Meet Artist Gordon Millsaps – Materials & Applications Specialist at Golden Artist Colors | Just Paint
Mark Golden: Gordon, thank you so much for allowing me to explore your story and share it with our artist community. As our newest Materials and Applications Specialist, I’m sure they will get to know you and certainly appreciate your expertise, so thank you for this opportunity. Gordon Millsaps: Thanks for showing interest. Mark: You ... Read more The post Meet Artist Gordon Millsaps – Materials & Applications Specialist at Golden Artist Colors appeared first on Just Paint.| Just Paint
A pastel painting radiates color from a matte pigment-rich surface. This distinctive medium is also incredibly fragile, so pastel works are typically displayed behind glass. Fixative coatings provide stabilization, keeping the delicate dry pigment particles from falling off the surface and landing on the glass or frame. We often receive questions from artists regarding fixatives ... Read more The post Spray Fixatives for PanPastel appeared first on Just Paint.| Just Paint
By Golden Artist Colors At Golden Artist Colors, we’re deeply committed to developing and supporting materials that reflect the real-world needs and preferences of artists. That’s why we regularly turn to professional painters for insight—not just about how our products perform, but how they feel, mix, and function in the studio. Earlier this year, we ... Read more| Just Paint
Since their introduction in 2007, PanPastel Artist Pastels have inspired the pastel world with their pan format and sponge applicators, allowing for smooth, even applications, soft fades and gradients. They combine the visual power of pure pigments with the mixability of paint and can be used with almost any other drawing or painting material, making ... Read more| Just Paint
In a previous article “The Science and Seduction of Luminescent Colorants“, we discussed what makes Fluorescent and Phosphorescent pigments unique. To summarize, electrons can be charged with light energy, causing them to become excited and temporarily jump to a higher orbit. As they release this energy in the form of photons (light), it results in ... Read more| Just Paint
In our investigation of the embrittlement of oil paints containing zinc oxide (see Sarah Sands’ 2018 article Zinc Oxide – Reviewing the Research), we made a lab trial containing titanium dioxide (PW6, “TiO2”) and 6% zinc oxide (PW4, “ZnO”) that used stand oil instead of our standard refined linseed oil. Two years later, we noticed ... Read more| Just Paint
This will be a forum/discussion comparing blue oil colors [Cobalt, Ultramarine, and YInMn] by a consortium of atelier oil painting instructors| Just Paint
December 17, 2024 Editor’s Note: To make this article as relevant as possible, we have updated it with new and more timely resources that we hope you find helpful. As always, if you need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Materials & Applications Specialist team at help@goldenpaints.com. Obviously in any emergency ... Read more| Just Paint
Today’s artist has access to an abundance of colorants, including Fluorescent and Phosphorescent pigments, which are members of the “Luminescent Family”. Few, if any, other colorants rival their vibrant allure. Whether applied as paint or encapsulated in resins, glass or plastic, these materials have always held an aura of mystery and intrigue. Part of this ... Read more| Just Paint
1. Introduction In this article we’re sharing some major changes currently taking place in the pigment world that affect the availability of natural iron oxide pigments, commonly referred to as natural earth pigments. We have a large offering of natural earth pigments, particularly in our Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors line, but also in GOLDEN Artist ... Read more| Just Paint
Introduction In 2024 we introduced 13 pigment-containing watercolors to the QoR line and 8 Interference and Iridescent paints. We wanted a way to share the potential of these new colors with you in a manner that suggests what it might be like to have one or more on your palette. To provide this information, we ... Read more| Just Paint
Every once in a while we receive inquiries from artists who use our products with Masterson Sta-Wet Palettes, a sealable palette system that keeps acrylic paints workable for days or even weeks by utilizing a wet sponge and permeable palette paper. Some of these artists shared that certain GOLDEN Artist Acrylic colors were changing consistency ... Read more| Just Paint
We tested PanPastel on 16 GOLDEN acrylic grounds, pastes and gels, to see which of these products receive PanPastel the best, which allowed for layering, details and finally erasing. Golden Pastel Ground, Absorbent Ground, Light Molding Paste and other gritty pastes performed best.| Just Paint
The allure of raw canvas combined with the fluidity and vibrancy of acrylic stains has captivated artists and art lovers for decades. Artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis, and their contemporaries in the Color Field movement revolutionized the art world with their innovative soak staining techniques, creating mesmerizing compositions that celebrated the intrinsic ... Read more| Just Paint
Custom Special Edition YInMn Blue Acrylic, Oil and Watercolor Paints March 08, 2024 We are excited to announce that a limited quantity of YInMn Blue is now available for purchase through the GOLDEN online store! Available in Heavy Body Acrylic, QoR Watercolor, and Williamsburg Oil, YInMn Blue is only available for purchase within the U.S., ... Read more| Just Paint
Fabric painting using your acrylic paints and GOLDEN GAC 900 are great for creating wearable artwork. Lean what products to use for your favorite techniques.| Just Paint
If you’ve ever sanded Gesso or other acrylic products and ended up with rubbery bits and had to throw out sheets and sheets of sandpaper and less than excellent results, then you should try WET SANDING! Wet sanding is the most effective way to sand acrylics. Adding water to the process lubricates the surface to ... Read more| Just Paint
Methodological Issues and the Effect of White Pigments on Fading Introduction Lightfastness is usually reported in a single word or number—a simple answer for artists questioning a color’s permanence. Although lightfastness ratings are straightforward, lightfastness assessment is actually fairly complex, and a variety of factors can influence both laboratory and real-world lightfastness outcomes. To tackle ... Read more| Just Paint
Introduction Our Lab, in conjunction with the Materials and Applications Specialists Department, recently updated the lightfastness testing for the entire QoR Watercolor line. Our testing methods employed a significantly expanded range of dilutions with water as well as incorporating, for the first time, tints with titanium white to more accurately simulate how artists use watercolor. The ... Read more| Just Paint
