Product Discontinuation Update

Updated July 22, 2024*

Artists,

We have recently received questions from artists regarding the discontinuation of certain products, so we wanted to be sure to address it in order to clarify any continued areas of uncertainty.

We continue to experience intermittent supply chain disruptions impacting pigments and other raw materials. These challenges have caused certain colors to be unavailable for a period of time, but there have also been a few permanent discontinuations of raw materials that have led us to completely discontinue products as follows:

Pigment PR102 no longer available*
*NOTE: This will impact Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Spanish Earth and Red Ochre, but we have sufficient inventory to keep both colors available in 37ml and 150ml tubes through late 2024.

Pigment PR206 no longer available
GOLDEN Artist Acrylics Quinacridone Burnt Orange has been discontinued (Heavy Body, Fluid, and OPEN)
GOLDEN Artist Acrylics Quinacridone Crimson has been discontinued (Heavy Body, Fluid, and OPEN)
QoR Artist Watercolors Quinacridone Burnt Orange has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted

Pigment PO48 no longer available
GOLDEN Artist Acrylics Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold has been discontinued (Heavy Body, Fluid, OPEN and High Flow). Unfortunately, there is no perfect replacement for Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold at this time*, but a blend of Transparent Red Iron Oxide (PR101) and Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150), as shown here, should get you into a similar range in the masstone with a glowing orange undertone.

*GOOD NEWS: The highly anticipated Azo Gold is now available in Heavy Body, Fluid, and OPEN!

Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Quinacridone Gold Brown has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted

NOTE: This will also impact QoR Artist Watercolors Quinacridone Gold and Quinacridone Gold Deep. Both colors will be discontinued as our inventory is exhausted.

Pigment PR207 no longer available
GOLDEN Artist Acrylics Quinacridone Red Light has been discontinued (Heavy Body)
QoR Artist Watercolors Quinacridone Red Light has been discontinued

Pigment PY40 no longer available
Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Cobalt Yellow has been discontinued

Pigment PV15 no longer available
QoR Artist Watercolors Ultramarine Pink has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted
Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Safflower Ultramarine Pink has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted

Pigment PV49 no longer available
Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Cobalt Violet Light has been discontinued
QoR Artist Watercolors Cobalt Violet has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted

QoR Artist Watercolors Mars Orange Deep no longer available
QoR Mars Orange Deep has been discontinued due to availability of a unique PR101 pigment variant used in this color. However, there are many other PR101 variants that continue to be available including those used in QoR Venetian Red, Van Dyke Brown and Transparent Red Oxide.

Key raw material no longer available
GOLDEN Artist Acrylics Gloss and Semi-Gloss UV Topcoat has been discontinued

Pigment PR83 no longer available
Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors Alizarin Crimson has been discontinued and inventory has been exhausted

COLOR BLEND CHANGES
As a result of discontinued pigments, the composition of some color blends has changed. This includes Golden Artist Acrylics India Yellow Hue (re-named from Indian Yellow Hue), Light Magenta, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Permanent Maroon and Iridescent Bright Gold.

Thank you for bearing with us as we’ve adapted to supply chain issues and changes to material availability over the past couple of years. We truly appreciate your continued support of our company and brands.

Sincerely,

GOLDEN Marketing & Sales