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Professional Artist Acrylics Made in the USA — setting the standard in pigment load, archival permanence, and material innovation.

Golden

Golden Artist Colours is renowned worldwide for producing the highest-quality artist acrylics and grounds.
With an uncompromising focus on pigment strength, consistency, archival durability, and the largest range
of acrylic mediums on the market, Golden empowers artists with complete material freedom and professional performance.

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Golden Open Acrylics

Slow-drying acrylics ideal for blending & extended techniques.

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Golden Heavy Body Acrylics

Thick, buttery professional acrylics with the highest pigment load.

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Golden Fluid Acrylics

High-intensity, smooth-flowing professional acrylics for pouring, staining, glazing & fine detail.

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Golden High Flow Acrylics

Highly pigmented, ultra-fluid, smooth-flowing, ink-like acrylic for brush, pen, airbrush, calligraphy and markers.

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Golden Gels and Mediums

Control body, transparency, finish, and texture. Perfect for glazing, impasto, relief structure, collage, and extended working time.

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Golden Varnishes & Top Coats

Archival protection and sheen adjustment for finished work. Available in gloss, satin, and matte to protect against UV, dust, and handling.

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Golden Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colours

Specialty colours offering intense luminosity, UV reactivity, and glow-in-the-dark effects. Ideal for contemporary artworkmurals and light-based installations.

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Golden Interference & Iridescent Colours

Metallic and light-shifting acrylics using reflective mica pigments. Create shimmering surface effects that change with viewing angle and lighting.

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Golden Additives

Modify paint flow, transparency, sheen, and texture without adding binder. Designed for glazing, pouring, staining, and custom performance control.

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Golden Gesso & Grounds

Professional surface preparation for canvas, panels, and mixed media. Available in white, black, clear, and specialty absorbent or textured options.

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Williamsburg Oil Colours

Small-batch, traditional-milled oils with rich texture and exceptional pigment character. Known for unique feel, complexity, and premium handling.

GOLDEN QoR watercolours

QoR Watercolours

Watercolours with exceptional vibrancy and clarity using Aquazol binder technology. High chroma, superb rewetting, and minimal shift from wet to dry.

Explore the Golden Acrylic Systems

Golden Acrylic Systems — Overview

Golden offers a wide portfolio of professional acrylic mediums, gels, pastes, and paint systems designed to support every artistic technique. From slow-drying blends to buttery impasto textures and high-intensity fluid layers, Golden provides unmatched control, pigment strength, and archival performance across every surface.

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Safety Data Sheets for Golden Acrylic products

Below you’ll find the latest Safety Data Sheets for Golden Acrylic products. For any concerns or questions, please contact Golden’s health & safety team 

Video Tutorials & Demos

Learn techniques directly from Golden Artist Colours educators through studio demos, pouring techniques, medium applications, and system comparisons. Explore our video-library to see how GOLDEN acrylics and mediums perform in real-world applications from studio practice to advanced techniques.

Welcome to Golden Artist Colors

A behind-the-scenes introduction to the Golden company, their philosophy, artist-focused culture, and the hand-crafted approach to manufacturing professional materials in New York.

Explore the rich, buttery texture and premium pigment load of the Heavy Body line, designed for maximum viscosity, brush-stroke retention and professional-grade results.

A thorough overview of the GEL series from GOLDEN—what each type does, why you’d use it, and how to apply it.

Artist demo showing how to build complex textures and layered effects using gels, pastes and GOLDEN acrylics.

Smooth blending techniques for acrylics using GOLDEN paints and mediums—ideal for painterly transitions and soft edges.

Techniques for creating crisp, clean edges using GOLDEN acrylics and mediums—ideal for geometric and graphic work.