Lascaux Colours

Last updated: March 7, 2019
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We are pleased to now stock at Jackson’s the premium paint range Lascaux from Switzerland. The world renowned artist materials they produce include studio and artists acrylics and mediums, the unusual Sirius watercolours based on a 5-primary colour system, gouache and printmaking tusches (for painting positives to expose photo plates and screens with). Their liquid brush cleaner is very popular. They also do an archival multi-purpose fixative, adhesive, canvas primers and acrylic sizing, acrylic modelling paste, varnishes, UV protection sprays, and screenprinting screen filler.

Lascaux artist’s acrylics

-highest pigment load
-buttery, oil paint-like consistency
-for controlled brush and palette knife techniques
-evenly semi-matt finish
-for delicate washes to thick impastos
-excellent handling properties
-excellent lightfastness, age and lime resistant
-suitable for exterior use
-now with 54 hues


Lascaux studio acrylics

The Studio Original Colour range now consists of 50 tones in addition to 8 luminous bronze colours prepared from pure metallic bronzes.

More info on the Lascaux website.


Lascaux acrylic mediums

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Lascaux Sirius watercolours

The Lascaux Sirius® Primary System is based on five primaries instead of the usual three.

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Lascaux gouache

Acrylic gouache is not normal gouache. It can be worked on top of without smearing. It is an opaque, matte finish, water-soluble, fluid acrylic that is usually water resistant (not waterproof) when dry. Being opaque and drying to a matte finish is like traditional gouache, being water resistant when dry and adhering well to many surfaces is like acrylic. It uses an acrylic polymer binder. Lascaux is a variation: it is not as water resistant when dry but can be painted over without smearing.

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Lascaux screenprinting mediums and tusches for resist printing

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Lascaux primers

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Other Lascaux products

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Julie Caves is a long-standing contributor to Jackson’s Art Blog and previously served as its Editor for ten years. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of art materials, she writes in-depth articles, particularly about oil and acrylic painting, bringing an extensive research background to each piece. Julie studied journalism in California, fine art at the University of Texas at Austin, and completed both an MA at Camberwell College of Art and the Turps Studio Painting Programme in London. She exhibits her work regularly and continues to write part-time for the blog.

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  1. I use Lascaux acrylic for mural painting. Is the acrylic gouache compatible?
    I also teach art and I order quite large amounts of materials over a year.
    Is there artist discount? I am looking at over £100 of materials just for the mural.

    Thank you,
    Susan mitchell

    1. Hi Susan
      I don’t think the gouache would be suitable for outdoors. It is not a durable as acrylic. And Lascaux has a particular kind that is somewhat re-soluble in water, compared to other acrylic gouaches.
      I will email you about our discount policy.
      -Julie

  2. Baron Deverini

    Hola, me llamo Carlos soy un artista profesional español y necesito comprar pintura-
    GOUACHE en el tamaño grande.

    En espera de su información al respecto.

    Cordiales saludos

    Baron Deverini

  3. Por favor !!! Espero que retiren el “link” donde aparece mi nombre sin mi permiso.

    Son ustedes una empresa muy poco seria y no les compraré absolutamente nada.
    .
    La próxima vez que vea el mismo “link” con mi nombre, hablaré en Internet muy mal
    de Jacksonart.

    1. Lisa Takahashi

      Lo siento, no entiendo a qué enlace se refiere, por favor, ¿puede explicarme?

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