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Acrylics Daler-Rowney Cryla Heavy Body Artists Acrylic
Cryla was the first ever Artists Acrylic produced commercially, introduced into Europe in 1963 by the Rowney Company. Cryla Artists’ Acrylic colour is a very heavy-bodied colour with a high loading of the very purest, permanent and lightfast pigments. They are characterised by their thick buttery consistency, their uniform eggshell finish across all the colours in the range and the minimal colour shift from wet to dry. A high quality, acrylic co-polymer is used as the binding agent in Cryla’s manufacture which prevents the shift in colour from wet to dry. The unique heavy, buttery feel under the brush and knife is popular with artists wanting to achieve a wide variety of impasto effects. The recent revamp of the Cryla range now includes a palette of contemporary colours containing modern pigments, specific primary shades as well as colours used by the Old Masters. Cryla Heavy Body Artists Acrylic is water-based so can be thinned with water if a thinner consistency is desired. When dry, the final film is permanent, lightfast, water-resistant and very flexible so is able to withstand the natural flexing of canvas and wood panels without cracking. Cryla is compatible with all of the Daler-Rowney mediums allowing for the creation of a wide range of effects. There are 87colours in the range over 4 price series.
Daler-Rowney System 3 Original and System Heavy Body
Daler-Rowney’s System 3 is a complete painting system. With Original and Heavy Body versions it is a highly versatile water-based acrylic offering all the virtues of lightfastness, permanence, durability and covering power, providing an excellent painting experience at an economical price. Only the highest quality pigments are used in the manufacture of System 3 Acrylics and they possess a significantly greater pigment loading than comparable acrylic ranges in this class. The comprehensive range of colours (47 colours plus 13 fluorescent in System 3 Original and 34 colours in System Heavy Body) are highly permanent, water resistant and flexible once dry. System 3 Original colours can be thinned with water to pale washes or used directly from the tube; each form dries quickly to create an insoluble film.
The quick drying properties enable the artist to work quickly, superimposing or juxtaposing colours without unnecessary fuss. The excellent covering power of System 3 Original colours make them ideal for large works such as murals or where large amounts of paint are required. System Heavy Body is the perfect complement to System 3 Original acrylics. It is a revolutionary, ultra-thick acrylic colour with an oil-like, heavy and buttery consistency that dries with an oil-like gloss. System Heavy Body colours are suitable for painting on any semi-porous surface that is free of grease and dirt. As with System 3 Original colours they are ideal for use on canvas and paper but are also suitable for painting on brickwork, plaster, hardboard, MDF and fabrics if primed with Daler-Rowney Gesso. System Heavy Body can even be applied to difficult surfaces such as laminated plastics, glass or glazed ceramics if the surface is abraded, roughened, etched and/or suitably primed.
Daler-Rowney Graduate Acrylics
Daler-Rowney Graduate acrylics are a quality range of student acrylics at a very affordable price. The range features bright and strong colours that are water based and solvent free. Daler-Rowney Graduate acrylics have a high pigment loading and flow easily across surfaces such as paper, primed board and canvas. The 48 colours are fast-drying, durable and flexible, so paintings will last a long time. Paper and canvas coated with Graduate Acrylic can be loosely rolled and stored without fear of cracking. They are compatible with most Daler-Rowney acrylic mediums.
Maimeri Polycolor Fine Art, 3D, Reflect and Body Acrylic colours
Maimeri Polycolor has been appreciated by European artists for many years for its versatility, rich consistency and body. It contains a special ultra-fine acrylic emulsion binder, a high tech product that dries to produce an extremely strong, resistant, supple and opaque film without sacrificing colour brilliance. Polycolor dries to a permanent velvety matte, gouache-like finish and because it is formulated with highly concentrated, premium pigments, it offers excellent coverage and colour impact - 100ml will cover about three square metres! Each of the 54 shades can be painted over or mixed with any other. Polycolor is unique because it is the ideal medium for many painting methods and techniques. It is especially good for outdoor work such as murals. The Polycolor range is supplemented by three additional Polycolor ranges which can be used by themselves or to enhance the original Polycolor colours. Polycolor 3D is a new generation of tinted acrylic paste with excellent elasticity allowing artists’ to create fantastic relief effects while still retaining its strong, compact colour and brilliance. The 24 colours are intermixable, thick, dense and extremely soft. Due to its comparatively low specific weight, Polycolor 3D is ideal for the application of thick
