Historic Lightfastness

Historical Heavy Body Acrylic Hues
Lightfastness, Permanence, Opacity & Transparency Chart

GOLDEN Historical Colors are authentic recreations of paint colors that have been in use for hundreds of years and were considered essential to the working palettes of past masters. As the pigments originally used to produce these colors were found to be unsafe or vulnerable to the effects of light and weather, they had not been offered in a GOLDEN line of pure pigment colors. Recognizing the popularity of these colors within some palettes, GOLDEN has recreated these in a safe, reliable form, meeting the conservation requirements of fine artists. Great pains were taken to ensure the GOLDEN Historical Colors shared the working properties of their predecessors. The result? Contemporary artists can now explore the profoundly distinct qualities of historically significant colors while enjoying the advantages brought about by modern chemistry: lightfastness, safe use and permanence.

Historical Heavy Body Acrylic Sets

GOLDEN Historical Color Sets include all eight of the current Historical Colors, offering artists the full experience of this new product line as a more cost-effective package. Two different sizes are available.The 22 ml tube set will appeal to an artist who is curious about these colors and would like an introduction to their coloring and mixing abilities. The 2 oz. tube set provides an excellent opportunity for artists to add this classic range of color to their working palettes. Sets include: Indian Yellow Hue, Sap Green Hue, Prussian Blue Hue, Hookers Green Hue, VanDyke Brown Hue, Naples Yellow Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Manganese Blue Hue, Historical Color Booklet, Heavy Body Application Guide.

# 912--2 oz. 8-Tube Historical Set

# 913--22 ml 8-Tube Historical Set


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Historical Heavy Body Acrylic Hues Chart
Lightfastness, Permanence, Opacity & Transparency Chart
Pigment Identification Chart

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Naples Yellow Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Aureolin Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Indian Yellow Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Alizarin Crimson Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Cobalt Violet Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Prussian Blue Hue
Lightfastness II
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Smalt Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Manganese Blue Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Azurite Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Viridian Green Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Terre Verte Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Sap Green Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

Hookers Green Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

VanDyke Brown Hue
Lightfastness I
Permanency NA
Opacity/Transparency na

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