129)
Burnt Umber
  PBr7 *** OP

51) SKU: RGU128 (128)
Raw Umber
  PBr7 *** OP

52) SKU: RGU147 (147)
Payne's Gray
  PB29/PBk7 ** SO

53) SKU: RGU120 (120)
Azure Black by Serhiy Savchenko
  PBr7/PB27 *** OP

54) SKU: RGU124 (124)
Lamp Black
  PBk7 ** OP