DANIEL SMITH Original Oil Colors

Professional Oil Paints, World's Finest Pigments!

For over 30 years, DANIEL SMITH original oil paints have been formulated, produced and packaged in Seattle. When you use a DANIEL SMITH product, you support a community whose passion for color and quality has fueled some of the most inventive developments in the art materials industry. Daniel Smith Original Oil Colors are the world's finest pigments are combined with high-grade, alkali-refined linseed oil chosen for its light color, low acid value, good adhesion, and resistance to yellowing. The line includes historical hues, amazing earths, dazzling luminescents, and some of the brightest and boldest quinacridones ever formulated.

This vast array of colors are derived from the world's finest pigments, from the ancient natural minerals used in Daniel Smith's PrimaTek colors, as well as lab-created modern pigments in their Quinacridones and Luminescents.

Color strength and lightfastness are hallmarks of Daniel Smith Original Oils. Paints are tested by placing samples in a Xenon Fadeometer, which exposes paint to the equivalent of 100 years of sunlight in 10 days. Artists can rely on all but two colors to remain virtually unchanged over a century.

The world's finest pigments are combined with high-grade, alkali-refined linseed oil chosen for its light color, low acid value, good adhesion, and resistance to yellowing. remarkable color strength, reliable lightfastness, and consistent texture from tube to tube.

Artist Review

" I love painting with luscious oil paint and especially love the vivid colors DANIEL SMITH offers the painter." - Professional Artist - Annie O’Brien Gonzales