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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Artist paints prepared from pigments dispersed in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acrylic%20resin acrylic resins] and diluted with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral%20spirits mineral spirits]. The paints dry rapidly to a hard, nonyellowing film. Acrylic colors were first sold by Bocour Artist Colors under the brand name of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Magna%20Plastic%20Colors Magna] in 1949. Another type of acrylic artist paint, called polymer colors, is an aqueous dispersion.  
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Artist paints prepared from pigments dispersed in [[acrylic%20resin|acrylic resins]] and diluted with [[mineral%20spirits|mineral spirits]]. The paints dry rapidly to a hard, nonyellowing film. Acrylic colors were first sold by Bocour Artist Colors under the brand name of [[Magna%20Plastic%20Colors|Magna]] in 1949. Another type of acrylic artist paint, called polymer colors, is an aqueous dispersion.  
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=polymer%20colors polymer colors].
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See also [[polymer%20colors|polymer colors]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:09, 6 January 2014

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Description

Artist paints prepared from pigments dispersed in acrylic resins and diluted with Mineral spirits. The paints dry rapidly to a hard, nonyellowing film. Acrylic colors were first sold by Bocour Artist Colors under the brand name of Magna in 1949. Another type of acrylic artist paint, called polymer colors, is an aqueous dispersion.

See also Polymer colors.

Synonyms and Related Terms

acrylics; acrylic paints; acrylic colours (Br.); couleur acrylique (Fr.); peinture acrylique (Fr.); pintura acrílica (Esp.); Colori acrilici (It.); tintas acrilicas (Port.)

Other Properties

Soluble in mineral spirits, turpentine.

Comparisons

Websites of artist colours manufacturers


Authority

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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