THE JOY OF QUINACRIDONE ACRYLIC PAINTS

There are so many positives for Quinacridone acrylic paints, that I highly recommend them as part of every painter’s toolbox. If you are like me, you will fall in love with them.

The Quinacridone family are transparent colors that range from yellow to violet, mostly in the pink and red range. They are syntetic acrylic paints that are very finely ground so they stay together when diluted and glide easily on the surface. I love the the intensity of the hues. Because quinacridone paints are transparent, they are fabulous for layering and they don’t dull down when they dry like most acrylic paints do.

These clean bright colors are special in that they have a base hue and they also have an overtone hue so that they are like fine wines with a bouquet and a pallette.

For a painter who is concerned about lasting color, they are lightfast and are resistant to fading and solvents.

Quinacridones mix well with other acrylic colors; the best example is that mixing quinacridone magenta with ultramarine blue, a luscious, velvety violet is the result……..a color that can’t be gotten by other mixtures.

Speaking of mixing, when mixed with titanium white, quinacridone paints do not lose their hue, but get creamy while maintaining a virbrancy.

I have attached a video panning an exploration of several of the quanacridone acrylics so you can see the depth of layering. ENJOY!

Testimonial:

“Great presentation Suzanne! I was familiar with Greenberg, but not Rosenberg, thank you for introducing him. These are the artists that got me fascinated with abstract expressionism, art history courses in college. However, it took many years and lots of experimenting to think of myself as an abstract painter.” ~Kathryn G.

Let me know what you think about quinacridone acrylics…….