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We are quite proud of our selection of the finest hand-made oil paints for the serious artist. We are even prouder of the fact that, based on our track record with making mediums, our customers had so much faith in our abilities that they bought (averaging $1000 and $500) to help us build the paint making facilities. We know of no other business started by customer subscription.
Cennini paints are as close to the paints used in past centuries as can be produced. They have extraordinary pigment load and very few amendments and no cheap fillers. Unlike commercially made oil paints, this means that they do not have unlimited shelf life.
Most manufacturers produce paints that can sit around a store for decades and still have the same mediocre qualities. The same can be said for Twinkies. They have enough preservatives in them to last until mid-millennium. Think of Cennini as the fine baker who produces superb pastries that will grow stale if not consumed within a reasonable period. Fresh paint is the best and most active paint.
For Cennini paints, a reasonable period is generally within a year or so in the tube and somewhat less in a tin. A great deal has to do with how carefully you treat the paint in the tube. Leave the cap off for a while and the paint hardens. That's what it is supposed to do.
This is probably the best paint in the world and it has to be treated differently than Twinkie paint. Buy what you need and use it properly and you'll have no problems (we use tubes that are five year's old, but we're very careful with cleaning the neck and cap before closing).
After many months of reviewing and testing of formulations, Max has made improvements to virtually every formula. He located a high acid number Safflower oil, very unlike the common salad oil. The strength and drying qualities are somewhat similar to Special Aged linseed. The drying is about 15% slower but the big advantage is that it is crystal clear. We are now using this Safflower oil in all of our whites and pale colors and the difference is quite noticeable.
Unlike the standard 37ml tube, our standard tube is a whopping 50ml. That extra quantity makes our paint competitively priced.
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Paint - Aureolin (Gamboge)
SKU: PNT008
Aureolin is a modern organic pigment ground in Special Aged Oil. An exceptionally useful yellow because it is TRANSPARENT. Aureolin applies richness to glazes, ideal for use with a three-color approach like Maxfield Parrish's method.
Retail price: $62.00 (€ 53.94) Member's price: $47.12 (€ 40.99)
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Paint - Burnt Sienna
SKU: PNT022
Beautifully made, one of the basic fleshtones, ground in our own Special Aged linseed oil for unrivaled handling.
Retail price: $17.50 (€ 15.22) Member's price: $13.30 (€ 11.57)
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Paint - Burnt Umber
SKU: PNT005
Burnt Umber ground in Special Aged Oil. A deep, rich warm Old Masters brown that is not gritty, but a creamy soft texture that responds to the brush unlike paints ground in common oils. Hand made in small batches with exceptional care and skill.
Retail price: $17.25 (€ 15.01) Member's price: $13.11 (€ 11.41)
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Paint - Cadmium Orange Light
SKU: PNT042
The clearest of any of the orange pigments, there is no muddy off-color in this pigment. Ground in Special Aged Linseed Oil, this hand-crafted paint is made to our high standards. The pigment load is truly impressive yet it handles smoothly.
Retail price: $37.50 (€ 32.63) Member's price: $28.50 (€ 24.79)
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Paint - Cadmium Primrose
SKU: PNT013
An exceptionally clear, light yellow tending ever so slightly cool. Perfect for depicting objects in sunlight and absolutely essential for floral painters.
Retail price: $49.99 (€ 43.49) Member's price: $37.99 (€ 33.05)
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Paint - Cadmium Red Light
SKU: PNT011
Pigment of this quality is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. This quality is no longer made and the only stocks are being hoarded. Cadmium Red Light is an essential color for almost all painters.
Retail price: $44.25 (€ 38.50) Member's price: $33.63 (€ 29.26)
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Paint - Cadmium Yellow Medium
SKU: PNT012
Cadmium Yellow Medium is the workhorse of all yellows. It's a staple on every palette and this paint is made from an exceptionally clean and clear pigment ground in our Special Aged Oil.
Retail price: $37.99 (€ 33.05) Member's price: $28.87 (€ 25.12)
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Paint - Cobalt Blue Deep
SKU: PNT018
A deep, rich opaque blue that forms the basis of many useful mixtures for the landscape painter.
Retail price: $34.00 (€ 29.58) Member's price: $25.84 (€ 22.48)
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Paint - Cobalt Blue Turquoise
SKU: PNT043
Being a prime color and not a mixture (or "Hue") this makes for clean, strong mixtures rather than the muddiness that always results from mixing so-called Hue colors with other colors. Ground in Special Aged Linseed Oil, this hand-crafted paint made to our high standards.
Retail price: $32.50 (€ 28.27) Member's price: $24.70 (€ 21.49)
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Paint - Cobalt Green
SKU: PNT033
Cobalt Green a deep, cool green. Perfect for depicting pine forests and shadows. Mixed with white, cobalt green produces the feeling of depth and distance in landscapes. A subtle color for the refined landscape painter. Useful for making your own verdaccio.
Retail price: $22.75 (€ 19.79) Member's price: $17.29 (€ 15.04)
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Paint - Cobalt Green Light (50ml tube)
SKU: SKU16286
Cobalt Green Light is an absolute delight to use. Brighter and warmer than Cobalt Green Deep, it's a perfect addition to the landscape palette.
Like all cobalt colors, it's a great mixer, never muddying the colors in the mix. That makes it perfect for neutralizing visual complements ...
Retail price: $26.00 (€ 22.62) Member's price: $19.76 (€ 17.19)
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Paint - Cobalt Violet Deep
SKU: PNT020
Cobalt Violet Deep is the opaque companion to Dioxazine Purple. Both are deep and, in the case of Cobalt Violet Deep, reflect a richness that is ideal for eveything from flowers to velvet.
Retail price: $46.50 (€ 40.45) Member's price: $35.34 (€ 30.75)
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Paint - Cobalt Violet Light (Pink Shade)
SKU: PNT044
This rich red-violet is often imitated with a mixture of modern organic pigments but they do not act the same on the canvas. This violet is somewhat transparent and mixes with any color to produce natural shadow tones. Ground in Special Aged Linseed .
Retail price: $42.10 (€ 36.63) Member's price: $32.00 (€ 27.84)
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Paint - Dioxazine Purple
SKU: PNT015
A deep, rich transparent purple. Perfect for glazes and mixing, this is the lightfast rendition of the fabled Tyrian Purple.
Retail price: $52.50 (€ 45.67) Member's price: $39.90 (€ 34.71)
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Paint - Flake White/Cremnitz White
SKU: PNT001
50ml (that's a lot more paint than in the usual 37ml tube) of AAA-grade Basic Lead Carbonate Flake/Cremnitz white lead ground in our Safflower Oil. Although a bit thicker than other whites, it has unparalleled handling. This is the foundation white of all the old masters.
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Retail price: $22.90 (€ 19.92) Member's price: $17.40 (€ 15.14)
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