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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



XTC Acrylic Colors

XTC Acrylic Colors are the first choise of students and artists alike.
Ready to use.
Water-soluble.
Water-proof after drying.
Non Toxic.
Paint with professional pure pigment.
XTC Acrylic paint is used as fine art paint and to learn and gain
skills in modern art painting at all levels, where viscosity,
coloring and covering power counts.

XTC Acrylic paint is well-suited for use on canvas, paper, cardboard,
wood, plaster, and most non-slick, non-oily surfaces.
XTC Paints are produced using traditional equipment and a controlled
process that offers the benefits of high viscosity without
compromising the original vivid brilliance of acrylic colors.

XTC Acrylic paint is made with a pure acrylic water-based
emulsion blinder and high grade lightfast pigments.
XTC Colors have taken over the lead in the local acrylic paint market,
meeting the need for reasonably priced good quality paint.

Packaging:
220 ml pet transparent jars (7.43 fl.oz),
110 ml plastic transparent tubes (3.72 flo.oz).

Best price/content ratio.
Wash brushes after work with water and soap.
Never mix with turpentine, other solvent or oil paints.
Honig Art Colours, Israel

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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 XTC]: Acrylic XTC (55 Colors)
Hoenig

1) SKU: XTC01T (01)
Titanium White
  PW6 *** OP

2) SKU: XTC47T (47)
Batter Milk
  PW6/PY43 *** OP

3) SKU: XTC09T (09)
Naples Yellow
  PW6/PY43/PY74 *** OP

4) SKU: XTC11T (11)
Hanza Yellow
  PY1/PW6 ** ST

5) SKU: XTC10T (10)
Lemon Yellow
  PY3/PW6 ** ST

6) SKU: XTC08T (08)
Flesh Tint
  PW6/PY43/PR101 *** OP

7) SKU: XTC12T (12)
Egg Yellow
  PY3/PY1/PW6 ** ST

8) SKU: XTC13T (13)
Cadmium Orange hue
  PY1/PW6/PO34 ** ST

9) SKU: XTC14T (14)
Vermilion Red hue
  PY1/PW6/PO34/PR48:2 ** ST

10) SKU: XTC15T (15)
Cadmium Red hue
  PR112 ** ST

11) SKU: XTC29 (29)
Pink 1 Rose
  PW6/PR112 * OP

12) SKU: XTC30 (30)
Pink 2 Rose Azo
  PW6/PR48:2 * OP

13) SKU: XTC38T (38)
Rose Pink

14) SKU: XTC37T (37)
Magenta

15) SKU: XTC17T (17)
Bordeaux
  PR63:1 ** ST

16) SKU: XTC39T (39)
Light Violet

17) SKU: XTC31T (31)
Violet Plus
  PV23/PW6 *** OP

18) SKU: XTC18T (18)
Deep Violet
  PV23 *** OP

19) SKU: XTC19T (19)
Ultramarine Blue
  PB29 *** ST

20) SKU: XTC20T (20)
Cobalt Blue hue
  PB29/PW6 *** OP

21) SKU: XTC21T (21)
Phthalo Blue
  PB15 *** ST

22) SKU: XTC22T (22)
Cerulean Blue hue
  PB15/PW6 *** OP

23) SKU: XTC24T (24)
Turquoise Blue
  PB15/PG7/PW6 *** OP

24) SKU: XTC23T (23)
Cerulean Green hue
  PG7/PW6 *** OP

25) SKU: XTC27T (27)
Phthalo Green
  PG7 *** ST

26) SKU: XTC28T (28)
Emerald Green
  PG7/PW6/PY3 ** ST

27) SKU: XTC35T (35)
Light Green

28) SKU: XTC34T (34)
Lemon Green

29) SKU: XTC33T (33)
Pistache Green

30) SKU: XTC25T (25)
Grass Green
  PG7/PY3 ** ST

31) SKU: XTC26T (26)
Chrome Oxide Green hue
  PW6/PY43/PB29 *** OP

32) SKU: XTC03T (03)
Oxide Ochre

33) SKU: XTC04T (04)
Spanish Red
  PR101 *** OP

34) SKU: XTC07T (07)
Burnt Sienna
  PBr6 *** OP

35) SKU: XTC06T (06)
Burnt Umber
  PBk8/PBr6 *** ST

36) SKU: XTC05T (05)
Raw Umber
  PBk8/PY43/PB29/PBr6 *** ST

37) SKU: XTC43T (43)
Indian Brown
  PBk8/PBr6 *** OP

38) SKU: XTC02T (02)
Black
  PBk8 *** OP

39) SKU: XTC51F (51)
Fluorescent White
  FR10 * TR

40) SKU: XTC52F (52)
Fluorescent Yellow
  FR12 * TR

41) SKU: XTC53F (53)
Fluorescent Orange
  FR12/FR15 * TR

42) SKU: XTC54F (54)
Fluorescent Red
  FR15 * TR

43) SKU: XTC55F (55)
Fluorescent Magenta
  FR18 * TR

44) SKU: XTC56F (56)
Fluorescent Blue
  FR19 * TR

45) SKU: XTC41M (41)
Silver
  PMA1/PBk8 *** ST

46) SKU: XTC44M (44)
Millenium Gold
  PMA1/PMC1/PBk8 *** ST

47) SKU: XTC40M (40)
Gold
  PMA1/PMC1/PY43 *** ST

48) SKU: XTC42M (42)
Bronze
  PMB1 *** ST

49) SKU: XTC801MS (801)
Metallic Silk White

50) SKU: XTC811MS (811)
Metallic Silk Golden Yellow

51) SKU: XTC805MS (805)
Metallic Silk Violet

52) SKU: XTC806MS (806)
Metallic Silk Blue

53) SKU: XTC807MS (807)
Metallic Silk Turquoise

54) SKU: XTC809MS (809)
Metallic Silk Green

55) SKU: XTC813MS (813)
Metallic Silk Green Gold