Description
The Classic Oil line from Old Holland is a range of 168 oil paints that are each made with the highest degree of lightfastness. The paints are made with modern lightfast pigments with the same color characteristics as traditional ones, and are available in a wide range of opaque and transparent colors. The only medium used for these paints is cold-pressed extra virgin linseed oil, which results in an oil paint of unequalled quality.
In 1985, following extensive research, Old Holland presented a revolutionary range of 168 oil paints, each with the highest degree of lightfastness. Traditional, non-lightfast pigments were replaced with modern lightfast pigments with the same colour characteristics as the traditional ones. Thanks to the highest possible concentration of pigment in each colour, the paint has an unprecedented colour strength. Within the unique range of 168 colours, there is a wide range of opaque and transparent colours, each with the highest possible brilliance (intense) and clarity (clean) characteristics. The only medium used for these oil paints is cold-pressed extra virgin linseed oil, to obtain an optimum oxidisation (drying) of the paint. This increases durability and brushstroke spread. Together, these characteristics result in an oil paint of unequalled quality.
Pigment Classification: Quinacridon-Anthraquinone
Colour Index: PR209-PR168
Colour index number: 73905-59300
Lightfastness: Lightfast pigment according to ASTM
Category 1 and 2
Opacity/Transparency: Transparent