Old Holland New Masters Classic Acrylic Colours
On offer at Jackson’s Art Supplies
at 10% off our regular low prices until August 24th, 2014.
New Masters is a top-of-the-line acrylic paint made with a one-of-a-kind binder. These acrylic colours are made by an oil paint maker and I find they have the closest feel and look to oil paint of any of the acrylics. They are buttery and thick without being pasty and they have an almost oily smooth feel in the brush stroke.
The range of 168 opaque and transparent colours includes a range of metallic, pearlescent, iridescent, and interference colours. All colours come in 60ml tubes and 42 colours also come in 25ml pots. There is an introductory set of 6 x 60ml tubes.
By the end of 2005, Old Holland had developed a range of 168 New Masters Classic Acrylics, consisting of opaque and transparent lightfast colours, free of any kind of additives and filler, with a maximum possible pigment content and a minimum colour difference between wet and dry paint. The result of the high pigment load and the proprietary binder is that each colour displays the unique characteristics of the individual pigment with a minimal wet-dry colour shift. The paint dries to a satin gloss and can be used in a wide range of techniques, from thick impasto to ultra-thin glazing.
Three colours of Old Holland New Masters: Old Holland Blue Light, Phthalo Blue and Raw Sienna.
These are dry and they have a nice satin shine.
As Old Holland says
“As the world’s first producer of oil paint, Old Holland is rightly proud of the fact that New Masters Classic Acrylics have the same characteristics and texture as Old Holland’s oil paint. This bears witness to the quality of New Masters; visually it is indistinguishable, in terms of colour strength, gloss and intensity, from the oil paint range which forms the basis of the Old Holland legacy.”
This is creamy paint;
the feel is similar to oils.
Looking at the texture with 3 makes of acrylic (with colours I had to hand) Golden Heavy Body in green, Liquitex Soft Body in black and New Masters in Blue. Photo is after the brushstroke has dried.
Customer Reviews:
- “Great pigmentation and consistency.”
- “they are very good for blending and dry a little slower than most. A creamy texture that covers well.”
- “My absolute favorite brand… excellent quality!”
- “violet of choice”
- “ultramarine of choice”
- “My favorite brand…”
- “Great product”
- “The best opaque white on the market”
- “Lovely thick texture”
Click on the underlined link to go to the current offer on Old Holland New Masters Acrylics on the Jackson’s Art Supplies website.
Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39 or more.
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