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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 Winton

Many of the Winton Oil formulas contain modern hue
pigments that produce an extremely close likeness
in color to the more expensive natural pigments,
and have an excellent permanence rating.
Wintons are intermixable with other oils.
The increased popularity of oil painting led
Winsor & Newton to develop an economical range
of color designed for use by amateur and student artists.
Winton Oil Paints are made to the highest standards
with moderate cost limits.
Using traditional skills and modern colour chemistry
techniques results in a range of carefully selected hues.
The replacement of some of the more extensive traditional
pigments with modern alternatives enables these standards
and economic price level to be maintained.
Winsor & Newton, England

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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 WNT]: Oil Colors Winton (55 Colors)
Winsor & Newton

1) SKU: WN073S (73)
Flake White hue
  PW4/PW6 *** OP

2) SKU: WN644S (40)
Titanium White
  PW4/PW6 *** OP

3) SKU: WN748S (45)
Zinc White
  PW4 *** OP

4) SKU: WN077 (77)
Soft Mixing White
  PW4/PW6 *** OP

5) SKU: WN346S (26)
Lemon Yellow hue
  PY3 ** TR

6) SKU: WN087S (7)
Cadmium Lemon hue
  PY3/PY74 ** OP

7) SKU: WN119S (8)
Cadmium Yellow Pale hue
  PY74 ** OP

8) SKU: WN109S (9)
Cadmium Yellow hue
  PY65 ** OP

9) SKU: WN149S (13)
Chrome Yellow hue
  PY74/PY65/PW6 ** OP

10) SKU: WN422S (29)
Naples Yellow hue
  PR101/PY42/PW6 *** OP

11) SKU: WN257S (20)
Flesh Tint
  PW5/PY42/PV19 ** OP

12) SKU: WN257N (257)
Pale Rose Blush
  PR188/PW4/PY74 ** OP

13) SKU: WN046S (46)
Cadmium Yellow Deep hue
  PY65/PO73 ** OP

14) SKU: WN090S (4)
Cadmium Orange hue
  PY65/PO73 ** OP

15) SKU: WN603S (38)
Scarlet Lake
  PR188 ** OP

16) SKU: WN682S (42)
Vermilion hue
  PW6/PO36/PR170 ** OP

17) SKU: WN095S (95)
Cadmium Red hue
  PR188/PR170 ** OP

18) SKU: WN107 (107)
Cadmium Scarlet hue
  PO73/PR188/PV19/PY74 ** SO

19) SKU: WN022S (22)
Permanent Geranium Lake
  PR209 ** TR

20) SKU: WN098S (6)
Cadmium Red Deep hue
  PR170/PO36 ** OP

21) SKU: WN502S (49)
Permanent Rose
  PV19 ** TR

22) SKU: WN468S (1)
Permanent Alizarin Crimson
  PR177 ** TR

23) SKU: WN017S (17)
Permanent Crimson Lake
  PR177/PB29 ** TR

24) SKU: WN250 (250)
Quinacridone Deep Pink
  PB29/PV19 ** TR

25) SKU: WN380S (28)
Magenta
  PR122/PB15 ** TR

26) SKU: WN194S (16)
Cobalt Violet hue
  PV16/PB29 ** OP

27) SKU: WN229S (47)
Dioxazine Purple
  PV23 ** TR

28) SKU: WN406 (406)
Dioxazine Blue
  PB29/PV23 ** TR

29) SKU: WN263S (21)
French Ultramarine
  PB29 ** TR

30) SKU: WN179S (15)
Cobalt Blue hue
  PW5/PB15:1 ** OP

31) SKU: WN538S (33)
Prussian Blue
  PB27 ** TR

32) SKU: WN516S (30)
Phthalo Blue
  PB15 ** TR

33) SKU: WN138S (10)
Cerulean Blue hue
  PB15/PG7/PW4 ** OP

34) SKU: WN048 (048)
Phthalo Deep Green
  PG7/PR177 ** TR

35) SKU: WN696S (43)
Viridian hue
  PG7 ** TR

36) SKU: WN241S (18)
Emerald Green
  PG36/PY74/PW5 ** OP

37) SKU: WN637S (39)
Terre Verte
  PG23/PG7 ** TR

38) SKU: WN459S (31)
Oxide of Chromium
  PG17 *** OP

39) SKU: WN483S (48)
Permanent Green Light
  PY74/PB15:3/PW6 ** OP

40) SKU: WN405 (405)
Dark Verdigris
  PB29/PY74 ** TR

41) SKU: WN599S (37)
Sap Green
  PG1/PY23 TR

42) SKU: WN145S (11)
Chrome Green hue
  PY74/PG7/PY42/PW6 ** OP

43) SKU: WN280 (280)
Azo Yellow Green
  PG7/PR101/PY42/PY74 ** SO

44) SKU: WN389 (389)
Azo Brown
  PV23/PY74 ** ST

45) SKU: WN744S (44)
Yellow Ochre
  PY42 *** OP

46) SKU: WN552S (34)
Raw Sienna
  PY43 *** TR

47) SKU: WN074S (2)
Burnt Sienna
  PR101 *** OP

48) SKU: WN362S (27)
Light Red
  PR101 *** OP

49) SKU: WN317S (23)
Indian Red
  PR101b ** OP

50) SKU: WN554S (35)
Raw Umber
  PBr7 *** TR

51) SKU: WN076S (3)
Burnt Umber
  PBr7 *** OP

52) SKU: WN041S (41)
Vandyke Brown
  PBk9/PBr7 ** OP

53) SKU: WN465S (32)
Paynes Gray
  PB29/PBk6/PBk19 ** OP

54) SKU: WN331S (24)
Ivory Black
  PBk9 *** OP

55) SKU: WN337S (25)
Lamp Black
  PBk6 *** OP