GOLDEN Artist Colors

GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics

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Increase your working time with these slow-drying acrylics, designed specially for working outdoors.

GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics have a unique and relaxed set of working characteristics, expanding the range and techniques possible for acrylic artists. OPEN Acrylics remain wet for much longer than regular acrylics, expanding the time artists have for blending, softening, shading, glazing, and applying fine detail.

The drying time varies on how thickly the paint is applied: thick applications can dry extremely slowly, allowing you to work on your piece for hours. Drying time can be accelerated by mixing OPEN with standard acrylics, or acrylic mediums. Painters can cover their palettes or use sealed containers to use their OPEN Acrylics for more than a single painting session, reducing the amount of paint wasted, and preserving unique colour mixtures.

Use these paints with both synthetic and natural fibres, and expand your range of working options and finishes with OPEN Mediums. Ideal for use with plein air painting, portraiture, monoprinting, and screenprinting.

Grade Professional
Viscosity Softer than regular heavy-body acrylics
# of Colours 4
# of Series 9
Availability 4 ÌÑ 2 oz
1 ÌÑ 8 oz
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Caroline A.
GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics

I really like Golden Open. I have been using the Open line for about 14 years. My go to acrylic paint. I prefer the slow drying time, being able to mix my colours on the canvas as well as on the palette. The only downside is that Opus only carries half the Open colour range, but they will special order.

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G.M.
Landscape

Perfect for landscape painting in mexico !

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Rebecca B.

Open acrylic is great as it dry as quickly as golden paints.

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Janet B.
Great for portraits

They are not as opaque as the regular acrylics. However, for portraiture, they work really well.

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Joanne H.
Open time

I really love the extra time the open line gives. The product is great and I have been enjoying the flexibility this product allows