General Overview
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Golden's original line of acrylic paint is known for its exceptionally smooth, thick consistency, and for its excellent permanency and lightfastness. Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Colors (with the exception of a few balanced primaries and blended colors) are composed from pure pigments in a 100% acrylic emulsion vehicle, using no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners, or dyes.
Each color is formulated differently, depending on the nature of the pigment. Colors that tolerate higher pigment "loads" dry to a more opaque, matte finish, while colors that are more reactive and do not accept high pigment loading dry to a glossy, more transparent finish.
Multiple Sizes Available ? Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics are also available in 4 oz, 5 oz, 8 oz, 16 oz, 32 oz, and 128 oz.
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Tips, Tricks & How-Tos
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Acrylic artist paints may be thinned with water and used as washes in the manner of watercolor paints, but the washes are not re-hydratable once dry. For this reason, acrylics do not lend themselves to color lifting techniques as do gum arabic based watercolor paints.
Acrylic paints can be used in high gloss or matte finishes. As with oils, pigment amounts and particle size can alter the paint sheen. Likewise, matting agents can be added to dull the finish. Topcoats or varnishes may also be applied to alter sheen.
When dry, acrylic paint is generally non-removable. Water or mild solvents do not re-solubilize it, although isopropyl alcohol can lift some fresh paint films off. Toluene and acetone can remove paint films, but they do not lift paint stains very well and are not selective. The use of a solvent to remove paint will result in removal of all of the paint layers, acrylic gesso, etc.
Only a proper, artist-grade acrylic gesso should be used to prime canvas in preparation for painting with acrylic. It is important to avoid adding non-stable or non-archival elements to the gesso upon application. Acrylic will not form a stable paint film if it has been thinned with more than 30% water content. However, the viscosity of acrylic can successfully be reduced by using suitable extenders that maintain the integrity of the paint film. There are retarders to prolong drying and workability time and a flow release to increase color blending ability.
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Not Recommended
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Safety Information
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Note: All safety information contained here within is pure recommendation, and its sole purpose is to help students work safer. This should in no way be considered a professional statement or a replacement for reading product information. Please read all instructions included with products before use.
Exposure to high concentrations of dust (from dry pigment or sanding) may cause irritation of the upper respiratory tract. Ingredients in some colors may be linked to a carcinogenic response in animal tests or epidemiological data.
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Availability
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External Links
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http://www.goldenpaints.com/products/color/heavybody/heavybody.php
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NOTE: All information contained within this article is pure opinion. Although this article is intended to help students, it may contain faulty or misleading information. This article is not to be considered professional opinion or advice, and is in no way a replacement for reading all safety/instructional documentation. Always remember to protect yourself when handling/using hazardous materials, as well as test new techniques before using them on projects/work intended to be handed in or used.
RISDpedia and its contributers take NO responsibility for the information contained within.
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