Golden - New QoR Artist Watercolors Now Shipping!

QoR Artist Watercolors is expanding to 96 colors to offer additional creative opportunities in watercolor painting. The 20 new colors include eleven single pigment colors and an assortment of interference and color shift interference colors! New colors are now shipping!

https://www.macphersonart.com/product/147096/QoR-Watercolors.html

View and download swatches and videos here.

New GOLDEN Artist Acrylic Colors Now Shipping!

New Heavy Body, OPEN and Fluid acrylic colors coming in 2024! We’re introducing a new Azo Gold to replace the beloved, but discontinued Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold. In addition, three new unique, single pigment, lightfast colors join the Heavy Body lineup along with Naphthol Pink – a blend that quickly became a favorite in SoFlat. OPEN Slow-Drying acrylics sees the addition of Light Phthalo Blue and Titan Mars Pale – two convenient tints sure to delight figurative and landscape painters. Following frequent requests from artists, a selection of five vivid fluorescent colors is coming to the Fluid Acrylics line along with four light value tints – colors that have proven to be very popular since their 2018 launch in the Heavy Body line. New colors are now shipping!

https://www.macphersonart.com/product/2187/Heavy-Body-Acrylics.html

https://www.macphersonart.com/product/136575/OPEN-Acrylic-Colors.html

https://www.macphersonart.com/product/2217/Fluid-Acrylics.html

View and download Fluid videos here.

View and download Heavy Body videos here.

This Month We Feature our JustPaint.org Articles that Highlight Textile Techniques!

Fabric Painting with Acrylics and GAC 900

Among our unique GAC Specialty Polymer Mediums is a fabric painting medium named GAC 900. When combined with artist acrylics, the mixtures may be used to create wearable, launderable designs. The paints can be applied in multiple ways. This article provides mixing recipes, application techniques, heat-setting methods, and laundering instructions.

Read the article here.

https://www.macphersonart.com/product/2363/GAC-900-Acrylic-Polymer-for-Clothing-Artists.html

Balancing Acrylic Paint for Marbling

“Marbling” is the time-honored artist technique where thinned paints are placed onto a thickened “bath” usually made from carrageenan or methylcellulose. The paints float on the surface of the bath and can be manipulated into beautiful and intricate designs, then printed onto paper, fabric, or another material prepared with a “mordant”.

To read the full article, click here.

Painting on Leather

Leather companies have been using acrylics to paint leather for a very long time, so it should be no surprise that Golden Artist Acrylics can be used to paint leather as well. Which paint line to use and whether an additive is necessary is dependent upon the type of leather and how it was previously treated.

To read the full article, click here.

Painting on Cotton Fabrics (Wearables)

This guide outlines various information and techniques for painting on fabric. There is also an additional link for more detailed information on various methods for painting on fabric.

For more information, click here.

News & Announcements from GOLDEN

“New” Designation on Website

We have created an updated “new” designation on our website to help new colors stand out. The swatch image of new colors will now be marked with a yellow circle that reads “new” – this feature is now live on our product pages.

View here.

Golden Artist Colors Announces New Director of Operations

Golden Artist Colors is proud to announce the recent hire of Glen Chwala to fulfill the role of Director of Operations. Chwala is a full-time GOLDEN employee based at company headquarters in New Berlin, New York.