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You’d think we had to get hit on the head with a rock to recognize that if we provided visual artists with visual tools, we’d probably make our efforts to share information much easier. Well now we think we’ve got something to more closely meet your needs and desires. Due to requests from consumers, GOLDEN … Read more
Mark Golden: Jackie, this past June you published, The Artist’s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love.What got you started on this journey? Jackie Battenfield: In 1989, I took eight years of experience running the Rotunda Gallery, a non profit exhibition space in Brooklyn, and decided to use those skills on myself … Read more
Prior to being launched, the new line of GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics underwent a battery of testing to assure it met our standards as a professional artist product. These tests gave us a vast amount of data about the properties of this unique paint and valuable knowledge regarding its working properties. This information helped us finalize … Read more
By Dana Rice For the last five years, in my role as Product Manager at Golden Artist Colors, I’ve had the opportunity to work with and explore an incredible range of materials. Just when I thought I was getting a handle on all the different ways these acrylic tools could be used, I had … Read more
By Ulysses Jackson Silverpoint / Drawing Ground In past Just Paint newsletters, Golden Artist Colors has highlighted many new Experimental Products covering a wide range of unique working qualities. Many of these products being produced as experiments had a short life span. However, some have gained a significant response from the artist community and continue … Read more
By Patti Brady When I first heard about the new Digital Mixed Media products, I was totally flummoxed. The word “digital” meant that I was in deep trouble. I have enough trouble sizing my digital images, much less the idea of messing with printers or software programs like Photoshop®! I love paint. I love drippy, … Read more
I think that after a 60-year history of acrylic coatings that we would have a good understanding, with very specific data, on the longevity of acrylics in outdoor environments. I have seen exposure test samples of original acrylics from the Rohm & Haas test facility outside Philadelphia of a coated wood panel set out in … Read more
After years of collaboration with our customers and suppliers, our research and development team at GOLDEN is proud to see the fruits of our labor rolled out as a truly innovative new paint system, GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics. GOLDEN OPEN represents the culmination of years of our chemists’ lives, thinking, brewing and partnering to determine how … Read more
QUESTION: What brushes are best suited for use with GOLDEN OPEN? ANSWER: As with any artist material or technique, it is results that count, and brushes are no exception to the rule. Indeed, which brush you choose can play a critical role in allowing these revolutionary paints to achieve their greatest potential. When compared to … Read more
By Scott Bennett Introduction What is an “Experimental Product”? GOLDEN Experimental Products are a series of limited-production, custom materials made available to the professional artist wishing to engage in experimentation and push the technical boundaries of their work with developmental materials. Although availability is limited, all GOLDEN Experimental Products have passed the basic requirements for freeze/thaw … Read more
