Daler-Rowney Graduate acrylic paint sets

Daler-Rowney Graduate is a water-based acrylic paint with a smooth, medium-body consistency for painting studies, colour mixing and decorative accents. It dries quickly to a water-resistant film. You receive one selected paint set; brushes, palette and painting surface are purchased separately.

Choose a set for your painting

Choose smaller tubes to explore more ready-mixed colours, or larger tubes with a limited palette to mix your own shades. The two 6 × 75 ml sets are different: one contains primary colours and two whites, while the other contains metallic colours only.

• 10 × 38 ml Selection, 380 ml total: Titanium White, Black, Primary Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Vermilion Hue, Primary Red, Primary Blue, Phthalo Green, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber.
• 12 × 22 ml, 264 ml total: Titanium White, Black, Ultramarine Blue, Primary Blue, Burnt Umber, Hooker’s Green, Cadmium Red Hue, Primary Red, Primary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Gold Imitation and Silver Imitation.
• Metallic 6 × 75 ml, 450 ml total: Metallic Yellow, Red, Pink, Brown, Blue and Green. An effect palette for shimmering accents.
• 24 × 22 ml, 528 ml total: a broad palette of primary, earth, green, violet and pink shades, including Pearl Black, Gold Imitation and Silver Imitation. More ready-mixed colours in smaller tubes.
• Primary 6 × 75 ml, 450 ml total: Primary Yellow, Primary Red, Primary Blue, Black, Mixing White and Titanium White. For mixing exercises with two different whites.
• Starter 5 × 120 ml, 600 ml total: Primary Yellow, Primary Red, Primary Blue, Black and Titanium White. Larger tubes for a limited mixing palette.

Working with Graduate acrylics

Work on paper, canvas or a suitably primed surface. Use the paint straight from the tube for fuller strokes, or add a little water gradually for a more fluid application. Let a layer dry before painting over it. Try adhesion and coverage on a sample of the same material first.

Dispense small amounts and close the tubes during breaks. The dry film becomes water-resistant and does not redissolve like watercolour. Clean brushes and palette with water while the paint is still wet.

Build a repeatable mixing chart

Make three patches on your chosen surface: an unmixed colour, a mixture of two colours and that mixture with white. Record the colour names and mixing proportions. Let the patches dry, then compare coverage, colour and visible brush marks before starting a larger painting.

With the 6 × 75 ml Primary set, also compare the same mixture with Mixing White and Titanium White separately. View metallic samples on light and dark grounds and from different angles. This builds your own mixing reference; it is a suggested workflow, not a measured test result.

Handling and care

Contains 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one, also known as benzisothiazolinone; may produce an allergic reaction. Avoid skin contact, use suitable gloves where needed and wash hands after use. Work with ventilation and keep food and drink away from the work area. Store in the original packaging at 15–25 °C. Collect paint residues and wash water for disposal according to local rules.

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