Tri-Art Manufacturing — Professional Artist Materials Made in Canada

Developed in Kingston Ontario Tri-Art materials are trusted by professional artists educators and studios across Canada and beyond.

Tri-Art Manufacturing is a Canadian family-owned producer of professional artist materials based in Kingston Ontario. Founded in 1994 as an extension of the Art Noise art supply store and gallery Tri-Art began by producing a single line of professional acrylic paints and has since grown into one of Canada’s most respected paint manufacturers.

Today Tri-Art develops a wide range of artist materials including High Viscosity Acrylics Liquid Acrylics oils watercolours acrylic gouache inks mediums grounds and specialty paints. Their paints are known for high pigment loads strong chroma professional lightfastness ratings and innovative colour offerings including iridescent interference and fluorescent acrylics.

Every product is manufactured in Canada with a focus on colour accuracy material quality and contemporary studio performance. From professional painters and educators to experimental mixed media artists Tri-Art materials are designed to support every level of creative expression.

Professional Acrylics with Powerful Colour Presence

Tri Art Heavy Viscosity Acrylics

Academic Acrylics Built for Serious Painting

Rheotech

Rheotech Acrylics by Tri-Art are high-quality academic paints designed to deliver the handling qualities of professional acrylics at a student-friendly price point. Made in Canada with 100% pure acrylic emulsion and carefully selected pigments Rheotech colours offer creamy consistency reliable coverage and strong chroma for learning colour theory studio practice and large-scale production work.

The line features a medium-to-full body consistency that allows artists to move easily between washes layering brushwork and textured applications without sacrificing paint film strength or adhesion. Unlike many economy acrylics Rheotech paints avoid excessive fillers preserving cleaner colour mixing better opacity control and dependable archival performance.

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The Reusable Palette Built for Acrylic Artists

Non Stick Palettes for Acrylic Painters

Tri-Art Non-Stick Palettes are reusable acrylic painting surfaces designed to make colour mixing cleanup and paint management easier for contemporary artists. Developed specifically for acrylic paints the smooth non-stick surface allows dried acrylic colour to peel cleanly away reducing waste and eliminating the need for disposable palette paper.

Lightweight durable and resistant to warping these palettes provide a bright white mixing surface that helps artists accurately judge colour value opacity and undertones while painting. Unlike traditional wood or plastic palettes Tri-Art’s non-stick design allows leftover acrylic paint to be removed peeled reused for collage and textural effects or transformed into acrylic skins and gel transfers.

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