Blues/Purples-Heavy Body
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Golden Anthraquinone Blue $26.95 – $56.25
The color of night sky or shadows, very dark, reddish, semi-opaque blue with strong tinting, also known as Indanthrone. A versatile alternative to Ultramarine yet not as overpowering as Phthalo. (Series7)
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Golden Azurite Blue Hue $14.63
Historical azurite, from copper carbonate minerals, lacks the stability and durability required for modern painting, this mixture affordably approximates azurite’s deep greenish blue. (Series1)
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Golden Cerulean Blue Chromium $26.95 – $56.25
With pigment closely related to Cobalt and Cerulean, this chromium variation is a slightly more transparent and more neutral blue well suited for skies in landscape paintings. (Series7)
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Golden Cerulean Blue Deep $34.50
From the Cobalt family. Extremely lightfast, traditionally prized for its use in skies and as a part of many landscape palettes. The Cerulean Blue Deep is deeper and greener than the brighter, more traditional shades. (Series9)
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Golden Cobalt Blue $31.20 – $59.75
An exceptionally durable pigment, and costly, the unique depth and intensity of this blue inspired Van Gogh, Renoir and countless other artists. (Series8)
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Golden Cobalt Blue Hue $17.15 – $32.25
A mixture of ultramarine and phthalo blues with a little titanium white created as an affordable approximation of Cobalt blue at full strength, but with very different mixing properties. (Series2)
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Golden Cobalt Violet Hue $18.60
Cobalt Violet is a name used for several violet color cobalt pigments. Toxic, costly, and weak, historical Cobalt Violets were replaced by Manganese Violet. Our blend of Dioxazine Purple with Quinacridones and Zinc White, recreates the subtle yet complex color not found in other modern paints. (series3)
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Golden Dioxicine Purple $24.90 – $49.68
Prized for its very deep bluish purple, Dioxazine Purple is a single pigment color with exceptional depth. It is slightly less lightfast and more vulnerable to fading in lighter tints. (Series6)
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Golden Fluorescent Blue $21.75
Fluorescent Acrylic Colors are intense, brilliant colors, produced from dyes surrounded by a polymer coating. Because fluorescent colors are transparent, greater intensity is achieved by applying them over bright white surfaces. Fluorescent Colors are not lightfast. For permanency, a topcoat of GOLDEN MSA Varnish with UVLS (UltraViolet Light Stabilizers) is recommended, although varnish and top coats will eliminate the fluorescent “glow” under black light.
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Golden Light Ultramarine Blue $17.15 – $32.25
A mixture of titanium white and ultramarine blue pigments for a very opaque light blue. (Series2)
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Golden Light Violet $18.60 – $34.85
This is a convenience mixture of Dioxazine Purple and Titanium white that delivers a classic purple tint straight from the tube. (Series3)
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Golden Manganese Blue Hue $14.63 – $29.70
Production of the beautiful barium-based pigment ceased in the early 1990’s due to environmental and safety concerns, this modern mixture approximates the richness of manganese safely and affordably. (Series1)
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Golden Medium Violet $24.90
This mixture of violet and red pigment with a touch of Burnt Umber and Titanium white creates a fairly neutral, opaque violet. (Series6)
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Golden Paynes Grey $17.15 – $32.25
Named after British painter William Payne (1760-1830), early formulas contained indigo, alizarin lake, and ivory black. Today more commonly a mixture of ultramarine blue and black, it is considered easier to control and less intense than black as a mixing color. (Series2)
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Golden Phthalo Blue(Green Shade) $20.25 – $37.65
The greenish variation on this very powerful tinting versatile blue. When used thickly it is dark and opaque, but phthalo extends beautifully for glazes. (Series4)
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Golden Phthalo Blue(Red Shade) $20.25 – $37.65
The reddish variation on this very powerful tinting versatile blue. When used thickly it is dark and opaque, but phthalo makes beautiful transparent glazes. (Series4)
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Golden Primary Cyan $17.15 – $32.25
Golden’s interpretation of cyan is phthalo green-shade with a small amount of titanium white for use as a versatile and affordable mixing blue. (Series2)
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Golden Prussian Blue Hue $20.25 – $37.65
One of the first synthesized pigments, this deep, nearly black color is alkaline sensitive so not found in acrylic paints. Our modern mixture provides a similar color with great permanence. (Series4)
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Golden Quinacridone Violet $24.90
A very deep red-violet, this is single-pigment paint with great lightfastness and durability. (Series6)
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Golden Smalt Hue $14.63
Transparent color originally made from ground cobalt glass and used in 16th and 17th century European paintings in place of Ultramarine. Historically Smalt loses color over time, but this modern formula offers a classic deep blue that is permanent. (Series1)
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Golden Ultramarine Blue $17.15 – $32.25
Historically a very expensive ground lazurite pigment, synthetic pigment has been used since the 1830’s making it one of the most popular and affordable blues, Yves Klein blue is mostly Ultramarine. (Series2)
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Golden Ultramarine Violet $20.25 – $37.65
A very deep single-pigment violet that is neutral to slightly red in tone, and moderately transparent color. (Series4)
