Koh-i-noor Acrylic Paint 40 ml, Dark Orange 0230
Koh-i-noor Acrylic Paint in Dark Orange (color code 0230) is a rich, warm, and deeply saturated artist color, perfect for adding vibrant energy and natural warmth to your artwork. This 40 ml tube contains a professional-grade, water-dispersed acrylic formula known for its high quality, intense pigmentation, and excellent durability. It dries to a permanent, flexible, and waterproof finish, making it an incredibly versatile choice for everything from autumnal landscapes and sunset skies to bold abstract compositions and decorative crafts. Its mixability allows you to create a stunning range of earthy tones, from terracotta to burnt sienna, right on your palette.
Product Features & Technical Specifications
- Rich, Deep Orange Pigment: Formulated to deliver a warm, dark orange hue with high color saturation and visual impact.
- High-Quality Water-Dispersed Acrylic: A professional artist-grade paint that is easy to thin and blend with water, dries quickly, and cleans up effortlessly.
- Permanent & Durable Finish: Once fully cured, it forms a tough, flexible, and waterproof acrylic film that resists cracking, yellowing, and fading over time.
- Intense Color & Good Coverage: Offers strong opacity and excellent covering power, allowing for vibrant, solid applications even over darker grounds.
- Universal Surface Compatibility: Suitable for painting on all common, non-greasy art surfaces, including primed canvas, wood, paper, cardboard, and more.
- Excellent Mixing Properties: A fundamental color for mixing. Combines beautifully with yellows, reds, browns, and blues to create a vast spectrum of warm secondary and tertiary colors.
- Convenient 40 ml Metal Tube: Packaged in a practical, airtight metal tube that protects the paint's consistency, prevents drying, and ensures precise, economical dispensing.
Primary Uses & Artistic Benefits
- Autumn & Sunset Landscapes: The quintessential color for painting fall foliage, pumpkins, sunsets, and the warm, golden hour light.
- Creating Earth Tones & Skin Tones: An essential base for mixing a wide range of natural colors, including terracotta, burnt sienna, ochres, and warm shadow tones for portraits.
- Warm Glazing & Underpainting: Ideal for creating luminous, warm glazes over other colors or for establishing a vibrant, warm-toned ground that influences subsequent layers.
- Decorative Arts & Bold Designs: Perfect for adding pops of energetic color to modern abstract art, illustrations, murals, and craft projects like furniture painting or home decor.
- Versatile for All Skill Levels: Its predictable behavior and easy cleanup make it a great choice for students, hobbyists, and professional artists alike.
Recommended Surfaces & Preparation
- Fine Art Supports: Primed canvas, canvas boards, wood panels, and heavy-weight mixed media paper.
- Craft & DIY Projects: Wooden objects, terracotta pots, stones, papier-mâché, and properly prepared plaster.
- Preparation Tip: For the most vibrant result, apply over a white or light-colored primer (gesso). On porous surfaces, priming is recommended for best adhesion.
How to Use for Best Results
- Surface Preparation: Ensure your surface is clean, dry, and free of dust. Apply a suitable primer (like gesso) to porous surfaces such as raw canvas or wood.
- Dispensing & Mixing: Squeeze a small amount onto your palette. This color has good tinting strength, so add it gradually when mixing with other hues.
- Application Techniques:
- For bold, opaque coverage: Use with minimal water.
- For transparent glazes and washes: Dilute with water or an acrylic glazing medium.
- For textured effects: Apply thickly with a palette knife or mix with modeling paste.
- Key Mixing Combinations:
- Burnt Orange/Terracotta: Dark Orange + a small amount of Burnt Umber or Burnt Sienna.
- Rust or Spice Brown: Dark Orange + a touch of Ultramarine Blue or Dioxazine Purple.
- Golden Yellow: Dark Orange + Cadmium Yellow Light or Lemon Yellow.
- Muted, Natural Orange: Dark Orange + a tiny amount of Phthalo Green or its complement (blue).
- Cleaning: Clean all brushes, palettes, and tools thoroughly with warm water and soap immediately after use.
Professional Tips & Care
- To create realistic autumn leaves, mix this dark orange with variations of yellow, red, and a touch of green for depth and variety.
- When mixing skin tones for portraits, use this color sparingly as an additive to reds and browns to create warm, lifelike shadows and undertones.
- For a vibrant, glowing effect in a sunset, layer glazes of this dark orange over a dry layer of bright yellow.
- Always cap the tube tightly after use to prevent the paint from drying out in the nozzle and to preserve its quality.
- Seal finished artwork with a suitable acrylic varnish to protect the colors and unify the final surface sheen.
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