GOLDEN HEAVY BODY ACRYLICS – 59ML

Excellent lightfastness, bright and transparent yellow. Colour Index Name: PY175 Lightfastness Rating: 1

Excellent lightfast and permanent yellow. Colour Index Name: PY154. Excellent lightfast and permanent yellow. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of pigments designed to replicate Cadmium Yellow without the heavy metal or it’s expense. Colour Index Name: PY74 / PY175 / PY83(HR70). Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Like all Cadmium Yellows, this is a bright clean color with good opacity, however the sensitivity to ultra-violet light and moisture prevent us from recommending it for outdoor use. Colour Index Name: PY35. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Filling in the deepest, more orange end of GOLDEN’s Cadmium Yellow family, this paint offers the opacity and intensity you expect from Cadmium colors. Colour Index Name: PY35. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

On the border of our orange colors, Diarylide Yellow is based on dichlorobenzidine pigment, which offers excellent opacity, lightfastness and durability. Colour Index Name: PY83(HR70). Semi-Opaque.Lightfastness Rating: 1

‘The “Azo” (aye – zoe) is short for Azomethine, Nickel Azo pigment produces a transparent, brownish yellow at full strength but with enormous range. Excellent for creating rich amber glazes or extending further for high-pitched yellows. Tint with white for a bright, sunshine yellow. Draws down cool. Sometimes displayed with the yellow earths instead of the yellows. PY150. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A modern mixture replacing the pigment originally produced in the early 1800’s by collecting urine from oxen fed only mango leaves. This version is more permanent, more lightfast, totally humane and (best of all) urine-free. PY175 / PY150 / PR206. Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Quinacridone Gold added to Nickel Azo Yellow to accelerate the amber tones seen in glazes and make this one of the most popular transparent colours for that purpose. Colour Index Name: PY150 / PO48. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

While providing a classic brown masstone, this single-pigment color reveals luscious red orange undertones in glazes. Colour Index Name: PR206. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Prized by artists for its brilliant and lightfast qualities, the Cadmium pigment should be treated with the respect it deserves, requiring careful handling for artist health and safety. Colour Index Name: PO20. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A deeper orange with Vermillion qualities, Pyrrole has very good lightfast qualities even in tints and glazes. Colour Index Name: PO73. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Sometimes referred to as “Perinone” Orange has excellent lightfastness and can be used as substitute for Cadmium, Vat Orange is redder and darker than Cadmium orange. Colour Index Name: PO43. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Mixture of Titanium White, Pyrrole Orange and Bismuth Vanadate Yellow. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PY184 / PO73. Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

The lightest variation of Golden’s single-pigment Cadmium Reds, this color is highly regarded for its opacity and intensity. It is a synthesized color first used in the early 1900’s. Colour Index Name: PR108. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1.

A very bright orange-ish, semi-transparent red, is a synthetic pigment with good lightfastness. It is a good choice as an alternative to Cadmium Red Light. Colour Index Name: PR112, Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 2

An excellent substitute for Cadmium Red Light, Pyrrole Red Light produces a very clean red that is slightly less opaque and more orange than the Cadmium. Colour Index Name: PR255. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

The pigment in Pyrrole Red, PR254, is also used in automotive finishes because it is exceptionally lightfast, and a very clean, bright red. Colour Index Name: PR254. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Cadmium Red Medium became the most widely used red shortly after it was synthesized in 1907 because it offered greater permanence and intensity than the mostly plant-based reds used up to that time. Colour Index Name: PR108. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Cadmium Red Medium Hue is a more economical and non-toxic alternative to our single pigment paint. It offers brilliant color but it is slightly more transparent and not as lightfast as actual Cadmium. Colour Index Name: PR112 / PR5. Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 2

The darkest of the Cadmium Reds, it offers good opacity and clean color that bridges red and maroon, with excellent lightfastness. Colour Index Name: PR108. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Clean, dark and rich, this beautiful organic red pigment fills the space between Cadmium Red Dark and Medium. It is a non-toxic, higher chroma alternative to Cadmium Red Dark that can be used for outdoor murals because of its UV/moisture durability. Colour Index Name: PR264. Semi-Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Another single-pigment quinacridone, Primary Magenta is a semi-opaque mixer that bridges red and violet. Colour Index Name: PV19, Semi-Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Essentially a lighter tint of Quinacridone Magenta, it is a convenient colour for artists who want to mix and paint in the pastel colour range. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PR112 / PO73, Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 2

his is a darker variation of Naphthol Red, serving as an affordable single-pigment alternative to Cadmium Red Medium that is less opaque and lightfast. Colour Index Name: PR5, Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 2

Using a warmer variation of the pigment in our Quinacridone Violet, this red reveals more magenta in tints and is, like all our “Quins” an excellent glazing colour. Colour Index Number: 73900, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A modern version of historical Alizarin Crimson, which was a substitute for Rose Madder, a dye use for the British Red Coats. Our mix of quinacridone and phthalo make this exceptionally lightfast and strong tinting, with a deep reddish brown undertone like the historical colour. Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of two Quinacridone Pigments, this Crimson offers artists a very deep semi-transparent red that reveals more warmth than intensity in tints and glazes. Colour Index Name: PR202 / PR206, transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

People who remember the old Naphthamide maroon, which was very popular in its day, might recognize this as a close approximation to that storied colour. Color Index Name: PR206 / PR202 / PR122 / PR101 / PG36. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A transparent “quin,” this single pigment colour is a terrific start for brilliant reds and pinks as well as fiery glazes that are exactly what one associates with magenta. Colour Index Name: PR122, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A very deep red-violet, this is single-pigment paint with great lightfastness and durability. Colour Index Name: PV19, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A darker tint, this paint is conveniently mixed where many painters like to start using Quin Magenta, a 1:1 mixture with Titanium White. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PR122. Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

This mixture of Anthraquinone Blue and Quinacridone Magenta is a very deep reddish violet with the best qualities of these two pigments. Colour Index Name: PR122 / PB60, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A very deep single-pigment violet that is neutral to slightly red in tone, and moderately transparent colour. Colour Index Name: PV15, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Cobalt Violet is a name used for several violet colour cobalt pigments. Toxic, costly, and weak, historical Cobalt Violets were replaced by Manganese Violet. This blend of Dioxazine Purple with Quinacridones and Zinc White, recreates the subtle yet complex colour not found in other modern paints. Colour Index Name: PV19 / PW6 / PR122 / PV23. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 2

This is a convenience mixture of Dioxazine Purple and Titanium white that delivers a classic purple tint straight from the tube. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PV23, opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 2

This mixture of violet and red pigment with a touch of Burnt Umber and Titanium white creates a fairly neutral, opaque violet. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PR122 / PV23 / PBr7, opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 2

Prized for its very deep bluish purple, Dioxazine Purple is a single pigment colour with exceptional depth. It is slightly less lightfast and more vulnerable to fading in lighter tints. Colour Index Name: PV23, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 2

Historically a very expensive ground lazurite pigment, synthetic pigment has been used since the 1830’s making it one of the most popular and affordable blues, Yves Klein blue is mostly Ultramarine. Colour Index Name: PB29, Semi-Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of titanium white and ultramarine blue pigments for a very opaque light blue. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PB29, opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

An exceptionally durable pigment, and costly, the unique depth and intensity of this blue inspired Van Gogh, Renoir and countless other artists. Colour Index Name: PB28, Semi-Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of ultramarine and phthalo blues with a little titanium white created as an affordable approximation of Cobalt blue at full strength, but with very different mixing properties. Colour Index Name: PB29 / PW6 / PB15:3, Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

With pigment closely related to Cobalt and Cerulean, this chromium variation is a slightly more transparent and more neutral blue well suited for skies in landscape paintings. Color Index Name: PB36, Semi-Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Historical azurite, from copper carbonate minerals, lacks the stability and durability required for modern painting, this mixture affordably approximates azurite’s deep greenish blue. Color Index Name: PBr7 / PW6 / PB15:0, Semi-Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

The colour of night sky or shadows, very dark, reddish, semi-opaque blue with strong tinting, also known as Indanthrone (from Indigo). A versatile alternative to Ultramarine yet not as overpowering as Phthalo. Colour Index Name: PB60, Semi-Transparent Lightfastness Rating: 1

Transparent colour originally made from ground cobalt glass and used in 16th and 17th century European paintings in place of Ultramarine. Historically Smalt loses colour over time, but this modern formula offers a classic deep blue that is permanent. Colour Index Name: PB29 / PV23 / PBk7, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 2

The reddish variation on this very powerful tinting versatile blue. When used thickly it is dark and opaque, but phthalo makes beautiful transparent glazes. Colour Index Name: PB15:0, Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

One of the first synthesized pigments, this deep, nearly black colour is alkaline sensitive so not found in acrylic paints. This modern mixture provides a similar color with great permanence. Colour Index Name: PBk9 / PB15:0 / PV23, Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 2

Mixture of Phthalo Blue and Titanium White, Colour Index Name: PW6 / PB15:3, Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

The greenish variation on this very powerful tinting versatile blue. When used thickly it is dark and opaque, but phthalo extends beautifully for glazes. Colour Index Name: PB15:3, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Golden’s interpretation of cyan is phthalo green-shade with a small amount of titanium white for use as a versatile and affordable mixing blue. Colour Index Name: PB15:3 / PW6, Opaque
Lightfastness Rating: 1

From the Cobalt family. Extremely lightfast, traditionally prized for its use in skies and as a part of many landscape palettes. The Cerulean Blue Deep is deeper and greener than the brighter, more traditional shades. Color Index Name: PB36. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Production of the beautiful barium-based pigment ceased in the early 1990’s due to environmental and safety concerns, this modern mixture approximates the richness of manganese safely and affordably. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PB15:3 / PG7. Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of Phthalo Blue and Green with Titanium White for a strong tinting, opaque, Teal. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PG7 / PB15:3, Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Genuine Cobalt Teal, excellent lightfastness and permanence. Colour Index Name: PG50 Semi Opaque, Semi-Opaque
Lightfastness Rating: 1

A more blue Turquoise that is a very strong tinting color that reveals cool gem tones in glazing. Colour Index Name: PG7 / PB15:3, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A deep, opaque Cobalt-based turquoise, this paint is very green in the masstone and reveals more blue in its undertone and glazes. Color Index Name: PB36. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Phthalocyanine is among the strongest tinting pigments available, while semi-opaque in masstone or full strength, it makes very transparent glazes. Colour Index Name: PG7, Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of Benzimidazolone Yellow, Phthalo Green and white, this is a fairly opaque, cooler, medium value green. Colour Index Name: PY175 / PW6 / PG7, Semi-Transparent
Lightfastness Rating: 1

A semi-opaque mixture of Hansa Yellow and Phthalo green, this colour is a versatile medium to dark green. Colour Index Name: PY175 / PG7 / PW6, Semi-Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Phthalocyanine is among the strongest tinting pigments available, this green is semi-opaque, with a warmer yellow-green undertone. Colour Index Name: PG36, Transparent Lightfastness Rating: 1

A convenient pre-mixed tint of our Turquoise Phthalo. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PG7 / PB15:3. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Mixture of Phthalo Green and Titanium White. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PG36, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A rich, warm, green blend created by GOLDEN for painter and abstract phenomenist Paul Jenkins. Colour Index Name: PBk9 / PG36 / PY150. Semi-Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Originally made with Buckthorn berries native to the near east, but cultivated in Europe since Roman times. The ripe berries make a pink dye, while the unripe berries produce a yellow juice or sap used as a dye and to make a yellow Sap Green pigment. This blend is a more lightfast version of this historical colour. Colour Index Name: PR101 / PY150 / PG36 / PBk7. Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Green earth is best known as the under painting of flesh in medieval painting. To recreate this color GOLDEN blends six different colors, then reduces opacity with gel medium to match all of the properties of historical Terra Verte. Colour Index Name: PG17 / PBr7 / PBk9 / PY42 / PG36. Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Guignet of Paris patented the process for manufacturing Viridian Green in 1859. The popularity of this bright, exceedingly clear blue-green colour led some to believe that it could eventually replace all other greens, both ancient and modern. GOLDEN’s mixture and is a useful replacement for artists familiar with the original. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PB15:3 / PBr7 / PY150, Semi-Transparent Lightfastness Rating: 1

Hookers Green was originally a mixture of Prussian Blue and Gamboge before a single pigment Hookers was developed. Golden re-created this colour using Anthraquinone Blue, Nickel Azo Yellow and Quin Magenta, for a dark masstone and rich blue-green undertone. Colour Index Name: PY150 / PB60 / PR122. Semi-Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

The same pigment originally used in the green of US currency, it is a very durable, lightfast and opaque colour. Colour Index Name: PG17. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A lighter vein of the pigment best known for its use in US currency, it is very durable, lightfast and opaque. Colour Index Name: PG17, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of Benzimidazolone Yellow, Phthalo Green and white, this is a opaque, warmer, medium value green.. Colour Index Name: PY175 / PW6 / PG7, Semi-Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

This single-pigment Cobalt Green is deep, slightly bluish green with great opacity and lightfastness. Colour Index Name: PG26. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of green and yellow prized for its warm jewel tones and glazing. This is among the most popular colors in the GOLDEN palette. Colour Index Name: PY150 / PG36 / PY175. Transparent Lightfastness Rating: 1

Pale green mixture based on Titanium White. Color Index Name: PW6 / PY42 / PBr7 / PG7. Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A natural buff Titanium Dioxide pigment, offering very opaque coverage and warm tinting. Colour Index Name: PW6:1 / PW6. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

The higher iron content in this single pigment paint gives it more of a reddish brown quality, clearly on the fringe it retains just enough of the amber tone to be included in the yellow family. Colour Index Name: PBr6. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

One of the earliest pigments known to man, ochres are mineral oxides used in colors from the reddish brown to, in this case, yellow-brown range. This very opaque and lightfast colour is often considered essential to a painters’ palette. Colour Index Name: PY43. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Natural Iron-Oxide is the basis for this single-pigment color, named after the region in Italy where it was first mined. Raw Sienna retains more of its yellowish colour because is created prior to the heating process that creates “burnt” sienna. Colour Index Name: PY43. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

One of the first red pigments known to man, this earth tone is a staple on many artists’ palettes. It’s incomparably opaque and lightfast, sometimes called Venetian Red, it is warmer than Indian or English Red. Colour Index Name: PR101. Opaque Lightfastness Rating: 1

Mixture of Mars Red and Titanium White. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PBr6. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Additional heating, or firing of the natural earth pigment creates the darker variation of a classic Sienna earth colour. Colour Index Name: PBr7, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A reddish iron-oxide pigment is the basis for this brown that has a naturally light brown mass-tone that appears more red as it becomes extended in tints and glazes. Colour Index Name: PR101. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A particularly beautiful mixture of Violet Oxide and Titanium White. Color Index Name: PW6 / PR101. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

This is the lighter of Golden’s two Burnt Umber paints, with good opacity it extends and tints to a warm to neutral beige colour. Colour Index Name: PBr7. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

One of Golden’s most popular glazing colours, the brown masstone belies the rich amber-red colors that come through in tints and glazes. Colour Index Name: PR101. Transparent, Lightfastness Rating: 1

A classic umber color, GOLDEN’s Burnt Umber provides the deep brown earth tone that painters have used for centuries. Colour Index Name: PBr7, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

A mixture of Transparent Red Iron Oxide and Carbon Black, this transparent color has a very dark masstone that tints and glazes to a rich gold-brown. Colour Index Name: PR101 / PBk7. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Umber is essentially clay, and this variation on the PBr7 pigment is the lighter (un-burnt) version of this classic earth tone that originated in the Umbria region of Italy. Color Index Name: PBr7, Opaque, Lightfastness Rating: 1

Van Dyke Brown dates back to the 17th century from the Cologne and Kassel regions of Germany, GOLDEN has captured its rich peat undertone by using Transparent Red Iron Oxide and adding just enough Carbon Black to create a clean sepia tone. Colour Index Name: PR101 / PBk7. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Produced with soot from burning gas the dark and fine particle size makes this Golden’s darkest most neutral black. Colour Index Name: PBk7, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Somewhat warmer than Carbon Black, made with black iron oxide. Colour Index Name: PBk11. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Not Vegan. A warmer black, its name comes from the use of charred animal bone, as a pigment. Color Index Name: PBk9. Semi-Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Named after British painter William Payne (1760-1830), early formulas contained indigo, alizarin lake, and ivory black. Today more commonly a mixture of ultramarine blue and black, it is considered easier to control and less intense than black as a mixing colour.

Golden’s most opaque white, made with Titanium Dioxide, this is an essential white for most painters. Colour Index Name: PW6, Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Not Vegan, contains bone black . The middle value of Golden’s Neutral Grays, precisely matched to Munsell Gray for artists exploring values. Colour Index Name: PW6 / PBk9 / PBr7. Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: 1

Titanium Dioxide coated Mica particles. Semi Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: N/A

Chemical Description:

Titanium Dioxide coated Mica particles. Nearly Pure Amorphous Carbon. Semi Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: N/A

Iron Oxide coated Mica particles. Chlorinated Copper Phthalocyanine. Semi Opaque. Lightfastness Rating: N/A

Chemical Description: Titanium Dioxide coated Mica particles. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: N/A

Titanium Dioxide coated Mica particles. Transparent. Lightfastness Rating: N/A