Acrylic Painting
- Marion Dutton
- Jun 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 1
Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Colours
Golden Heavy Body Acrylics are the original line of Golden paints, celebrated for their smooth, buttery consistency and outstanding permanence. With no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, or dyes, they deliver pure, vibrant colour and excellent lightfastness.
Maz Says: I’ve fallen in love with Golden acrylics — both their Heavy Body and their Open line. The professional quality gives a gorgeous, glossy finish I adore. While they’re pricier because of the filler-free formula, they’re well worth it for artists who want the best right from the start. Golden acrylics have become my go-to choice.
Golden Open Acrylics
Golden Open Acrylics are professional-grade colours designed with a uniquely relaxed working time, unlike any other acrylics. Their extended drying period makes them perfect for techniques such as soft blending, subtle glazing, shading, and fine detail — while keeping your palette mixes usable for much longer and reducing wasted paint.
Maz Says: The extended open time on these paints makes them truly special. They blend like oils and leave a finish that looks every bit as rich as traditional oil painting.
Golden Open Medium (Gloss)
GOLDEN OPEN Acrylic Gel (Gloss) and OPEN Acrylic Medium are formulated with 100% acrylic polymer dispersion, designed to extend the working time of your paints. Just like the OPEN colours, these mediums stay wet on the palette for longer, preventing skinning and allowing more flexibility for blending and layering.
Maz Says: This is a must-have for anyone using the Golden Open range. I even mix it into regular acrylics to give them the same open qualities. It comes in Gloss or Matte — and for me, Gloss is always the winner.
Golden Open Medium (Matte)
Golden Open Acrylic Medium (Matte) works exactly like the gloss version, extending the working time of acrylics and allowing for smooth blending and layering — but with a flat, matte finish. Which to choose really comes down to your personal taste.
Maz Says: While I personally prefer the gloss, the matte version behaves in the same way and can also be mixed into regular acrylics to give them the “open” qualities of the Golden range. If you want a non-reflective finish, this one’s for you.
Jackson’s Studio Acrylic Paint
Jackson’s Studio Acrylics are smooth, highly pigmented colours with no fillers or chalkiness — perfect for artists who use a lot of paint but still want professional quality. The range of 32 lightfast colours dries to a satin finish and intermixes easily with other acrylic brands.
Maz Says: These are my go-to recommendations for beginners. The squeezy bottles make them easy to use with a stay-wet palette, and they offer excellent quality at a very affordable price.
