Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics are known for their exceptionally smooth, thick, buttery consistency, and for their excellent permanency and lightfastness. These paints have the ability to "stand up" and retain brush strokes or palette knife marks on the canvas.
Heavy Body Artist Acrylics also contain the largest assortment of unique pure pigments in a 100% acrylic emulsion vehicle available to the professional artist. They contain no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners, or dyes.
Each Golden Heavy Body color is formulated differently depending upon 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 finish and tend to be more transparent. Since Heavy Body Acrylics contain no additives, such as matting agents, the gloss of each color will be different.
All Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors are thixotropic in nature. This means that when brushing or stirring, the paints actually lose viscosity and feel much thinner. The faster the paints are moving, the thinner they feel. Returned to a state of rest, Golden Heavy Body Acrylic paints gradually increase in thickness until they are again restored to their formulated viscosity.
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics retain excellent flexibility when dry, greatly diminishing the possibility of cracking that occurs in other natural and synthetic polymer systems. They also can absorb the constant stress and strain placed on canvas when it is shipped, or as it expands and contracts with changes in temperature and humidity.
A hand-painted color chart is available upon request.
Multiple Sizes Available — Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics are also available in 2 oz, 4 oz, 5 oz, 16 oz, 32 oz, and 128 oz.
Gift Idea — Students and professionals at all levels appreciate Golden Heavy Body Acrylics. A variety of introductory and gift sets are available. See Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylic Sets for pictures and more detailed specifications of these sets.
Note — Use this color chart as an approximation of the real color. If exact color matching is necessary, use actual samples of the materials.
Warning — Some colors contain pigments, such as cadmium salts, that are toxic, and should be used only by persons who are old enough to follow instructions for safe use and clean-up. Cautionary labels and warnings should be followed strictly. Do not apply toxic colors with an airbrush or sprayer.
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics were the first products introduced by Golden Artist Colors, Inc., in 1980. Initially, the Heavy Body line was sold directly to artists in Manhattan in quart and gallon containers. Pints, 8 oz, and 4 oz jars soon followed, as the products gained more and more popularity with professional artists. Tubes of Golden Heavy Body Acrylics finally appeared on the market in 1990.
In 1980, it was considered unusual to contain a heavy body, high-viscosity paint in a jar. Almost all of the literature written about acrylic paints at that time implied that jar colors were thin, and tube colors were thicker.
Actually, the first waterborne acrylic paint was thin, similar in consistency to house paint. Only after technological improvements allowing for thicker paint formulations occurred could artist acrylics be sold in tubes.
Since Golden got its start by directly supplying professional artists, the company provided Heavy Body Acrylics in larger-size containers. As Golden products became widely accessible, jars and tubes provided more size and packaging options for a growing group of artists with a variety of needs.
Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 5 oz:
This paint goes on like butter, and the pigments are rich and crisp.
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Best in its category
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A solid value
10/15/2011
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
The best I've used.
By AntonymsAttract
from England
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Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 5 oz:
I learnt how to paint using acrylics using a $20 set I got as a gift. I fell in love with acrylic painting immediately and after using these paints, its falling in love all over again. I love Golden's vibrant colours. I saved up and got a basic palette and it is amazing. I'd say the highlight of these is that they're heavy body-They're so pure. I can use them impasto, smearing them in the canvas with a palette knife, or just add acrylic medium if I want to use them lighter. I know they're expensive-I saved for months to get basic colours-but I promise you it's a good choice. One thing I'd suggest is that if you're just starting out, use a cheaper brand. If I started out using these, I'd be scared to do a thing I'm fear of making a mistake.
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Best in its category
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A fantastic deal
9/20/2011
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
NOTHING Beats Golden!
By cjh
from Myrtle Beach, SC
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Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 32 oz:
I use Golden acrylics due to their thick, buttery consistency and high pigment loads. I am an abstract artist, so vibrant colors are a necessity. A 32oz jar goes a long way, even though I use a substantial amount each time. They cost more, yes, but they are worth the money - trust me. Especially the quinacridone colors. I own about 60 colors, all through DickBlick. Their quality control seems to be better, it took about a month to get all of my colors due to poor packaging and related spills.
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Best in its category
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A solid value
8/23/2011
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Are these the BEST acrylics available?
By RS Connett
from LOS ANGELES, CA
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Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 5 oz:
Probably, yes. The most versatile, many, many colors. Many, many mediums. I've used acrylic paint for 30 years. These are not the only brand I use. However, IF I had to choose to use only one brand, this would be it without a doubt. There are other brands that I think are fantastic, with outstanding colors that GOLDEN does not offer, but when you look at every aspect of this brand, it is the winner.
This product’s quality compared to similar, competitive alternatives is:
Best in its category
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A solid value
8/6/2011
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE GOLDEN ACRYLICS
By West county kid
from St. Louis, MO
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As a professional artist I've come to rely on Golden acrylics for consistency, reliability and its nice buttery feel. The paint covers so well that its higher price is never a real issue. Vibrant colors always true.
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Best in its category
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A solid value
6/28/2011
5.0
GREAT SELECTION OF COLOR'S
By NPelavin
from Atlanta
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Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 5 oz:
I love some of the deep colors in their palette for sale. This last portrait I found some great colors to work with. Thank You !
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Best in its category
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A fantastic deal
6/4/2011
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
One of the top artist acrylics
By the Bruce
from Aiken, SC
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Comments about Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics, 5 oz:
Golden heavy body acrylics compare favorably to the brand I usually use. There's a slight difference in texture but I find it an addition to my paints. There's also a very wide variety of colors both those I like and depend on as well as new interference colors and others. I'll continue trying these paints and may even switch brands. It's one of the tops in my book.
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Really nice
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A solid value
2/28/2011
(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Beautifl colors
By josie's girls
from RI
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Painting with acrylics
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Best in its category
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A solid value
9/27/2010
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Pleasantly Surprised
By Vivian the Painter & Instuctor
from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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I was so pleased with the size of the tubes! Also, I like the texture and vibrancy of the paint.
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Best in its category
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A solid value
9/26/2010
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
4.0
Texture
By Carole
from Mankato, MN
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Usually I paint with Golden Liquid Acrylics. Since it was such a good deal on sale, I decided to try the heavy body version of Golden. The texture on the painting was great! It really added to the overall look.
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Really nice
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Heavy body acrylics were the original paint line created by Golden. This artist quality acrylic line offers the largest assortment of unique pure pigments. No fillers or extenders are used. Each color is formulated according to the pigments unique characteristics for optimal results.
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