GOLDEN Gives Artists Opportunity to Expand Their Palette and Discover Something New with OPEN Acrylics Spring 2017 Free White Promotion

GOLDEN is giving acrylic artists an opportunity to expand their color palette and try slow-drying OPEN Acrylics with its Spring 2017 Free White Promotion.  The extended open time allows artists to take their time painting and more easily explore techniques such as plein air, portraiture and landscape painting that rely on softening, shading, glazing, and creating fine detail. 

With the purchase of any three 2 oz. tubes of OPEN Acrylics, artists will receive a 5 oz. tube of OPEN Titanium White FREE!  This is a great opportunity for artists to either expand their OPEN palette or give OPEN Acrylics a try if they’ve never experimented with them before!  OPEN Acrylics are a slow-drying paint with a slightly softer consistency than traditional Heavy Body paints.  They were designed with a unique set of working properties that represent a true departure from all other acrylics on the market and that dramatically expand the range of traditional techniques once only possible with oils. 

Thick applications of OPEN Acrylics can dry extremely slowly, so the company recommends artists use OPEN Acrylics thinly (< 1 mm).  Drying time can be accelerated by mixing OPEN with faster-drying acrylics like GOLDEN Fluid and Heavy Body colors. The slow-drying capability of OPEN Acrylics also makes them suitable for printmaking techniques.  Because OPEN Acrylics dry slowly, painters who cover their palettes or use sealed containers have been able to use the same colors for weeks, reducing wasted paint and allowing for preservation of color mixtures for future use.  To maintain the maximum

Working time of OPEN Acrylics, artists can use OPEN Gel, Medium and Thinner.  OPEN Acrylics clean up with soap and water, and don’t need solvents or contain harsh fumes.

All OPEN Acrylics retailers carrying 2 oz. tube Set-Ups are invited to participate in the Spring promotion at no cost to them, so artists will have plenty of access to the materials during that time, which begins May 8 and concludes on June 30.

Look for more information about the GOLDEN Spring 2017 Free OPEN Acrylics White Promotion at your local art supply retailer beginning early May.  To learn more about slow-drying OPEN Acrylics, go to www.goldenpaints.com/OPEN.  For technical product information, feel free to contact the Materials & Applications team by calling 607-847-6154 or by emailing [email protected].