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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



Cobra (Van-Gogh) H2Oil
H₂Oil colour is an oil paint with very special properties.
It has a short drying time and can be thinned with water.
It is no longer necessary to use turpentine or white spirit.
As a result H2Oil colour is very easy to use and is also environmentally friendly,
while the finished painting looks like a real oil painting.

* Water-soluble oil colour with the properties of traditional oil colours
* Turpentine and white spirit are unnecessary, but can be used for thinning.
* Shortened drying time
Royal Talens, Made in the Netherlands

Violtan Notes:
1. H2Oil Paint is NOT similar to Acrylic paint.
2. The paints have high pigmentation and wide colors range.
3. Touch-drying time 2..12 days (for medium thin lauer).
P.S. Do not use oil from a tube - it gives very long dry time.
4. A paint after drying is water-resistant and save texture as usual oil paint.
5. H2Oil paint can be mixed with usual oil paint.
6. H2Oil paint may be diluted by water or by turpentine.
7. Wash brushes after work with turpentine, then with water and soap.

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[Code VGM]: Aqua-Oil Cobra/Van-Gogh (75 Colors) Royal Talens 1) SKU: VGM104 (104) Zink White   PW7 *** SO 2) SKU: VGM105 (105) Titanium White   PW6 *** OP 3) SKU: VGM291 (291) Titanium Buff   PW7/PY42/PBk9 *** OP 4) SKU: VGM267 (267) Azo Yellow Lemon   PW4/PY3 ** SO 5) SKU: VGM254 (254) Permanent Lemon Yellow   PY184 *** SO 6) SKU: VGM207A (207) Cadmium Yellow Lemon   PY35 *** OP 7) SKU: VGM222A (222) Naples Yellow Light   PW7/PY154/PBr24 *** OP 8) SKU: VGM2 (2) Primary Yellow   PY184/PY154 *** ST 9) SKU: VGM283 (283) Permanent Yellow Light   PY154 *** SO 10) SKU: VGM272A (272) Transp.Yellow Medium   PY128 *** TR 11) SKU: VGM271A (271) Cadmium Yellow Medium   PY35 *** OP 12) SKU: VGM284 (284) Permanent Yellow Medium   PY154 *** SO 13) SKU: VGM285 (285) Permanent Yellow Deep   PY154/PO43 *** SO 14) SKU: VGM223 (223) Naples Yellow Deep   PW7/PY154/PBr24 *** SO 15) SKU: VGM210A (210) Cadmium Yellow Deep   PY35/PO20 *** OP 16) SKU: VGM244 (244) Indian Yellow S   PY110 *** TR 17) SKU: VGM224 (224) Naples Yellow Red   PW7/PO43/PBr24 *** OP 18) SKU: VGM211A (211) Cadmium Orange   PO20 *** OP 19) SKU: VGM266 (266) Permanent Orange   PY154/PO43 ** SO 20) SKU: VGM276 (276) Azo Orange   PY154/PO34 ** SO 21) SKU: VGM311 (311) Vermilion   PO43 ** SO 22) SKU: VGM303A (303) Cadmium Red Light   PR108 *** OP 23) SKU: VGM340 (340) Pyrrole Red Light   PR254/PO43 *** SO 24) SKU: VGM315 (315) Pyrrole Red   PR254 *** SO 25) SKU: VGM317A (317) Transparent Red Medium   PR207 *** TR 26) SKU: VGM345 (345) Pyrrole Red Deep   PR254/PR264 *** SO 27) SKU: VGM314A (314) Cadmium Red Medium   PR108 *** OP 28) SKU: VGM306A (306) Cadmium Red Deep   PR108 *** OP 29) SKU: VGM369 (369) Primary Magenta   PV19 *** ST 30) SKU: VGM366 (366) Quinacridone Rose   PV19 ** TR 31) SKU: VGM389 (389) Alizarin Crimson   PR23 ** ST 32) SKU: VGM318 (318) Carmine 33) SKU: VGM322 (322) Carmine Deep   PV19/PR12 ** ST 34) SKU: VGM330 (330) Persian Rose   PW7/PR202 *** SO 35) SKU: VGM577A (577) Perm.Red Violet Light   PR202/PW7 *** OP 36) SKU: VGM567 (567) Perm.Red Violet   PV23/PR122 *** ST 37) SKU: VGM536A (536) Violet   PW7/PR122/PV23 *** OP 38) SKU: VGM568 (568) Perm.Blue Violet   PV23/PR122 *** ST 39) SKU: VGM548 (548) Blue Violet   PW7/PB29/PV23 *** SO 40) SKU: VGM504A (504) Ultramarine A   PB29 *** ST 41) SKU: VGM511A (511) Cobalt Blue   PB28 *** SO 42) SKU: VGM512 (512) Cobalt Blue ultram.   PB29/PB15 *** SO 43) SKU: VGM517A (517) King's Blue   PW7/PB29 *** SO 44) SKU: VGM534A (534) Cerulean Blue   PB35 *** SO 45) SKU: VGM535 (535) Cerulean Blue Phthalo   PB15/PW7 *** SO 46) SKU: VGM572 (572) Primary Cyan   PB15/PW7 *** SO 47) SKU: VGM508 (508) Prussian Blue   PB27 *** TR 48) SKU: VGM570 (570) Phthalo Blue S   PB15:4 *** TR 49) SKU: VGM562A (562) Greyish Blue   PW7/PB29/PBk9 *** OP 50) SKU: VGM522 (522) Turquoise Blue   PW6/PB15:4/PG7 *** SO 51) SKU: VGM565A (565) Phthalo Turquoise Blue   PB15/PG7 *** TR 52) SKU: VGM675A (6) Phthalo Green A   PG7 *** TR 53) SKU: VGM615A (615) Emerald Green A   PW6/PY154/PG7 *** OP 54) SKU: VGM619 (619) Permanent Green Deep CS   PY154/PG7 *** SO 55) SKU: VGM614 (614) Permanent Green Medium   PY154/PG7 *** SO 56) SKU: VGM618 (618) Permanent Green Light   PY154/PG7 *** SO 57) SKU: VGM668A (668) Chromium Oxide Green   PG17 *** OP 58) SKU: VGM623 (623) Sap Green   PG7/PY110 *** TR 59) SKU: VGM617 (617) Yellowish Green S   PG7/PY154 *** SO 60) SKU: VGM620 (620) Olive Green   PG7/PY110/PR264 *** ST 61) SKU: VGM227 (227) Yellow Ochre   PY42 *** OP 62) SKU: VGM234 (234) Raw Sienna   PY42/PBk11 *** SO 63) SKU: VGM265A (265) Transparent Oxide Yellow   PY42 *** TR 64) SKU: VGM378A (378) Transparent Oxide Red   PR101 *** TR 65) SKU: VGM411 (411) Burnt Sienna   PR101 *** SO 66) SKU: VGM339 (339) Light Oxide Red   PR101 *** OP 67) SKU: VGM409 (409) Burnt Umber   PR101/PBk11 *** SO 68) SKU: VGM408 (408) Raw Umber S   PY42/PBk11 *** TR 69) SKU: VGM403 (403) Vandyke Brown S   PR101/PBk11 *** SO 70) SKU: VGM708 (708) Paynes Grey   PBk9/PB15/PV19 *** SO 71) SKU: VGM701 (701) Ivory Black   PBk9 *** OP 72) SKU: VGM702A (702) Lamp Black   PBk9/PB29 *** SO 73) SKU: VGM800A (800) Silver   PW6/PB15/PR11 *** SO 74) SKU: VGM802A (802) Light Gold   PW6/PR101 *** SO 75) SKU: VGM803A (803) Deep Gold   PW6/PR101 *** SO