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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 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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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 RMA]: Acrylic Rembrandt (64 Colors)
Royal Talens

1) SKU: RMA104
Zink White
  PW7 *** ST
2) SKU: RMA105
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP
3) SKU: RMA274
Nickel Titanium Yellow
  PY184/PW6 *** OP
4) SKU: RMA207
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
  PY35 *** OP

5) SKU: RMA267
Azo Yellow Lemon
  PY3 *** SO
6) SKU: RMA208
Cadmium Yellow Light
  PY35 *** OP
7) SKU: RMA268
Azo Yellow Light
  PY3/PY74 *** SO
8) SKU: RMA271
Cadmium Yellow Medium
  PY35 *** OP

9) SKU: RMA269
Azo Yellow Medium
  PY74 *** SO
10) SKU: RMA272
Transparent Yellow Medium
  PY128 ** TR
11) SKU: RMA210
Cadmium Yellow Deep
  PY35/PO20 *** OP
12) SKU: RMA270
Azo Yellow Deep
  PY74/PO43 *** SO

13) SKU: RMA223
Naples Yellow Deep
  PW6/PBr24/PY15 *** OP
14) SKU: RMA224
Naples Yellow Red
  PW6/PY42/PO43 *** OP
15) SKU: RMA211
Cadmium Orange
  PO20 *** OP
16) SKU: RMA266
Permanent Orange
  PO43/PY74 *** SO

17) SKU: RMA303
Cadmium Red Light
  PR108 *** OP
18) SKU: RMA398
Naphthol Red Light
  PR112/PO43 *** SO
19) SKU: RMA314
Cadmium Red Medium
  PR108 *** OP
20) SKU: RMA396
Naphthol Red Medium
  PR254 *** SO

21) SKU: RMA317
Transparent Red Medium
  PR209 *** TR
22) SKU: RMA306
Cadmium Red Deep
  PR108 *** OP
23) SKU: RMA366
Quinacridone Rose
  PV19 *** TR
24) SKU: RMA336
Permanent Madder Lake
  PR264 *** ST

25) SKU: RMA318
Carmine
  PR23 ** SO
26) SKU: RMA567
Permanent Red Violet
  PR122/PV23 *** ST
27) SKU: RMA568
Permanent Blue Violet
  PV23/PR122 *** ST
28) SKU: RMA507
Ultramarine Violet
  PV15 *** TR

29) SKU: RMA504
Ultramarine
  PB29 *** TR
30) SKU: RMA511
Cobalt Blue
  PB28 *** SO
31) SKU: RMA534
Cerulean Blue
  PB35 *** SO
32) SKU: RMA582
Manganese Blue Phthalo
  PB15/PG7 *** TR

33) SKU: RMA566
Prussian Blue (Phthalo)
  PB15/PBk11 *** ST
34) SKU: RMA570
Phthalo Blue
  PB15 *** TR
35) SKU: RMA564
Brilliant Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP
36) SKU: RMA522
Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP

37) SKU: RMA565
Phthalo Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7 *** TR
38) SKU: RMA675
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** TR
39) SKU: RMA619
Permanent Green Deep
  PG7/PY128 *** TR
40) SKU: RMA615
Emerald Green
  PG7/PY74/PW6 *** OP

41) SKU: RMA623
Sap Green
  PG7/PY42/PR101 *** ST
42) SKU: RMA668
Chromium Oxide Green
  PG17 *** OP
43) SKU: RMA620
Olive Green
  PG7/PY110/PV19 *** TR
44) SKU: RMA614
Permanent Green Medium
  PG7/PY74 *** SO

45) SKU: RMA618
Permanent Green Light
  PG7/PY74 *** SO
46) SKU: RMA617
Yellowish Green
  PG7/PY74 *** SO
47) SKU: RMA228
Yellow Ochre Light
  PBr24 *** OP
48) SKU: RMA227
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** OP

49) SKU: RMA265
Transparent Oxide Yellow
  PY42 *** TR
50) SKU: RMA234
Raw Sienna
  PY42 *** ST
51) SKU: RMA273
Transparent Oxide Orange
  PY42/PR101 *** TR
52) SKU: RMA378
Transparent Oxide Red
  PR101 *** TR

53) SKU: RMA411
Burnt Sienna
  PR101 *** ST
54) SKU: RMA339
Light Oxide Red
  PR101 *** OP
55) SKU: RMA347
Indian Red
  PR101 *** OP
56) SKU: RMA426
Transparent Oxide Brown
  PR101/PG7 *** TR

57) SKU: RMA538
Mars Violet
  PR101 *** OP
58) SKU: RMA409
Burnt Umber
  PR101/PBk11 *** ST
59) SKU: RMA403
Vandyke Brown
  PBk11/PR101 *** SO
60) SKU: RMA408
Raw Umber
  PY42/PBk11 *** ST

61) SKU: RMA708
Payne's Grey
  PBk11/PB15/PV19 *** SO
62) SKU: RMA735
Oxide Black
  PBk11 *** OP
63) SKU: RMA701
Ivory Black
  PBk9 *** OP
64) SKU: RMA702
Lamp Black
  PBk7 *** OP