Golden Artist Colors Product Review
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| April's Review |
Chris' Review |
Tammy's Review |
Stephanie's Review |
Pomaika`i's Review |
Review by AprilI have always enjoyed drawing, painting, and experimenting with a variety of art forms. Shortly after I began scrapbooking, I started trying to integrate my love for both paper crafting and various art techniques. For example, when I create a new layout, I try to use different art mediums and when I create art pieces I try to incorporate scrapbooking embellishments. Acrylic paint is a fantastic art medium that can easily be used on any craft or art project and it is one of my favorites! Now I have tried and use many popular acrylic paints that have been created for scrapbookers, but if you really want the good stuff, you have to purchase paint that is made for the professional artist and Golden Artist Colors is a perfect example!
Golden Artist Colors Inc. was started in 1980 by Sam Golden. Their mission - "To grow a sustainable company dedicated to creating and sharing the most imaginative and innovative tools of color, line and texture for inspiring those who turn their vision into reality". Since the beginning, the company has strived to provide artists with professional grade acrylic paint and materials, defined by consistency and strength of color. Golden continually launches exciting new product lines and is well known for producing excellent high quality acrylics and art materials. It's no wonder I was delighted to learn Golden was sending products for ScrapFriends to review!
For this review, I received the following Golden products: One container of Quinacridone/Nickel Axo Gold acrylic paint, one container of Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) acrylic paint, one container of Soft Gel (Matte) Medium, and one container of Gesso. Both of the paint colors are considered heavy body acrylics and are produced with 100% acrylic polymer emulsion. This means that the paint provides chemical, water, and UV resistance, and also produces a film with excellent flexibility. The acrylics dry quickly, can be painted over immediately, and dry transparent which allows the pigments to show their full color. You can mix the acrylics with water or other Golden mediums to create a variety of shades and/or thin the paint. The Quinacridone/Nickel Axo Gold I received was a gorgeous shade similar to a burnt amber or dark orange rust. The Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) I received was a lovely intense shade of blue that resembled a cross between nautical blue and cobalt. Golden's Gesso is a flexible, ready-to-use ground that seals, protects, prepares the surface of a substrate to accept paints, and provides tooth to promote paint adhesion. Gesso can be used with a variety of art mediums and can also be mixed with paints to achieve unique shades of the original color. Last but not least, gesso can be used to create amazing textures on your work surface. The soft gel I received is the recommended acrylic to use as glue for collaging. It is thinner than Golden's heavy body acrylic colors and is ideal for glazing when transparency is desired. You can also use it to thin your acrylic paints and create original finishes. Since it is made of 100% acrylic polymers, it has exceptional flexibility and also offers resistance to chemicals, water, and uv radiation. Both the gesso and the soft gel are offered in four different container sizes and you can purchase the gesso in white or black.
To create my first project, I created three different unique papers to use for the background. I used a mixture of Golden's gesso, water, and Quinacridone acrylic paint to color a sheet of tissue paper. Next, I added a little more gesso to the same mixture and this resulted in a lighter orange shade which I painted on a sheet of rice paper. Then I added about 3 tablespoons of water to the Phthalo Blue acrylic paint and painted over a sheet of printed tissue paper. As I was making my custom colors using the acrylic paints, I realized that just a little would go a long way and I was very pleased to find that even after making several papers I was going to have enough paint left for several more projects! After all the papers dried, I simply cut them into different sizes, adhered them all to a sheet of cardstock, and then added my photo and embellishments.
Title: Freeze
Products used: Cardstock (Prism Prismatics: White)
Acrylic Paint (Golden Artist Colors: Phthalo Blue (Red Shade), & Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold)
Gesso (Golden Artist Colors Gessos & Grounds)
Tissue paper (7gypsies, & Wal-Mart)
Rice Paper (Loew Cornell)
Pens (Sakura)
Brads (Making Memories)
Stickers (Heidi Swapp, Making Memories)
Notebook Sheer (Maya Road)
Metal Clip (7gypsies)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)
I was a little ambitious for my second project, but I knew I wanted to do something with a canvas...so why not a really big canvas! I started by giving the entire canvas a good coat of gesso, and then I used a palette knife to move the gesso around creating different textures. After the gesso dried, I created a beautiful dark teal color by mixing the Phthalo Blue acrylic paint with water, soft gel medium, and a little bit of Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold. I painted the canvas leaving some areas darker, some lighter, and some I lightly rubbed a paper towel with. You can see in the picture below, how creating texture with the gesso and then painting it really adds a lot of dimension. After I achieved the look I desired, I took a butter knife and used it to lightly tap on my paint brush letting the paint spatter on areas of my canvas. The paint dried very fast and I was so intrigued by the color and textures that I certainly would have been happy enough to just hang it on my wall and call it done! However, I decided to decorate it and when I pulled out my angel drawing I knew it would be perfect for it. One of my best friends from high school had started this drawing and gave it to me even though it was unfinished. I have been saving it for years, so it was exciting to finally take it out and finish the drawing and coloring. I cut the angel out and adhered it to the canvas using the soft gel (matte) medium. To complete the design, I added some decorative ribbon, bling and a few transparent swirls.
Title: project 2
Products used:
Acrylic Paint (Golden Artist Colors: Phthalo Blue (Red Shade), & Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold)
Gesso (Golden Artist Colors Gessos & Grounds)
Soft Gel (Matte) (Golden Artist Colors: Gel Mediums)
Colored Pencils (Staedtler)
Riboon (Dove of the East)
Pen (Sakura Gelly Roll)
Transparencies (Hambly Screen Prints)
Rhinestones (Hobby Lobby)
Canvas (Personal Stash)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)
When I first received the two containers of Golden's acrylic paint, I was worried that I would be limited as to what I could do with only two colors. After experimenting with different mixtures of the paints with gesso, water, and the soft gel (matte) medium, I quickly realized that I wasn't limited at all. I could potentially create a huge assortment of colors and shades using only the Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold and the Phthalo Blue (Red Shade). I really enjoyed reviewing these items and I can't wait to get my hands on more of the Golden Artist Colors acrylics! The colors were truly outstanding no matter what shade I created, and the paint itself had a wonderful consistency making it super easy to mix and apply. I have to admit that this was actually my first experience using gesso of any kind and now I'm not sure how I ever lived without it! Earlier this month, I reviewed the Watermedia Collage Workshop DVD by Carrie Burns Brown and she used mostly all Golden products and mentioned several times how much she enjoyed using them. I also used the Golden products in this review to compliment the DVD review, so I have had the chance to create several projects using these fantastic Golden products and I have to say I have really enjoyed using them as well. Golden acrylics and mediums can be used on a variety of art projects, altered art, and even your scrapbook layouts, so they would be a wonderful choice for all types of crafters!
Review by ChrisGolden Artist Colors, Inc., has been in business under that official name since 1972. Prior to that, Sam Golden worked for his uncle in the artist paint business since 1930, and thus you can see that there is a lot of history and experience in "paint making" behind the name "Golden." Golden has always strived to maintain the highest pigment load among all major manufacturers. Golden also develops formulas and procedures to increase color strength with the same level of pigment. This is an artist's dream come true: an artist-grade paint with sufficient pigment load to provide vivid colors' to allow color mixing, and to provide sufficient depth of color to allow for the creation of hues and shades from one color without diluting its intensity. Although Golden creates their paint for the professional artist, student and craft artists have benefited from the fine quality and color intensity of their paints.
Golden has a substantial website with a tremendous depth of information and instructional materials. It was there that I learned the difference between "mineral" pigments and "laboratory" pigments and why when I mixed the two, I was often disappointed. Mineral pigments, made from natural materials, are opaque. Laboratory-created pigments are translucent. When you mix the two, the opacity of the mineral paint remains dominant. Well, that explained quite a lot to me! I also learned quite a bit about mixing paints and creating shades and hues from watching Carrie Burns Brown on her Water Collage Media DVD. She demonstrated how to create many different shades using three primary colors along with white and black. I received three primary paint colors for this review: Quinacridone/NickelAzoGold (a yellow), Phthalo Blue (a blue), and Quinacridone Crimson (a red). After watching the DVD, I was well-prepared to create a wide variety of shades and hues along with secondary and tertiary colors using just these three primary paints and the white and black already in my paint cupboard.
The first things I noticed when I put my three paints into my mixing palette were the intensity of the colors and the smoothness of the paint. I actually entertained thoughts of finger painting because I just wanted to stick my fingers in this beautiful' creamy paint! However' I held off and opted for several different paint brushes instead.
For my first project, I painted diagonal lines of color on a 2 inch square piece of Ranger's Memory Glass. As I added a new color of paint, I intentionally allowed it to blend in with the still-wet neighboring color, creating a secondary color between them. The greens, oranges and purples that you can see in this pendant are a result of the blending of the primary colors as I applied them to the glass. This project best demonstrates the intensity of the colors in these paints as well as the intensity that remains when two colors are blended to create a third. I cannot tell you how gorgeous this piece is in real life, especially when held up to the light! I plan to create several of these to hang on my Christmas tree this year. I can just imagine how they will glow with the tiny lights behind them.
Glass Pendant
Products used: Acrylic paints (Golden Artist Colors, Inc., Quinacridone/NickelAzoGold, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Crimson)
Glass (Ranger, Memory Glass)
Rub-ons (MAMBI)
Next I made an Artist Trading Card. First, I created a textured layer on the ATC card with the use of Golden's Gesso. Gesso' ordinarily used to prepare surfaces for painting, can also be applied in thicker layers to add texture. Dimensional designs can be added into this thicker layer while it is still wet. For my ATC, I merely used a paint brush, drawing the Gesso up into small hills, and leaving valleys between. Once the Gesso had dried, I applied layers of translucent color using washes of the same Golden paints that I used in the first project. This technique, demonstrated by Carrie Brown, lessens the intensity of the colors through the addition of water. Although the colors are less intense, they are still full of pigment. Again, I mixed colors to create secondary colors. Once my background was completed and after it had dried, I added a piece of text paper using Golden's Gel Medium as adhesive and as a clear layer over the entire card. On top of that layer, I applied a diluted layer of Golden's Iridescent Gold fluid acrylic paint. Some stamping and some gems completed this cute ATC.
Notice the texture in the close-up image of the ATC.
Cattitude ATC
Products used: Acrylic paints (Golden Artist Colors, Inc., Gesso, Quinacridone/NickelAzoGold, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Crimson, Iridescent Gold)
ATC (Strathmore, linen canvas)
Stamps (Inkadinkado)
Ink (Ranger, Adirondack, pitch black pigment)
Gems (Hero Arts; Dollar Store)
Gel Medium (Golden)
Finally I tried a more ambitious project, inspired by one I saw in Altered Surfaces, a book published by Design Originals and written by Chris Cozen, a working artist for Golden. To create this sun catcher, I used a stamped image as a pattern and inscribed the design into a piece of acrylic using my Dremel tool. Once the design was etched into the plastic, I coated it with the Phthalo Blue paint. After a few minutes I rubbed the surface, leaving the paint only in the etched areas. Then I used my same Golden paints to create many different shades of color, first painting the flower, then adding layers of translucent paint to the back to create the depth of the design. This was my first attempt at this technique and although I love the outcome, I know I can improve on the background design with practice (which I plan to do, since I really like this technique!).
Etched sun catcher
Products used: Acrylic paints (Golden Artist Colors, Inc., Quinacridone/NickelAzoGold, Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Crimson)
Stamp (StampinUp!)
Craft Acrylic
Jump rings and chain (Plaid Enterprises)
There is nothing more satisfying than using paints with color so intense that it allows you to work with them to create multiple shades and hues without a diminishing of that intensity. Golden paints have a high pigment load which I believe makes them the best artist paint on the market. After having worked with the paints provided for this review, I have located a local retailer and have purchased several other colors. I am looking forward to my next painting adventure - perhaps I'll even do a little finger painting!
Review by TammySomewhere on 15th street in Manhattan, New York a young entrepreneur named Sam Golden joined his uncle, Leonard Bocour, at Bocour Artist Colors. From the mid 1930's to the 1950's the shop became a local hangout for many of the local artists of that day. Through conversations with some of the local artists Sam Golden discovered their needs and would spend the next 20 years refining acrylic paints.
In 1972 Sam decided it was time to retire and he moved to New Berlin, New York, but somehow he could not get away from making paint. All other things were boring, but this was his true love. So in 1980, at the age of 67, Sam Golden came out of retirement and the Golden Paint company began. Since that day, the Golden has continued to grow in quality and has received numerous local and national awards. Although Sam Golden passed away suddenly in 1997, the company has continued to produce professional grade acrylic paints and materials that Sam would be proud of.
While I am completely fascinated by the history of the Golden company, I wondered what makes the Golden acrylic paints stand out against it's competitors? It could be that Golden has the only custom lab of its kind. The lab will make products to the exact specifications of the artist's needs and this has been the central concern since it's humble beginnings at Bocour Artist Colors.
Not being familiar with professional paints, I was very intrigued by the names given to these colors; Quinacridone Crimson, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and Quiacridone/Nickel Azo Gold. After visiting the Golden website I discovered that the Quinacridone colors are excellent mixing colors because they retain their transparency and vibrant undertones due to the fact that they are an Organic Pigment. What this means is that these acrylics have a remarkable ability to withstand the impact of light and weather. These colors also tend to not muddy or gray but instead retain their brightness of color. The Quinacridone Crimson is the most lightfast and contains a deep burgundy color as well as a bright rosy undertone. Also, when you mix Phthalo Green B/S with the Quinacridone Crimson you will produce a beautiful deep black.
The Quiacridone/Nickel Azo Gold is a standout color to the Golden product line. At first glance you would expect a deep sienna but yet this acrylic has a vibrant yellow undertone that makes this a beautifully bright golden yellow.
Phthalocyanines are the oldest known Organic pigments and the Golden Heavy Body line contains 5 colors including the Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) which I received for this review.
Besides the Golden acrylics, I also received White Gesso. According to the Golden website, "Gesso can be thought of as the bridge between the support and the paint. GOLDEN Gesso is designed to penetrate a support and provide a surface for the adherence of paint." Gesso is a very flexible medium but it also provides an opaque coverage. While the Quinacridone's and Phthalocyanine's provide vibrant yet transparent colors, when you mix the Gesso with these Organic pigments to create a tint, you will lose the transparency of the color but you will retain it's vibrant undertones.
Mixing the colors of the Quinacridone Crimson, Phthalo Blue (Green Shade), and Quiacridone/Nickel Azo Gold I found that I could create a wide color palette to work with. By adding a small amount of Gesso to the green acrylic I created a more opaque look to the leaves while adding only water to the Phthalo Blue I achieved a very transparent, or stained glass effect on the printed overlay.
Title: Piggy Tails
Products used: Cardstock (Prism)
Overlay (Best Creation Inc.)
Acrylic Paint (Golden)
Embossing Powder (PK Glitz)
Brads (Misc)
I have never been one to carry pictures in my wallet. I know – it is hard to believe that a scrapbooker would not carry pictures of her children with her everywhere she goes, but it is true. To rectify this situation I decided to create this little book using rice paper and the Golden acrylics. I wanted a variation in color for the inside pages so I mixed my three acrylics and diluted them with water, creating a very fluid acrylic that flowed onto the rice paper very nicely. While the colors were diluted with water, giving them a softer look, they continued to retain their vibrant shades. For the cover of the book, I first applied Clear Tar Gel to create the texture before staining the rice paper cover. Once my papers were dry, I folded my rice paper for the inside pages and the cover. I then cut a strip of cardstock for the book band and attached the metal closure. Now I have a cute little brag book that is stuffed with my family photos that I'm proud to carry with me.
Title: Mini Photobook
Products used: Rice Paper (Hobby Lobby)
Acrylic Paint (Golden)
Clear Tar Gel (Golden)
Cardstock (Basic Grey)
Closure (Basic Grey)
The Golden Acrylic paints and Gesso completely exceeded my expectations. The quality of these products are the reason that this company has continued to flourish and is continuing to meet the individual needs of today's artists.
The Golden acrylic paint products have opened up a whole new world of creativity and color. I look forward to using and experimenting with the Golden products more in all areas of my artistic endeavors. Thank you Golden for giving us a product that we can be proud of!
Review by StephanieIf someone had told me I’d be getting some paint and would actually enjoy working with it, I would have told them they were crazy! Paint and I just don’t mix. I mean, I get covered. I wear it everywhere. It’s never the color I want. I always have stroke marks in my work. I am never happy when I paint. Well, my opinion of paint has definitely changed, and for the better I might add!
I received 3 acrylic paint colors by Golden Paints for this review and I am in love!!! I got a 1 ounce jar of Phtalo Blue, a 1 ounce jar of Quinacridone/Nicel Azo Gold and a 2 ounce tube of Quinacridone Crimson. I also received a 2 ounce jar of Gesso. The colors are incredible by themselves and as I watched Carrie Burns Brown work on The Water Media Collage Workshop DVD, which I had previously reviewed, I went ahead and mixed colors. I loved the color combinations I was able to create using these 3 basic colors mixed with some water or Gesso. And even though I was making a mess, I was very happy to be doing so.
In keeping with Carrie’s advice, I laid out some white tissue paper on plastic bags so I would not get paint on my surface. Carrie advises spraying the tissue lightly with water to allow the paint to move freely across the tissue as you apply it. I mixed colors with water and Gesso and was able to create variations of the primary colors. In very little time I had quite a number of different shades to work with. I felt like I was in art class and was given carte blanche to do whatever I wanted – what a great feeling that was!!!! Once my tissue was dry, I had lots of ideas.
I liked the Phtalo Blue as is from the jar and decided to paint some chipboard for a winter beach layout I was working on. The paint went on smoothly, left no lines or indentations or brush strokes. Wow, this was going to be good. Even when it dried, the paint was smooth, no strokes, no crinkles – just a beautiful smooth appearance. Oh I was hooked!
Title: Fun
Products used: Cardstock (Prism, Tawny Light)
Paint (Golden Paints)
Pattern Paper, Stickers (Sandylion, Coastal Collection)
Chipboard (Fancy Pants)
Ink (Colorbox)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)
I then went back to my tissue paper and decided to create a birthday book. It seems I always forget someone’s birthday and I hoped this book would be a useful reminder. Cutting some chipboard into the size I wanted, I covered the front and back with the tissue in varying shapes and sizes. I used Liquitex Gloss Medium as a fixative because, as Carrie explained, it would bring out the colors of the paint on the tissue papers. She was quite right. When the tissue dried, I sanded off the excess, then assembled my book and bound it. I added tabs on which I stamped the months and added embellishments throughout the book. I used Grungeboard for the title, running the letters through a Cuttlebug Birthday embossing folder, then painting them with the colors I had left over from painting the tissue paper. A beautiful book was created.
Title: Birthday Book
Products used: Tissue paper (craft store)
Paint (Golden Paints)
Grungeboard (Tim Holtz)
Punch (Magill)
Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)
Stamps (Autumn Leaves, Studio G, Technique Tuesday)
Ink (Staz on)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)
I then decided to mix Phtalo Blue and Quinacridone Crimson with a little Gesso. I was able to create a lovely purply-pink color which I used on one side of a circular mini book. Adding a little more Gesso, I created a lighter pink for the other side. I have lots of quotes I love to use for inspiration and they are never in the one place, so I created a Little Book of Quotes so they would always be at my fingertips.
Title: Quote Book
Products used: Chipboard Coasters (Studio 18)
Paint (Golden Paints)
Quotes (Flair Designs, My Minds Eye)
Rubons (Making Memories)
Ribbons (Maya Road)
Gloss Medium (Liquitex)
Golden Paints has truly changed my mind about using paints. The colors are the true core colors through which all kinds of colors can be created. The amount of colors you can create by adding water or Gesso, or just combining colors is seemingly endless!! I was especially impressed with the fact that no mater what I used with the paint – a brush, a sponge, my finger, the color dried smoothly and evenly without streaks. Thanks Golden Paint. I definitely see more painting in my future.
Review by Pomaika`iGolden Artist Colors, Inc. is well known in the art community. Even a dabbler like myself have a few Golden products in my stash. I've used some of the Golden Glazing Liquid and Gel Medium in my altered work, but I am not a painter, and I can't really keep the terms tone and hue and value straight, so I will have to review the paints from the perspective of a general crafter.
I received a 2 oz. tube of Quinacridone Crimson, 1 oz. wide mouth container each of Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold, and Phthalo Blue (green shade) and a 2 oz container of Gesso.
Each of the colors I received were beautiful! They rich and thick and consistent throughout the container. I used the bulk of my paints for staining tissue paper using instructions given on the "Water Media Collage Workshop" by Carrie Burns Brown. I found the paints very easy to dilute with water, and to mix with white gesso, and black acrylic. The colors were brilliant and consistent throughout my work even while diluted. I did not experience any settling out of pigment or color.
If I had to chose the type of container I liked the best, I have to say that I really liked the tube much better than the screw top container. It was easy to squeeze the tube into a cup for diluting, whereas the containers required me to use another tool to get the paint out, before I was able to mix. I finally figured out that using a popsicle stick was the easiest way to get the paint out of the container. Once I figured that out, things went more smoothly.
Though I sometimes use Gesso, I really didn't know exactly what it was for, so I looked it up and found out that Gesso acts as a primer that adds texture to a surface allowing paint to stick better. It also keeps the paint from soaking into the surface of your page, fabric or wood. Gesso can be used as a stiffener, as in collage work, so that your paper can hold heavier elements. I have also see Gesso used as a way to create texture on a surface before painting or decorating (ie. dragging a comb through it for lines).
I liked the smooth liquid consistency of the Golden Gesso, which made mixing colors easy. There were no bothersome lumps or bumps. I don't know if this is something that Gesso is used for regularly, but I followed the instructions in "Water Media Collage Workshop" where Gesso was used as the white to tint colors. One thing I had problems with was the container the Gesso was in. It was a little difficult for me to pour the gesso out into the mixing cup since the container had a wide mouth. I felt like I wasted a lot of the gesso down the side of the container. If I had a choice I would get this Gesso in a narrow neck bottle or a tube. On the other hand, if you are using the Gesso to prime a canvas, then the wide mouth container is perfect for that use.
My first project is a collage created from tissue papers that were painted with very (water) diluted colors. The pinks are Quinacridone Red with different amounts of Gesso added to lighten the tint. The golds are Quinacridone Nickle Azo Gold with the black acrylic or Gesso added. I ripped the tissue paper into strips and adhered them to some watercolor paper with water diluted Gel Medium and a wide brush.
Title: Collage Cards
Products used: Inspired by Water Media Collage Workshop DVD(Creative Catalyst)
Cardstock (Prism)
Acrylic Paint (Golden Acrylics)
White Gesso (Golden)
Gel Medium (Golden)
Black Acrylic (Plaid)
Watercolor Paper (Strathmore) Tissue Paper (Craft Store)
Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger)
Other (bead, feather)
Adhesive (Lisa Pavelka PolyBonder)
Second Project: I've had some coffee filters around for over a year (I don't drink coffee). A friend and I were going to make some roses with them, but painting the tissue paper made me think of water color and how I love to watch the paint spread and mix on wet surfaces. The coffee filters struck me as a great surface to wet and play with since they would still be strong even when wet. I sprayed the coffee filters with water and then painted diluted Phthalo Blue with a little Quinacridone/Nickel Azo Gold in the spaces. The colors reminded me of the Earth.
To make the Coffee Filter album, I made a template by tracing one filter, and cutting out pieces of cardstock in that shape. I covered one side of the painted filter with cardstock and left one side as is. The reason I used cardstock over one page was to help stiffen the filter so that I could embellish the pages without having them buckle. The tag inside was also cut from a handmade template and serves to add more stiffening. I put all the filters together and punched two holes for the binding. I added eyelets to the holes for reinforcement.
Title: Fishing Mini Album
Products used: Cardstock (Prism)
Patterned Paper (Sugar Tree, Design Originals)
Acrylic Paint (Golden Acrylics)
White Gesso (Golden)
Stickers (Fiskars, Jolee, 7-Gypsies)
Adirondack Espresso (Ranger)
Eyelets (Making Memories)
Coffee Filters (Grocery Store)
Ribbon (Offray)
Other (Fishing Lure)
Title: Olympiad
Products used: Cardstock (Prism)
Acrylic Paint (Golden)
White Gesso (Golden)
Stamps (Technique Tuesday)
Adirondack Pitch Black (Ranger)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech)
I was very happy with the Golden Paints and Gesso I received for review. I wasn't really sure what I would do with them at first, but it turns out that there are many fun things to do with paint even if you are not a painter! No matter what surface I used Golden Paints on, their beautiful colors showed up nicely! Paints make a wonderful background for Scrapbook, Card and Altered projects, and there are many tutorials on how to add acrylic paint techniques to your repertoire, even one here at Scrapfriends that I will be doing shortly! When you pick out your paint, be sure the check out Golden Acrylics, you will be very happy with the quality, value, and beauty of their products!
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