Description
Open - Thinner is a water-based additive designed to thin the consistency of OPEN Acrylics without altering drying time, as well as maintaining and adjusting the workability of colors on the palette. OPEN Thinner can also function as a thin-bodied retarder when used with GOLDEN Heavy Body or Fluid Acrylics. OPEN Thinner contains no binders, does not form a film, and should never be used alone.
PRODUCT APPLICATION
Add sparingly to acrylic paints, starting at approximately 10 parts paint to 1 part OPEN Thinner. Maximum addition is 3 parts paint to 1 part OPEN Thinner.
OPEN Thinner should not be used in thick applications. Applications of more than 1/16 may result in: Excessively long drying periods, Persistently soft, higher tack feel, and translucent layers that remain cloudy.
USE WITH GOLDEN OPEN ACRYLICS
Maintaining Working Properties
As OPEN Acrylics dry, water and other volatile additives evaporate causing the paints to become stiffer with increased brush drag. Adding small amounts of OPEN Thinner replenishes the volatile components, allowing the artist to maintain a long working time and to slow the paint from drying on the
119ml ThinnerGOLDEN OPEN Thinner is a water-based additive designed
to thin the consistency of OPEN Acrylics without altering drying
time, as well as maintaining and adjusting the workability of
colours on the palette. OPEN Thinner can also function as a
thin-bodied retarder when used with GOLDEN Heavy Body or Fluid
Acrylics. OPEN Thinner contains no binders, does not form a film,
and should never be used alone.PRODUCT APPLICATIONAdd sparingly to
acrylic paints, starting at approximately 10 parts paint to 1 part
OPEN Thinner. Maximum addition is 3 parts paint to 1
part Thinner.OPEN Thinner should not be used in thick
applications. Applications of more than 1/16 may result
in:Excessively long drying periodsPersistently soft, higher tack
feelTranslucent layers that remain cloudyUse with GOLDEN OPEN
AcrylicsMaintaining Working PropertiesAs OPEN Acrylics dry, water
and other volatile additives evaporate causing the paints to become
stiffer with increased brush drag. Adding small amounts of
OPEN Thinner replenishes the volatile components, allowing the
artist to maintain a long working time and to slow the paint from
drying on the palette. It can be difficult to accurately gauge the
evaporation rate of volatile ingredients during painting, so add
sparingly. OPEN Thinner can be used to lower the viscosity of
OPEN Acrylics while preserving maximum working timeUse with
moderation. Over-additions of water or OPEN Thinner can result in a
weak, underbound film. PALETTE MANAGEMENTNon-Absorbent
Palette During Working SessionsOPEN Acrylics will stay usable on a
non-absorbent palette, such as glass or enamel butcher trays, for
extended periods of hours and even days without using additional
retarders or moisture-retaining inserts by simply covering the
palette when not in use. However, depending on the environmental
conditions, some thickening of OPEN Acrylics can occur in the
course of painting. Some artists have used this natural
thickening of the paints as a method of creating a different
working consistency without adding a medium. When using
non-absorbent palettes, the following guidelines will help maintain
the working time and blendability of OPEN Acrylics:Mist with OPEN
Thinner every 1-4 hours to avoid skinning of paint films.
Alternatively, mist with water every 15-30 minutes.Thin paint
mixtures can also be reopened for 8-12 hrs. by applying any of the
OPEN products and brushing back and forth until
reactivated.Rewetting of OPEN Acrylic ColorsOPEN Acrylics can be
reactivated for many hours after initial application, allowing for
extended periods when multiple layers can be worked and blended
into each other. To reopen films before they have fully locked
down, apply OPEN Thinner directly to the paint film, brushing back
and forth until the paint has been reconstituted. Even after OPEN
paint films have initially set up and become tacky, they can still
be reactivated, although more extended or vigorous brushing might
be required.Left unattended, and under typical ambient conditions,
a dollop of paint roughly the size of a small marble could exhibit
noticeable surface thickening within 2-4 hrs. However, if
misting with OPEN Thinner, similarly sized dollops were still
usable after 24 hrs., with only slight skinning due to a 12 hour
period of drying overnight.Non-Absorbent Palettes Stored While
Covered By simply covering a non-absorbent palette, such as an
enameled butcher tray, or placing your palette in an enclosed
storage container, even wet mixtures of OPEN Acrylics will stay
soft and useable for many days if not weeks. If areas feel tacked
up, small additions of OPEN Thinner should easily revive
them.Misting the palette beforehand with either water or OPEN
Thinner will further extend these periods as well as help mixtures
of OPEN Acrylics with faster drying GOLDEN Acrylics stay useable.
Although both OPEN Thinner and water alone are helpful, OPEN
Thinner is generally more effective and is our recommendation.The
ability of mixtures of regular GOLDEN and OPEN Acrylic Colors or
Mediums to remain useable will be very depende
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