Paint
We are the exclusive Hamilton supplier of Maimeri paints made in Italy:
Maimeriblu is Maimeri’s range of professional artists’ watercolours. Seventy-two brilliant colours in total; 52 of which are composed of a single pigment combined with the finest gum-arabic available, resulting in maximum colour purity. Every colour in the range is lightfast, and is made with the maximum colour concentration possible. The binder used is almost completely clear, which enhances the brilliance of the pigment. Maimeriblu is the most extraordinarily transparent watercolour available. 15ml tubes start at $8.99 each.
The Classico line comprising of 74 highly pigmented oil colours is popular with professionals and students alike. All colours are lightfast, contain a high average pigmentation, and no waxes or thickeners are used. Classico is a single price-point line, offering a lively palette of colours including natural earths and authentic cadmium pigments at a great value. Each hue is individually formulated to ensure maximum quality of performance. All colours have the same drying time, and can be intermixed in any ratio to create any shade desired. 60ml tubes are $9.49 each. 200ml tubes are available upon request.
Maimeri Olio is a new, modern and efficient oil color reflecting 21st century innovations. This is the first artists’ oil color to use 100% recyclable Coex plastic tubes which won’t ding or dent while on the retail shelf, and the tubes have several transparent areas so that the color of the paint inside the tube can be easily seen by the artist. The range consists of 38 essential, non-toxic colors and 4 mediums, each formulated with fast drying times. All colors are lightfast and are available in 200ml tubes with 3-color try out sets in 75ml Coex tubes. 200ml tubes are $10.95 each.
Maimeri Acrilico is a new acrylic for the budget-conscious artist who demands a high pigment load, short drying times and advanced permanency. Acrilico is presented in ecologically responsible and fully biodegradable plastic coex tubes. There are 48 essential artists’ colors in the range, each with a single retail price point per tube size. Thirty-two of the available colors are rated for maximum lightfastness, with the remaining 16 colors considered to be medium; there are no colors in the range exhibiting color-retention qualities lower than medium. 75 ml tubes are $4.95 each.
Artists looking for acrylic colours with guaranteed quality and lightfastness will find what they are looking for in Brera Acrylics. These are colours for professionals, responsive to great skill and dexterity and offering fantastic colours in return. In addition to all the pigments most commonly required by artists, the range offers a number of metallic and translucent hues, perfect for contemporary art as well as for decoration and other special uses. These special colours, produced with precious materials, may be intermixed with other more transparent colours in the range to obtain a wide range of chromatic effects. Brera Acrylic is the top of the line in acrylic painting. The binder in all colours is an ultra fine emulsion of acrylic resin with the addition of special preservatives, surfactants and UV filters which help maintain a resistant, supple film with a smooth, silky, matte finish. 60 ml tubes start at $7.99 each.
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We also stock fine acrylics, oils and mediums from Toronto’s Stevenson Paints.
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We now carry Pebeo’s fantastic line of illustrative inks. Cartoon and comic strip artists have long used Colorex ink as their favourite colouring medium. Recognised worldwide as an essential supply of art students, illustrators and graphic artists, Colorex inks are made with pigments that provide incomparably vivid colours. 45 ml jars are $5.99 and $6.99 each.
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You can also find a variety of paint products in-store from Pentel, Fine-Tec, Gamblin and Chroma.
