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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 Rembrandt

Acrylic colours are a quick-drying paint based on 100% acrylic resin (a synthetic dispersion).
When applying acrylic colours thinly and/or thinned with water, a watercolour effect can be obtained.
Usually, however, acrylic colours are applied thickly and the result appears like that of oil colours.
Many artists prefer acrylic colours because acrylic colours dry much more quickly than oil colours and are practically odourless.

Rembrandt acrylic colour is a high-quality professional artists' paint that meets the strict requirements of today's artists.
You can expect the very best from this paint.
Very strong an brilliant colours.
Heavy-body paint for clear brush strokes.
Highest degree of lightfastness.
A magnificant colour range of 75 colours in tube 40 ml.
Length of each tube 120mm (with a cap), max.width 40mm (4.72x1.57 inch).
The lightfastness of all these colours has been tested
in accordance with ASTM Standards D4303.
Price Series:
s1 - cheap, s2 - medium price, s3 - expensive
Royal Talens, Netherlands

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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 RMA]: Acrylic Rembrandt (64 Colors)
Royal Talens

1) SKU: RMA104 (104)
Zink White
  PW7 *** ST

2) SKU: RMA105 (105)
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP

3) SKU: RMA274 (274)
Nickel Titanium Yellow
  PY184/PW6 *** OP

4) SKU: RMA207 (207)
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
  PY35 *** OP

5) SKU: RMA267 (267)
Azo Yellow Lemon
  PY3 *** SO

6) SKU: RMA208 (208)
Cadmium Yellow Light
  PY35 *** OP

7) SKU: RMA268 (268)
Azo Yellow Light
  PY3/PY74 *** SO

8) SKU: RMA271 (271)
Cadmium Yellow Medium
  PY35 *** OP

9) SKU: RMA269 (269)
Azo Yellow Medium
  PY74 *** SO

10) SKU: RMA272 (272)
Transparent Yellow Medium
  PY128 ** TR

11) SKU: RMA210 (210)
Cadmium Yellow Deep
  PY35/PO20 *** OP

12) SKU: RMA270 (270)
Azo Yellow Deep
  PY74/PO43 *** SO

13) SKU: RMA223 (223)
Naples Yellow Deep
  PW6/PBr24/PY15 *** OP

14) SKU: RMA224 (224)
Naples Yellow Red
  PW6/PY42/PO43 *** OP

15) SKU: RMA211 (211)
Cadmium Orange
  PO20 *** OP

16) SKU: RMA266 (266)
Permanent Orange
  PO43/PY74 *** SO

17) SKU: RMA303 (303)
Cadmium Red Light
  PR108 *** OP

18) SKU: RMA398 (398)
Naphthol Red Light
  PR112/PO43 *** SO

19) SKU: RMA314 (314)
Cadmium Red Medium
  PR108 *** OP

20) SKU: RMA396 (396)
Naphthol Red Medium
  PR254 *** SO

21) SKU: RMA317 (317)
Transparent Red Medium
  PR209 *** TR

22) SKU: RMA306 (306)
Cadmium Red Deep
  PR108 *** OP

23) SKU: RMA366 (366)
Quinacridone Rose
  PV19 *** TR

24) SKU: RMA336 (336)
Permanent Madder Lake
  PR264 *** ST

25) SKU: RMA318 (318)
Carmine
  PR23 ** SO

26) SKU: RMA567 (567)
Permanent Red Violet
  PR122/PV23 *** ST

27) SKU: RMA568 (568)
Permanent Blue Violet
  PV23/PR122 *** ST

28) SKU: RMA507 (507)
Ultramarine Violet
  PV15 *** TR

29) SKU: RMA504 (504)
Ultramarine
  PB29 *** TR

30) SKU: RMA511 (511)
Cobalt Blue
  PB28 *** SO

31) SKU: RMA534 (534)
Cerulean Blue
  PB35 *** SO

32) SKU: RMA582 (582)
Manganese Blue Phthalo
  PB15/PG7 *** TR

33) SKU: RMA566 (566)
Prussian Blue (Phthalo)
  PB15/PBk11 *** ST

34) SKU: RMA570 (570)
Phthalo Blue
  PB15 *** TR

35) SKU: RMA564 (564)
Brilliant Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP

36) SKU: RMA522 (522)
Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP

37) SKU: RMA565 (565)
Phthalo Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7 *** TR

38) SKU: RMA675 (6)
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** TR

39) SKU: RMA619 (619)
Permanent Green Deep
  PG7/PY128 *** TR

40) SKU: RMA615 (615)
Emerald Green
  PG7/PY74/PW6 *** OP

41) SKU: RMA623 (623)
Sap Green
  PG7/PY42/PR101 *** ST

42) SKU: RMA668 (668)
Chromium Oxide Green
  PG17 *** OP

43) SKU: RMA620 (620)
Olive Green
  PG7/PY110/PV19 *** TR

44) SKU: RMA614 (614)
Permanent Green Medium
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

45) SKU: RMA618 (618)
Permanent Green Light
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

46) SKU: RMA617 (617)
Yellowish Green
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

47) SKU: RMA228 (228)
Yellow Ochre Light
  PBr24 *** OP

48) SKU: RMA227 (227)
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** OP

49) SKU: RMA265 (265)
Transparent Oxide Yellow
  PY42 *** TR

50) SKU: RMA234 (234)
Raw Sienna
  PY42 *** ST

51) SKU: RMA273 (273)
Transparent Oxide Orange
  PY42/PR101 *** TR

52) SKU: RMA378 (378)
Transparent Oxide Red
  PR101 *** TR

53) SKU: RMA411 (411)
Burnt Sienna
  PR101 *** ST

54) SKU: RMA339 (339)
Light Oxide Red
  PR101 *** OP

55) SKU: RMA347 (347)
Indian Red
  PR101 *** OP

56) SKU: RMA426 (426)
Transparent Oxide Brown
  PR101/PG7 *** TR

57) SKU: RMA538 (538)
Mars Violet
  PR101 *** OP

58) SKU: RMA409 (409)
Burnt Umber
  PR101/PBk11 *** ST

59) SKU: RMA403 (403)
Vandyke Brown
  PBk11/PR101 *** SO

60) SKU: RMA408 (408)
Raw Umber
  PY42/PBk11 *** ST

61) SKU: RMA708 (708)
Payne's Grey
  PBk11/PB15/PV19 *** SO

62) SKU: RMA735 (735)
Oxide Black
  PBk11 *** OP

63) SKU: RMA701 (701)
Ivory Black
  PBk9 *** OP

64) SKU: RMA702 (702)
Lamp Black
  PBk7 *** OP