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Artist Oil Colors

Named for the Brooklyn neighborhood where these paints originated, Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors are known for their high quality and an extensive palette.

Mediums & Additives

A range of products for extending and modifying the working properties of oil colors.

Williamsburg Oil Grounds

Traditional linseed oil-based preparations for painting oils on sized canvas or linen and wood panel.

Williamsburg Oil Color Sets

A range of curated palettes that provide painters everywhere convenience, value, and inspiration.

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The Value of Painting with Neutral Grays

Grays can be used to desaturate colors and can also be used to create a grisaille as an underpainting.

ASTM Lightfastness Testing for Oil Paints

A comprehensive study of ASTM standard D4302 to improve our understanding of oil paint lightfastness and to ensure the accuracy and comprehensiveness ...

Williamsburg Oil Content by Volume

An informational chart which organizes Williamsburg colors, Extender Medium and Oil Grounds into four categories of oil content by volume.

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Go deep into the Earth (colors)

We will take you through the extensive palette of earth colors offered in Williamsburg Oil paints, breaking down the differences between natural, m...

Painting with Williamsburg Neutral Grays

Check your local retailer for Williamsburg New Neutral Gray Set based on the Munsell Color System, helps you adjust value and chroma of any color w...

Preparing Canvas using Titanium Oil Ground

This is Williamsburg Oil Colors' recommendation for preparing canvas using Titanium Oil Ground - which is made with Titanium Dioxide and marble dus...

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GOLDEN Welcomes New Faces in Marketing Department

Jeremiah Micklas and Gordon Millsaps join the Marketing Department as Product Manager and Materials and Applications Specialist, respectively.

Quiet Tide: Ali Cavanaugh's Solo Exhibition at The SAGG

Watercolor artist Ali Cavanaugh has for two decades created a significant body of work that features portraits of her children and friends.

Product Discontinuation Update

Continued intermittent supply chain disruptions impact pigments and other raw materials, causing continued product discontinuations.

Golden Artist Colors Announces Exclusive Distribution Partnership with Royal Talens for Complete EMEA Region

Golden Artist Colors is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic long-term partnership with Royal Talens. Effective January 1, 2025, ...

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Materials & Application Support

Our role in the arts community has been to provide artists with the best tools to meet their needs. This includes an obligation to provide the most complete information available on artists' materials from our laboratory, research, and collaboration with other innovators and material scientists.

Please use this resource to obtain information regarding art materials in general, and GOLDEN products in particular. We cover product labeling, guidelines for safe use of art materials, waste disposal and environmental impact. We also provide links to other information that we have found helpful. If you don't find what you need, please contact us.

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