A bright, deep green single pigment hue with a bluish tinge. Highly transparent, this recreates the true viridian pigment and is a good color for glazing. The original pigment was patented by Guignet of Paris in 1859 and was used by 20th century masters including Van Gogh, Kandinsky and Klee.

Overview
This is high viscosity, pigment-rich professional acrylic color, ideal for impasto and texture. With a high concentration of lightfast artist-quality pigment and a satin finish, Heavy Body Acrylic gives you rich, permanent color, with crisp brush strokes and knife marks.

Character

High viscosity
Highly pigmented
Satin finish
Holds knife marks & brush strokes

Techniques

All painting techniques
Impasto
Texturizing with brush or palette knife
Alla prima

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