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Thanks for offering this staple in my paint stable for a great price. The consistency in body and opacity are spot on.

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What I like about Old Holland is that they still grind their pigments in cold pressed linseed oil in stone rollers. I find that their paints, although dense, flow better from the brush once thinned and are better driers than those paints I have that are ground in refined linseed oil or other oils (safflower, etc.) Truly an awesome paint and worth every penny.

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okay. i see alot of people think that old holland is overpriced. it actually isn't.
it has the highest pigment load of nearly any paint on the market. in comparison to other high end oil paints, you're getting what you pay for. each tube is almost three quarters pigment.
and just because a paint is 'thick' doesn't mean it's better. i noticed a lot of people equating thickness to pigment load. they are definitely linked, but not the same. additives can be added to the mixture to thicken it up without adding any pigment.
old holland contains *nothing* but pigment and cold pressed linseed oil. you pay for what you get, and as paints go, old holland is up at the top.
i also noticed a couple people disparaging cold press linseed oil for *not* being chemically refined. funny enough, cold press linseed oil is the most effective and archival binder for pigment because of it's heightened acidity and unaltered chemical structure. when linseed oil is chemically refined, better known as 'hot pressed', it alters the structure of the oil and the pH. the reason cold press isn't more readily used has nothing to do with it's behavior over time, it has everything to do with it being the most difficult and expensive way to produce linseed oil.
honestly, if i began comparing brands to price, old holland's price isn't outlandish at all. take williamsburg for instance. in price, it's not far off from old holland. yet, the pigment load and the oil vehicle are inferior. why wouldn't i pay a little more and get old holland?

personally, my initial draw to old holland was it's unbelievable pigment load. i use very sparse amounts of color in thin glazing layers, so a paint as pigment heavy as old holland is exceptionally helpful to me.

in short, would recommend it over and over. it's fantastic stuff. it's tried and tested. they use top grade materials. they have a humongous color selection. there are no fillers or artificial driers in it. it's a brilliant paint. once you try it, you'll never go back.

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Okay, a little overpriced. But they charge for the pigment, not just a tube of paint. The paint is heavily loaded with pigment; just enough oil to bind it into a paint and make it squeeze out of a tube. Wonderfully saturated colors, it doesn't get much better than this. They also offer a REAL lead white, Cremnitz White, that is the heaviest (most pure lead pigment) and most thick creamy texture and bright warm white than any other lead white I have tried.

Large selection, although do your homework, go to THEIR website, and figure out if that color you like is a blend you can accomplish yourself if needed, or if it is a blend you use so often it is better to get it this way.

Also mind that certain colors, certain pigments, get labeled oddly. And ones you may be looking for at that. For instance, instead of azo yellow lemon and phthalo green, they call them Scheveningen Yellow Lemon and Green respectively. This is a minor nuisance as it creates more difficulty in rooting out the true composition of the paint, and if you are familiar with pigments, then the names just become a hindrance.

But for these nuisances, the paint is top quality.

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Best quality!

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I like Old Holland, but they are expensive. I can't always afford them.

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Old Holland (OH) has some of the nicest cobalt colors to choose from. they are thick and rich and wonderful colors to use. Their cadmium colors are thick as well but seem to be a little on the darker side and definitely look flat when comparing them to other companies out there like Williamsburg or Blockx or Michael Harding. The only problem beside their cads looking flat and lifeless is the fact you have to dilute most colors because their just too thick to use right out of the tube. If it's thick paint your looking for then you found them but if you would like to have a little usability then try some other brands too. OH has some nice colors but for the price I didn't think they were all that. Do you really wanna pay $25 for a 40ml tube of alizarin crimson? I'd rather have williamsburg for about $10 less or even Michael Harding which is $8 less and just as thick when you compare the two. I have compared many colors from other companies to OH and OH isn't always the thickest. Yes OH is nice but it's not the best in my opinion.

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This paint is super saturated intense color - they mean it when they say no fillers. It took a bit of time to get used to such richly pigmented paint. The handling of the paint is also wonderful, almost magical. A tube will last 3-7 times longer than any other top brand depending on the color and what I'm painting and some of the colors just can't be touched as far as brightness and intensity. 65-70 percent of my palette is OH - can't say enough good things about it -

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I am a palette knife painter in oils and the consistency of the product lends itself to my type of work, the color is bright and clear and this color is specific to Old Holland, other brands that carry this same color name are not the same shade at all.

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I have used numerous amounts of oil paints and the only ones that discourage me from using was Old Holland & Block X due to there prices but never tried them. I tried Old Holland first and afterwards never looked back. Old Holland is known as "butter" as they weren't kidding. This is a specialty paint it's not for everyone especially if you don't have the budget for it. Moreover, it's best for portraits and landscapes but for large magnitudes size paintings I really don't suggest it, only if you really have deep pockets.

It comes out like butter it's ultra smooth with continues consistency. Its pigmentation of the entire tube is exceptional as it's consist throughout. You'll notice the smoothness when you apply it on canvas and the rich color of every stroke you apply on to the canvas. Optional when you apply semi-gloss varnish you will see the richness of the paint come to life as if it was slapping you in the face.

Anyone that "really" uses Old Holland has nothing really bad to say about it, except the price. It's very expensive but it's one of the best oil paints out there.