OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylics
OPEN Acrylics are a slow-drying paint with a slightly softer consistency than our Heavy Body paints. The increased working time of these colors expands their range to include more traditional techniques once only possible with oils. Thick applications can dry extremely slowly, so we recommend artists only use OPEN Colors thinly (< 1 mm). Drying time can also be accelerated by mixing OPEN with faster-drying acrylics like our Fluid and Heavy Body colors. The slow-drying capability of OPEN Acrylics also makes the suitable for some 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 the amount of paint wasted and preserving color mixtures for future use.
Characteristics:
- Increased working time for blending, glazing, shading and softening
- Colors stay wet longer on the palette resulting in less waste
- Ideal for portraiture, plein air and printmaking
Colors
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Cadmium Yellow Primrose
7135
Bismuth Vanadate Yellow
7007
Benzimidazolone Yellow Light
7009
Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium
7008
Hansa Yellow Opaque
7191
Cadmium Yellow Medium
7130
Nickel Azo Yellow
7225
India Yellow Hue
7455
Quinacridone / Nickel Azo Gold
7301
Cadmium Yellow Dark
7110
Diarylide Yellow
7147
Cadmium Orange
7070
Pyrrole Orange
7276
Cadmium Red Light
7090
Naphthol Red Light
7210
Pyrrole Red
7277
Cadmium Red Medium
7100
Cadmium Red Dark
7080
Pyrrole Red Dark
7278
Naphthol Red Medium
7220
Quinacridone Red
7310
Alizarin Crimson Hue
7450
Permanent Maroon
7252
Quinacridone Magenta
7305
Permanent Violet Dark
7253
Ultramarine Violet
7401
Dioxazine Purple
7150
Ultramarine Blue
7400
Light Ultramarine Blue
7566
Cobalt Blue
7140
Cerulean Blue, Chromium
7050
Anthraquinone Blue
7005
Prussian Blue Hue
7460
Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
7260
Phthalo Blue (Green Shade)
7255
Manganese Blue Hue
7457
Teal
7369
Cobalt Teal
7145
Cobalt Turquoise
7144
Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)
7270
Featured Content
Monoprinting with OPEN Acrylics
Controlling Acrylic Painting Time Through The Use of Mediums
Choosing Brushes for Use with OPEN Acrylics
Blending & Glazing with Slow Drying Acrylics: Golden A-Z Set
Using a simple seascape as the basis for this project, Patti Brady takes artists from preparation of a substrate through blending and glazing techn...
Subtractive Technique with OPEN Slow Drying Colors: GOLDEN A-Z Set
By creating a layered background, Patti Brady takes you through subtractive techniques using our slow-drying acrylic colors from the A-Z set. This ...
Saving Paint with OPEN Acrylics
Learn more at goldenpaints.com - The slow-drying formulation of Golden OPEN Acrylics allows artists to use the same paint for weeks when kept in a ...
Rethinking Acrylics for Plein Air
Greg from our product support team will take you through the unique qualities of GOLDEN OPEN Slow-Drying acrylic paints and their suitability for p...
Application & Technical Information
Classic Color Mixing Poster
Accelerated Lightfastness Data - PDF
Color Mixing Modern - Acrylics
Label / Color chart Iconography - symbol guide
Color Mixing Guide
Color Wheel
OPEN - Controlling Drying Times
OPEN Acrylic Colors
GOLDEN Acrylics Master SDS