Vintage Oil Paint Mini Review - Permanent Pigments Modular Oil Color

[@pjjmsn]

I enjoy the reviews of the vintage paints! This one seems like a winner.

[@syrinx9196]

Permanent Pigments made my favorite oil gel medium, alkyd or otherwise: Permalgel. Much nicer than the other alkyd mediums I've tried. Less brown, not clumpy, nice gloss, and nice handling.

[@charleholst3881]

Oops, that’s what I get for posting before I’ve seen the whole video. On the back of the tube, is says, “ Permanent Pigments, a division of Binney and Smith”. I think they also came out with modular acrylics as well.

[@syrinx9196]

The opacity is the addition of white to increase the chroma.

[@mrsnrub9780]

Value 6 just means it's 1 value darker than mid-tone. It probably didn't catch on *garbage noises* because when buying paint, the only thing most of us are looking for is the hue. I might occasionally look out for a mid-tone hue (manganese violet comes to mind) to control mixes, but generally, it's the hue I'm looking for.

[@CallyKariShokka]

Garbage noises! :D

[@charleholst3881]

I’m pretty sure Permanent Pigments was the same corporation as Liquitex. At some point, Binney & Smith (yes, the Crayola people) became owners of Liquitex. That may have been when the Permanent Pigments name was dropped. I’m a little vague on the details.

[@CallyKariShokka]

I was thinking that because the typography on their packaging is nigh identical, but details out on thar them there interwebs is a little... Hazy.

[@Broody58]

I'm curious of your opinion. From all the brands you've tried, over all colors, which brand is the most opaque. Most pigment.?

[@CallyKariShokka]

Oooh, that's a rough question. EVERY brand has both opaque and transparent colors in their lines, and there's tons of mediums that allow paints to be thinned even further. I have my personal brand favorites (michael harding, williamsburg, vasari), but technically Old Holland is supposed to be the top tier with the most pigment. I also do not like Old Holland particularly much. It's a very 'your mileage may vary' question, everyone has different responses to this question.

[@Broody58]

@@CallyKariShokka i like m.h. but have never tried many others. I have to travel far to physically see the paint. & online ordering is just a guess. There are a few m.h's. I dont like, so I have to find certain colors (quality!) To substitute. I'll take your word for it on, o.h. & williamsburg. Or..drive to n.y. dick blick, allentown I doubt has as much stock. T.y. for your response.

[@pjjmsn]

@@CallyKariShokka Have you ever tried Blockx? I just bought some but haven't painted with it yet.

[@CallyKariShokka]

@@pjjmsn I have seen vintage blockx go for a lot on ebay but I have not tried the modern one as of yet!

[@pjjmsn]

@@CallyKariShokka I hope to try it soon, but I have too may other bottles in line in front of it to try, lol.

[@AlexYorim]

Question. Will you review water mixable oil paints soon?

[@CallyKariShokka]

I COULD review them, I just personally did not like them when starting out in oil paints. But I could give it a try again, sure!