Description Opacity = T Galeria Acrylic Colour is a high quality acrylic which delivers professional results and is ideal for artists who want good quality colour at an affordable price. All of the colours in the Galeria Acrylic range offer a wide spectrum of pigment characteristics to choose from as well as excellent brilliance of colour, high levels of pigment strength, opacity & permanence, strong brush stroke retention, clean colour and a smooth, satin finish. Pigment Strength and Purity Although Galeria is referred to as ‘student grade’ the high levels of pigment deliver professional results with excellent covering power. Opacity Transparent colours are marked with T, the semi-transparent colours are marked ST. The relatively semiopaque colours are marked with SO and the opaque colours are marked O. Transparency however is relative and the ratings are provided as a guide only. Permanence and Lightfastness All Galeria acrylic colours are rated AA or A (except Opera Rose), ensuring the whole range is recommended as ‘Permanent for artists’ use’. Opera Rose is a B rating. Versatility Acrylic colour can be used on the widest variety of surfaces, (providing they are grease free and properly prepared); paper, canvas, hardboard, timber, sculpture, brickwork and plaster. It can be applied both thinly and thickly and at any dilution in between and is easy to use and clean up. Galeria can be used straight from the tube or thinned or thickened with a medium or water. This variety in consistency makes Galeria suitable for both oil and water colour techniques. Satin Finish Galeria has an even satin finish and the improved formulations provide this with excellent depth of colour, making colour matching easier from wet to dry. Matt or gloss finsihes can easily be obtained by adding the appropriate Galeria medium. Drying Times Thin films of colour will dry in 10-20 minutes, thicker films can take an hour or more.
