Golden - OPEN Acrylic Colors
OPEN Acrylic Colors
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- Slow-drying formula enables oil painting techniques
- Softer consistency than Heavy Body acrylics
- Compatible with natural fiber brushes
- Works for plein air, monoprinting, screen printing
- Thin layers dry tacky for layering
- Thick applications workable for several hours
- Blends with Golden Acrylics and Gel Mediums
- Stays usable weeks in sealed palette
Blend and refine acrylic paintings for hours like traditional oils
Extended working time transforms how you approach acrylic painting. Golden OPEN Acrylics stay workable for hours in thick applications, allowing the kind of blending, glazing, and wet-into-wet techniques that oil painters take for granted but standard acrylics make nearly impossible. The softer consistency flows smoothly from brush to canvas while maintaining enough body for visible texture when you want it.
Application thickness determines drying speed: thin layers become tacky within minutes, ready for subsequent work, while paint applied over 1/16 inch thick remains manipulable through entire painting sessions. This flexibility suits everything from plein air studies to studio work requiring precise color transitions. Natural fiber brushes work beautifully with OPEN's formulation, no need for synthetic bristles that resist traditional acrylics' fast-drying nature. The paint also adapts to monoprinting and screen printing applications where extended open time prevents premature drying.
Covered palettes or sealed containers keep mixed colors usable for weeks, eliminating the frustration of wasted custom blends and allowing you to return to exact color matches across multiple sessions. Blend with Golden Heavy Body paints or gel mediums when you need sections to dry faster. Paint on absorbent surfaces to accelerate drying, or on sealed surfaces to extend working time further. Just avoid layering faster-drying products over wet OPEN paint to prevent surface irregularities.
