Since 1990, R&F Handmade Paints® has manufactured linseed oil-based
Pigment Sticks®. Distinguished by their lipstick-like soft consistency
and wide range of complex colors, R&F Pigment Sticks® inspire
artists worldwide bringing color, texture, translucency, gesture, depth
and immediacy to their art.
They can be manipulated with a paint knife, a brush or vigorously pushed along your surface until the paint
is a buttery consistency. R&F Pigment Sticks® can be thinned with
mineral spirits or with oil mediums.
Draw with them.
Mix them with tube oils.
Dip
them into stand oil, linseed oil, alkyd mediums, resin gels, or use
colorless R&F Blending Sticks and Medium to increase transparency
and add body.
ARCH is now stocking the full line 38ml sticks along with jars of the R&F Blending Medium.
We have been looking to add options in our oil colors category. Recently, we brought in M. Graham Watercolors and Gouache and in reviewing and receiving feedback we are please to announce we have added M. Graham Oil paints to our stock.
M. Graham Oils offer great value with high quality. Using walnut oil as it's binder, in lieu of linseed oil, M. Graham Oils are created in a tradition that dates back to old masters from the Renaissance. The paints have an incredibly high pigment load, offer vibrant colors and a super smooth consistency.
Lets talk more about the binder they use; Walnut oil does not have the same strong odor that comes with most other linseed oil based paints. You can also clean your brushes with walnut oil. It provides a peace of mind to painting in tight studio spaces, as many of us do in the Bay Area.
New to Stock: New Wave Posh Palettes
A nice addition to any oil painters studio is a glass palette.
New Wave Posh palettes are made in the USA with 1/8" tempered glass. These are strong enough to mull paints on and are available with a gray, white or clear background. One of the more ingenious elements to the design is they are sized perfectly to fit into Masterson palette boxes. This allows you to seal your paints overnight and still get the ease of clean up a glass palette provides.
We are currently stocking these in 9x12 and 12x16 and we also have the matching Masterson boxes for purchase.
As we continue to expand our stock we knew we wanted to add a better quality, student grade acrylic paint. Sennelier makes premium lines of colors and we have heard good reviews about their new Abstract acrylics.
Meeting the stringent quality demands that Sennelier paints guarantees, these paints have a creamy-to-thick consistency and handle well with brush, palette knife or straight out of the package.
Let's talk about the packaging! These come in a unique bag with clear fronts so you can see the actual colors of the paints. You won't waste any paint as you can squeeze every last bit out and the unique nozzle prevents air from getting in which can cause paints to dry up.
Abstract is composed of 34 single pigment colors
among the range's 60 shades
36 Satin Finish Colors
12 High Gloss Colors
6 Iridescent Colors
6 Fluorescent Colors
Come in and try them out. We would love to know what you think!
Hard to believe, but 2012 is coming up quick and if you're like us, it is time to get planning for the upcoming year. Luckily our shipments of 2012 Moleskine Calendars and the A4 Architects & Designers Diary have arrived.
2012 Moleskine Calendars - Various Sizes - Starting at $7
Moleskine makes some of the most popular and highest quality sketch / note books around and their daily planners are no exception. There are several different styles and sizes to choose from and this year we also added the Cahier in a two beautiful card weight colors in the Week-a-page style. Prices start at $7 and stock is moving quick, so hurry in.
A4 Architects & Designers Diary 2012 - $37
Speaking of moving quickly, the A4 Architects Diary has a cult like following. While the layout and style (with the exception of limited quantities of certain colors) stay the same, a different editorial is highlighted each year. This year the editorial is Comics Masters (the limited color is Iridescent Metallic Steel Charcoal). We have very limited stock left, so feel free to call ahead if you would like one reserved.
