{"id":20655,"date":"2014-06-12T09:03:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T08:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=20655"},"modified":"2016-05-19T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T15:37:40","slug":"ara-artists-acrylics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/12\/ara-artists-acrylics\/","title":{"rendered":"ARA Artists Acrylics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Ara\/c2200_1044_9938\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ara Artists Acrylics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Ara\/c2200_1044_9938\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Smooth Formula Acrylics jacksons art supplies\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843-620x348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-28-of-703-1500x843-940x528.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ara (Acrylics Rietveld Academy) is an acrylic developed at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. The high pigmentation delivers pure colours posessing extraordinary tinting strength. These colours are made of 100% acrylic emulsion combined with lightfast pigments, formulated to give a smooth brushable colour with intensity and brilliance. The strong adhesion of an acrylic binder makes these colours suitable for many applications and surfaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Ara\/c2200_1044_9938\/index.html?&quot; target=&quot;_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Smooth Formula Acrylics jacksons art supplies\" width=\"1113\" height=\"823\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web-620x458.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-2-web-940x695.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1113px) 100vw, 1113px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ara acrylics are produced in the paint factory of Old Holland Classic Colours. The paint is made according to Old Holland\u2019s own recipe in order to ensure the highest quality possible. All pigments have a lightfastness on the Blue Wool Scale of at least 7 in full tone and 6 when the tint is cured with titanium white. The Blue Wool Scale is the internationally accepted measure of lightfastness and runs from 1 to 8.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20664\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=ara+metallic+acrylic&#038;stock=0&#038;x=0&#038;y=0?&quot; target=&quot;_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Smooth Formula Acrylics jacksons art supplies\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843-620x348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-22-of-701-1500x843-940x528.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ara Metallic Acrylic colours are very popular<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A very good quality range of mid-priced acrylic, it is ideal for serious artists needing to cover large canvases. The metallic colours are particularly popular. 91 colours are available in handy squeeze bottles in sizes 100ml, 150ml, 250ml, 500ml.  Whites are available in 1 litre bottles and 2.5 litre buckets.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=ara+neon&#038;stock=0&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\" target=\"_blank\">Six Neon Colours<\/a> (fluorescents) are available in 150ml squeezy tubes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20666\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"xxx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Smooth Formula Acrylics jacksons art supplies\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843-620x348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ARA-49-of-70-2-1500x843-940x528.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ara Fluorescent Colours<br \/>\n(please note: Jackson&#8217;s only stocks these in the 150ml size not the 250ml shown in this image.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Click on the underlined link to go to the current offer on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Ara\/c2200_1044_9938\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ara Artists Acrylics<\/a>\u00a0on the Jackson\u2019s Art Supplies website.<br \/>\nPostage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of \u00a339 or more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/Brands-A-Z_All_Brands-Ara\/c2200_1044_9938\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web.jpg\" alt=\"Ara Smooth Formula Acrylics jacksons art supplies\" width=\"1181\" height=\"771\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web-620x404.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web-940x613.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Ara-ends-web-230x150.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ara Artists Acrylics Ara (Acrylics Rietveld Academy) is an acrylic developed at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. 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