Product & Application Resources

OPEN is a slow-drying acrylic paint that enables painters to explore techniques traditionally reserved for oil paints. The slow-drying quality gives artists longer working time for easier blending and even subtractive techniques. There is a unique thinner and mediums for use with OPEN, but the paints are compatible with regular fast-drying acrylics and clean up with soap and water like regular acrylics.

An easy and fun technique using Golden slow-drying OPEN Acrylics and a Gelli plate to create unique and interesting monoprints.

Monoprinting with GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics covers the basics of using GOLDEN slow drying OPEN Acrylic to create simple prints without the need for expensive presses, inks or mineral spirit clean-up.

GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics allow acrylic painters the opportunity to explore techniques usually associated with oil paints. In this video, Patti Brady demonstrates subtractive techniques.

Blending Techniques with different Golden Colors and Mediums

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 sealed container. This means artists can mix colors and use them over several weeks rather than wasting paint and trying to match mixtures with each painting session, this is particularly useful for classes and workshops.

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.

The GOLDEN OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylics Landscape Set is an excellent outdoor palette that allows artists to produce the wide variety of hues, shades and tints encountered in nature.

New for 2023 Golden Artist Colors introduces the OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylic Mixing Set with twelve 22 ml tubes of paint and 30 ml OPEN Thinner. OPEN Acrylics provide a painting experience similar to oil paints without the need for solvents, as a slow-drying medium you can blend, glaze, subtract and generally work at a more relaxed pace than you can with traditional acrylic paints. OPEN Acrylics also stay wet on your palette, so there is less waste.

This set includes 22 ml each of: Benzimidazolone Yellow Light, Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium, Naphthol Red Light, Quinacridone Magenta, Phthalo Blue Red Shade, Phthalo Blue Green Shade, Phthalo Green Yellow Shade, Titan Buff, Raw Umber, Carbon Black, and Titanium White.

The GOLDEN OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylics Intro Set includes a balanced selection of colors, providing an excellent starting point for artists looking to explore the working properties unique to each of our acrylic color lines.