Academy Oil
An improved line of 45 colors including metallics that are highly pigmented and have superior tinting strength at a single student price. All colors have an ASTM lightfast rating of 1-Excellent and are labeled AP. The colors in the Academy® Oil student line correlate to the Pre-tested® professional line*, allowing students to graduate to a professional grade paint with ease. Made in the USA. MSDS for Academy Oils
*Except for Pre-tested® colors with heavy metals, Academy colors are hues and therefore have a different numerical assignment.
35 ml (1.25 oz) Varieties:
Colors:
Lemon Yellow
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A light yellow with a slight green undertone. It is great for mixing secondary colors with cool reds or blues.
Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) netural yellow with a high tinting strength. A great basic color for most palettes. Highly opaque, it holds up well when mixing. Useful for most mixes and a good all-purpose yellow.
Cadmium Yellow Light Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Pre-tested Professionals Cadmium Yellow Light is warmer on the temperature scale than many others on the market. Its a bright, sunny yellow that mixes well with other primaries to create strong secondary colors. Its a favorite choice for a warm primary yellow in many palettes.
Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A very warm yellow that approaches orange, its a bright, highly opaque color with a high tinting strength.
Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A highly opaque orangey-yellow that is slightly more muted than its neighbors on the color spectrum. It is a rich color with a high tinting strength.
Cad Orange Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A warm, mid-tone orange. Mixes cleanly to create peachy tints, with yellows it creates bright, zesty tones.
Pale Pink
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A semi-opaque peachy pink that can be used as a base color for mixing fair to medium skin tones. Pale Pink boasts a high tinting strength and falls in the warmer temperature range
Cadmium Red Light Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A warm red that is slightly muted. Cadmium red light has been a staple warm red in color palettes for decades. Cadmium Red has a moderate tinting strength and is highly opaque, which makes for strong secondary colors.
Grumbacher Red
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Also known as Napthol Red, Grumbacher Red is a neutral red mid-range between the warm reds and the cool reds in the Pre-tested Professional color spectrum. When mixed with white, Grumbacher Red takes on a slight blue cast. This is a bright, intense, opaque color that is used as a primary red in many color palettes as it makes solid secondary mixes.
Cadmium Red Medium Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A deep, neutral red with a high tinting strength. Cadmium Red Medium has a very muted tint, and is highly opaque. A great red for use in Renaissance palettes where more muted tones are desired.
Cadmium Red Deep Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A rich, earthy red that grays out in tints. Highly opaque with a strong tinting strength, this color falls in the neutral zone of the temperature spectrum in masstone, but becomes cooler in tints.
Alizarin Crimson
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A must-have for any palette, Alizarin Crimson is most often used as the cool red in primary color palettes. It Is transparent and highly versatile in mixing secondary colors, earth tones, skin tones, and more.
Thalo Red Rose
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Also known as Permanent Rose, Thalo® Red Rose is a cool, bright red with a lower tinting strength and higher transparency than Quinacridone Red. This color creates brilliant secondary colors when used as a mixture and works well as a glaze. Thalo® Red Rose is a popular cool red substitute for Alizarin Crimson in primary palettes when a brighter red is desired.
Thio Violet
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Also known as Quinacridone Magenta, Thio Violet is a transparent, jammy purple-red. It is a clean, intense magenta that maintains brightness in tints. A low tinting strength makes it ideal for glazes.
Cobalt Violet
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Highly transparent with red undertones, Cobalt Violet creates a warm lavender in tints. When used as a glaze, Cobalt Violet can add a glowing quality to shadows.
Dioxazine Purple
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) One of the most commonly used purples in oil painting, Dioxazine is a rich, complex color that is very dark in masstone so much so that it is sometimes used as a black. Creates vibrant tints when mixed with white. Its very cool on the temperature spectrum with an extremely high tinting strength that can quickly overpower other colors in mixes, its advisable to use sparingly.
French Ultramarine
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A crisp, cool blue that is a staple in primary palettes. Creates beautiful violets when mixed with cool reds, especially with Alizarin Crimson, and makes brilliant greens when mixed with cool yellows like Zinc or Lemon. Retains brightness in tints with a moderate tinting strength due to its semi-opaque nature.
Prussian Blue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A deep, muted blue that falls mid range in the temperature spectrum. It is slightly warmer than Thalo Blue but cooler than Indantrhone. Semi-opaque with a slight iridescent quality, Prussian Blue has been in artists' palettes for over 3 centuries. When mixed with white, tints have a lovely smoky quality which carries over to glazes as well.
Thalo Blue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A deep, intense, yellow-undertone blue with an iridescent sheen. Extremely dark in masstone, it can be used as a cool black. Very powerful tinting strength can overpower mixes and should be used in small amounts. Brilliant greens can be achieved when mixed with cool yellows like Bismuth or Zinc. Semi-opaque, small amounts create beautiful, complex glazes. Although not a staple in primary palettes due to its tinting strength it is a common item found in most painting studios.
Cobalt Blue Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A clear, intense blue that is difficult to obtain my mixing. Maintains chroma well in tints, and shifts from a cool blue in masstone to a bright blue with slight red undertones in tints. A good investment, as it is great for mixing or used by itself.
Cerulean Blue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) In masstone Cerulean Blue Hue is somewhat muted, although brightens considerably when mixed with white. An opaque color, it has a low tinting strength which mixes well with other blues and whites for water and sky work in landscapes.
Viridian Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A deep semi-transparent green that is often used as a cool green in many palettes. It mixes incredibly well to create rich tertiary colors and glazes. Slightly muted, Viridian has often been a staple for painting the natural world.
Thalo Green (Blue Shade)
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A deep emerald green with strong blue undertones, this color is semi-opaque with a high tinting strength. When mixed with white it maintains a slightly muted quality making it a favorite choice for painting the natural world. When used for glazing, it can create rich, dramatic shadowing.
Sap Green
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A workhorse on the painters palette, Sap green is a neutral green with yellow undertones that can easily shift to warm or cool depending on the colors it is mixed with. Semi-opaque with a moderate tinting strength, Sap Green is a staple mixing green for colors in the natural world as it has a slight muted quality that still maintains chroma in tints and shades.
Chromium Oxide
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Very muted, Chromium Oxide Green is an earthy, opaque green with yellow undertones. It has a moderate tinting strength and is a favorite amongst landscape painters as it is soft, natural green that blends easily and can be made slightly warmer or cooler depending on the colors it is mixed with.
Permanent Green Light
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) More muted than its bright cousin, Permanent Green Light is reminiscent of mid-summer leaves. Its moderate tinting strength makes it ideal for mixing and is a favorite amongst landscape painters.
Thalo Yellow Green
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) An intensely bright lime green that borders on neon, Thalo Yellow Green is a favorite for painting the new growth of spring shoots and leaves. With a high tinting strength, this color sings when mixed with white. When mixed with warm yellows, it creates beautiful chartreuse tones reminiscent of Granny Smith apples, also works beautifully in glazes for shadow work in yellow floral paintings.
Unbleached Titanium White
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A soft, natural flax color also called Titanium Buff, it falls fairly neutral on the temperature spectrum. It maintains a high tinting strength and shifts very little when mixed with white. A popular color in portrait and landscape work.
Naples Yellow Hue
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A sunny, muted yellow with a high tinting strength. When mixed with white Naples Yellow displays slight red undertones. Old masters have used Naples yellow for creating atmospheric distance in landscapes as well as in mixes for skin tones.
Yellow Ochre
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A warm, light earth tone with heavy yellow undertones, Yellow Ochre is a staple in creating skin tones. Its also widely used in landscapes, florals, and Renaissance palettes.
Italian Gold Ochre
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Slightly redder than Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, and more opaque, Italian Gold Ochre is more dense of a color than Yellow Ochre. Excellent for mixing skin tones, Italian Gold Ochre is also widely used for pale landscapes and mixes used in depicting hair and fur.
Raw Sienna
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A traditional brown found in most palettes as it is highly versatile in mixing. Semi-opaque with a moderate tinting strength, it mixes well with other colors to make realistic skin tones. Its also a workhorse for making glazes for shadows, in landscapes and in other works depicting the natural world.
Venetian Red
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A classic color in Renaissance Palettes and extremely popular in portraiture painting, Venetian Red is an opaque brick color that falls in the mid-range of the temperature scale. Can be cooled by the addition of an Alizarin Crimson or warmed by adding Pyrrole. Excellent in mixing skin tones and for use as a glazing color.
Burnt Sienna
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A standard color on most palettes, Burnt Sienna is a warm brown with high tinting strength and a semi-transparent opacity rating. A versatile earth tone, it is used in a wide range of painting techniques from masstone to mixes and glazes.
Van Dyck Brown
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A very deep brown-black color in masstone, Van Dyck Brown has a moderate tinting strength. When mixed with white, a warm oyster gray color can be achieved. Semi-opaque this color is wonderful in creating glazes and for shadow work.
Raw Umber
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A staple deep brown earth tone, Raw Umber is a semi-opaque neutral brown with yellow undertones in masstone, but cool grey undetones in tints. Used in mixes, glazes and straight from the tube in a variety of subjects from landscapes to portraiture.
Burnt Umber
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Warmer than Raw Umber, Burnt Umber takes on a reddish cast. In tints, Burnt Umber takes on a soft cashmere tone. This color is often used in portrait work as well as paintings of the natural world. Mixes well with other colors to make deeper tones, especially other earth tones, greens and yellows which makes it ideal for landscape painting.
Paynes Gray
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A very cool black, Paynes Gray takes on a bluish-slate cast when mixed with white. Less intense when mixed with other colors, it is a favorite alternative to traditional blacks when creating glazes and shades.
Lamp Black
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A very intense neutral black with a high opacity and tinting strength. Only subtle shifts occur when mixed with white, although attractive shades of deep charcoal can be achieved. High coverage, dense color that should be used in small quantities.
Ivory Black
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A neutral black with a low tinting strength makes it ideal for mixing shades and for glazing.
Titanium White
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A highly opaque white with a stiffer consistency than Titanium White Soft, it creates velvety, matte texture when dry. It boasts the highest tinting power of all the white except for Superba, which would be its equal in tinting strength. Titanium White has a tendency to yellow slightly over time when used straight from the tube. Consider using Superba White for masstone work.
Titanium White Soft
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) The same highly opaque properties as the original Titanium White with a softer consistency that is easier to mix although provides less body than the original Titanium White. Dries to an eggshell sheen. Titanium White Soft has a tendancy to yellow with time when used straight from the tube, but does not do so in mixes.
Zinc White
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) A clean, slow drying white ideal for alla prima painting. Its less opaque than Titanium White, which makes it an attractive alternative for mixing tints when subtle shifts are desired. Its transparency also makes it ideal for glazing, and scumbling. Zinc White has a tendency to yellow slightly over time when used straight from the tube, but does not do so in mixes.
Thalo Silver
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Unique to the Academy color range, Thalo Silver is a metallic oil color with bright, reflective particles. A special color for final effects it is ideally used alone. When used with a glazing medium the effects become more subtle. When mixed with white or other colors the metallic effect dulls considerably.
Thalo Gold
Size: 35 ml (1.25 oz) Unique to the Academy color range, Thalo Gold is a metallic oil color with bright, reflective particles. A special color for final effects it is ideally used alone. When used with a glazing medium the effects become more subtle. When mixed with white or other colors the metallic effect dulls considerably.
150 ml (5 oz) Varieties:
Colors:
Lemon Yellow
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A light yellow with a slight green undertone. It is great for mixing secondary colors with cool reds or blues.
Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) netural yellow with a high tinting strength. A great basic color for most palettes. Highly opaque, it holds up well when mixing. Useful for most mixes and a good all-purpose yellow.
Grumbacher Red
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) Also known as Napthol Red, Grumbacher Red is a neutral red mid-range between the warm reds and the cool reds in the Pre-tested Professional color spectrum. When mixed with white, Grumbacher Red takes on a slight blue cast. This is a bright, intense, opaque color that is used as a primary red in many color palettes as it makes solid secondary mixes.
Alizarin Crimson
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A must-have for any palette, Alizarin Crimson is most often used as the cool red in primary color palettes. It Is transparent and highly versatile in mixing secondary colors, earth tones, skin tones, and more.
Dioxazine Purple
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) One of the most commonly used purples in oil painting, Dioxazine is a rich, complex color that is very dark in masstone so much so that it is sometimes used as a black. Creates vibrant tints when mixed with white. Its very cool on the temperature spectrum with an extremely high tinting strength that can quickly overpower other colors in mixes, its advisable to use sparingly.
French Ultramarine
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A crisp, cool blue that is a staple in primary palettes. Creates beautiful violets when mixed with cool reds, especially with Alizarin Crimson, and makes brilliant greens when mixed with cool yellows like Zinc or Lemon. Retains brightness in tints with a moderate tinting strength due to its semi-opaque nature.
Cerulean Blue
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) In masstone Cerulean Blue Hue is somewhat muted, although brightens considerably when mixed with white. An opaque color, it has a low tinting strength which mixes well with other blues and whites for water and sky work in landscapes.
Viridian Hue
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A deep semi-transparent green that is often used as a cool green in many palettes. It mixes incredibly well to create rich tertiary colors and glazes. Slightly muted, Viridian has often been a staple for painting the natural world.
Thalo Green (Blue Shade)
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A deep emerald green with strong blue undertones, this color is semi-opaque with a high tinting strength. When mixed with white it maintains a slightly muted quality making it a favorite choice for painting the natural world. When used for glazing, it can create rich, dramatic shadowing.
Yellow Ochre
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A warm, light earth tone with heavy yellow undertones, Yellow Ochre is a staple in creating skin tones. Its also widely used in landscapes, florals, and Renaissance palettes.
Raw Sienna
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A traditional brown found in most palettes as it is highly versatile in mixing. Semi-opaque with a moderate tinting strength, it mixes well with other colors to make realistic skin tones. Its also a workhorse for making glazes for shadows, in landscapes and in other works depicting the natural world.
Burnt Sienna
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A standard color on most palettes, Burnt Sienna is a warm brown with high tinting strength and a semi-transparent opacity rating. A versatile earth tone, it is used in a wide range of painting techniques from masstone to mixes and glazes.
Raw Umber
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A staple deep brown earth tone, Raw Umber is a semi-opaque neutral brown with yellow undertones in masstone, but cool grey undetones in tints. Used in mixes, glazes and straight from the tube in a variety of subjects from landscapes to portraiture.
Burnt Umber
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) Warmer than Raw Umber, Burnt Umber takes on a reddish cast. In tints, Burnt Umber takes on a soft cashmere tone. This color is often used in portrait work as well as paintings of the natural world. Mixes well with other colors to make deeper tones, especially other earth tones, greens and yellows which makes it ideal for landscape painting.
Paynes Gray
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A very cool black, Paynes Gray takes on a bluish-slate cast when mixed with white. Less intense when mixed with other colors, it is a favorite alternative to traditional blacks when creating glazes and shades.
Ivory Black
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A neutral black with a low tinting strength makes it ideal for mixing shades and for glazing.
Titanium White
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A highly opaque white with a stiffer consistency than Titanium White Soft, it creates velvety, matte texture when dry. It boasts the highest tinting power of all the white except for Superba, which would be its equal in tinting strength. Titanium White has a tendency to yellow slightly over time when used straight from the tube. Consider using Superba White for masstone work.
Zinc White
Size: 150 ml (5 oz) A clean, slow drying white ideal for alla prima painting. Its less opaque than Titanium White, which makes it an attractive alternative for mixing tints when subtle shifts are desired. Its transparency also makes it ideal for glazing, and scumbling. Zinc White has a tendency to yellow slightly over time when used straight from the tube, but does not do so in mixes.
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