Bio-Based

Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic Sample Box 2x22ml

Name: Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic Sample Box 2x22ml
Brand: Liquitex
SKU: 887452060987
Availability: InStock

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This is high viscosity, pigment-rich professional acrylic color, made with an average 50% bio-based renewable ingredients. With a high concentration of lightfast artist-quality pigment and a satin finish, Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic gives you vibrant permanent color, with crisp brush strokes and bold 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

Set Contents

2pc Sample 2 x 22ml Tubes Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic Medium Magenta - 22ml Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic Titanium White - 22ml

Product information

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Lightfastness | How long will it resist fading?

Each pigment is rated on scale by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM). Liquitex paints are all rated ASTM I (excellent) or II (very good) and considered permanent and lightfast for 50-100+ years in gallery conditions. Our metallic and fluorescent colors are naturally less lightfast.

Opacity/Transparency | We communicate opacity/transparency clearly on our packaging based on three categories:

Opaque: these colors do not allow light to pass through the color layer and offer the best coverage or hiding power.
Semi-opaque: these allow for some light to pass through the color layer and sit between opaque and transparent colors
Transparent: these colors offer the least coverage and allow light to pass through the color layer to the surface below.
Series:
Pigments come from a variety of sources and have different prices according to their rarity, processing and milling costs. We group our colors into a 'series' pricing structure according to how much each one takes to make. Series 1 colors contain the most inexpensive pigments, while Series 4 and 5 color contain the most expensive pigments.

MEET LIQUITEX BIO-BASED HEAVY ACRYLIC

GROUND BREAKING COLOR. NO COMPROMISES.

As you unleash your creativity, do it knowing that every vibrantly pigmented brush stroke is part of a revolution. With Bio-Based Heavy Body you’re making a positive move towards a healthier planet, while getting the same Liquitex pro standard you expect. As the first ever fine art pro bio-based acrylic, there’s no limits to what you can achieve.

An average of 50% is currently the highest achievable composition for acrylics that are lightfast, archival and pro quality. As new renewables become available, we’ll push further.

HIGH VISCOSITY

Satisfyingly thick and rich. Along with Heavy Body Acrylic, this is our highest viscosity paint. Good surface drag gives excellent handling and blending characteristics, with increased open-working time. Never too slippery, or too sticky. Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic delivers intense color in the ideal consistency, for a range of techniques.

THE POT

Have you ever tried opening and washing out a tube? The Bio-Based pot gives you easy access so you can get to all the paint and then clean it fully: ready to reuse or recycle. As well as being fully recyclable, it’s also made from 100% recycled waste. The pot is made of RPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate)

ARCHIVAL

On a client’s wall. In a gallery. Your work needs to stay as you intended. As with all Liquitex products, the pigments in Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic have passed extensive tests for lightfastness. Each pigment is rated according to the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM), and we only use pigments rated ASTM I or II. This means your work will have the greatest archival permanence possible – at least 50 years+ in gallery conditions – with no color shifting or fading, to stay vibrant and true

THE RANGE

Two pot sizes and two sets:
• The 2.5oz pot in 40 colors
• The 16.9ozpot in 40 colors
• Mixing Set with four 2.5oz colors
• Explore Set with four 2.5oz colors

SURFACES

If it sticks to it, you can use it. Use Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic on:

stretched canvas
photo paper
plaster & brick
clay & pottery
paper & board
wood, fabric & glass

THE FORMULA

At the forefront of acrylic innovation, Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic is a world first. An average of 50% bio based ingredients in every pot, with the same professional high pigment load and performance. Using bio-based ingredient positively impacts climate change in all sorts of ways – from giving an alternative to petroleum-based products to reducing carbon footprint and supporting biodiversity.

Every color is individually formulated to allow the unique character of each pigment to express itself – whether it’s naturally opaque, semi-opaque or transparent. This also dictates its sheen level, with some colors slightly more matte when dry - namely Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber and Chromium Oxide Green.