Jackson’s Professional Oil paints are luminous, vibrant, and full of character. Made by skilled artisans, we use only the finest grade pigments and the purest refined oils.
Lower quality oil paints tend to be formulated and manufactured to ensure all colors have a uniform consistency and drying time. Our range of Professional colors is made to reveal the natural beauty and character of each pigment. In order to maintain optimum color strength, we don't use extenders or fillers.
After mixing, the pigments and oils are passed through water-cooled mills – these are made of stone or steel, according to pigment type. We grind our colors as many times as is needed to release the full ‘color potential’. Some pigments like Ultramarine only need gentle milling, whereas coarser, earth pigments must undergo a lengthier process on the mill to achieve optimum dispersion.
The intense color saturation and purity of this range is achieved by high pigment loading coupled with our traditional production process. Our work to reach optimum dispersion on our specialist traditional triple-roll mills ensures our colors achieve the maximum resistance to light that are possible for each color - the majority are rated ASTM 1 (Excellent).
We don't use drying modifiers to even out drying times and so you will find some variation across the range reflecting the natural drying characteristics of each pigment. MEK and MEKO are not used in any Jackson’s oil paints.
Pigment drying times:
Slower Driers – Yellow Lakes (Azo Yellow), Violet Dioxazine, Cerulean Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Alizarin Crimson, Naphthol Vermillion, Indian Yellow Hue, Titanium and Zinc Whites, Lamp Black
Medium Driers – Phthalo Green, Indigo, Emerald, Blue Oxide of Chrome, Terre Verte, Ultramarine Blue, Ivory Black Cadmium ( Genuine)
Faster Driers – Prussian Blue Raw Umber Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna Cobalt Blue Yellow Ochre
We currently offer three whites: Titanium White (Linseed), Titanium White (Safflower), and Zinc White.
Titanium White (Linseed) and Titanium White (Safflower): these are the most opaque of our whites and offer the most covering power. Our Linseed Oil version is suitable for underpainting as well as for mixing and general use. Safflower Oil can reduce the tendency of linseed oils to yellow but it dries more slowly and shrinks a little. Titanium White Safflower oil is not formulated for underpainting but is good for general mixing.
Zinc White: This white has a colder hue with less covering power and more transparency than the Titanium White. It is particularly suited for mixing with cooler colors and works well in glazes and scumbling. Its subtle nature means it works well for general mixing without over-powering other colors.
