Golden Artist Colors has been contributing research and resources to the arts and art conservation community for over 30 years. Being curious has been a hallmark of our company, which has led to significant advancement in the understanding of materials that artists have relied upon for the safeguarding and longevity of their work. The research we have conducted in our own Labs and in collaboration with other museums and material scientists around the world has significantly improved our work for the benefit of preserving the visual legacy of artists for future generations.

Zinc Oxide: Warnings, Cautions, and Best Practices

Sarah Sands February 1, 2018 20 Comments

Introduction The use of Zinc Oxide in oils has been the focus of a lot of attention lately, especially around its potential to cause an increased rate and degree of embrittlement, cracking, and cleavage of oil paint films. Passionate positions have been staked out on all sides, while various studies

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Painted chart showing new QoR Benzi and Indian Yellows

QoR Lightfastness Testing Update

Sarah Sands October 1, 2015 19 Comments

Introduction In the last issue of Just Paint we discussed why some QoR Watercolors had a Lightfastness rating of NA, or Not Applicable, while most carried the familiar ASTM Lightfastness ratings of I and II. Essentially this came about because some of the pigments being used at that point were

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