Golden Open Slow Drying acrylic paints are high quality acrylics with an extended working time that allows artists more time to work before the paint dries. Ideal for blending techniques, glazing techniques, fine detail, and more. In this Artist Review of the Month, Fay Howe shares how the paints are perfect for using in her mono printing practice.
Artist Review of the Golden Open Slow Drying Acrylic Paint
by Fay Howe
I first started painting using acrylic paints because I found them easier to use than watercolours, which I sadly never managed to master. I continued with acrylics for years, but eventually was frustrated by the speed with which they dried and the difficulty of blending with them. So I changed to oil painting, which resolved those difficulties, and then rarely returned to using acrylic paint.
However, last year, I took an online printing course in which the recommendation was to use Golden Open acrylics. For that course, I was only using two forms of black, Carbon Black and Bone Black, the latter of which is more transparent, and a couple of other neutral colours. Prior to that, when using acrylics, I used heavy body or fluid acrylics, and for some reason, I had not been aware of Golden Open acrylics until doing the printing course.
Since then, I have become fascinated by mono printing techniques using a Gelli plate and purchased some different colours in the Golden Open range. They have been a total game changer and make me love painting with acrylics all over again. I can work at a leisurely pace, and with the Open acrylics, it is possible to use tissue paper and rice paper on the Gelli plate without the risk of tearing. Also, and this is a big plus, it is possible to make more than just one ghost print from the plate. This means that I can have the same print in three or four different tones, which is useful when making a collage, for example. The example below is of a print using homemade stencils and Golden Open acrylic paint in Azo Gold. The tonal differences are very distinct.
Electric Bloom by Fay Howe
Further Reading
The Story of Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
Golden SoFlat Acrylic for Hard Edge Abstract Painting
Review of Jackson’s Studio Acrylic Paint
Acrylic Painting, Microplastics, and the Environment
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