The product of an 'attention to detail' production process, Gerstaecker 'Acryl' acrylic gives a brilliance, a texture, and most importantly a result that is already winning many new friends

Gerstaecker acrylic is made from the finest pigments mixed with an acrylic resin base that brings out the brilliance of the colours and gives them their artist quality properties.

An amazing journey through production

The production manager responsible for each colour is responsible for the process from start to finish. Once the raw materials have passed quality control, they are mixed together in a secret recipe - all the time under the watchful eye of the production manager. This secret recipe gives Gerstaecker acrylics a touch of originality. Other than their colour brilliance and consistency, Gerstaecker acrylics have a drying time a little longer than usual, something that allows more time for thought when working with this colour range. The homogeneity of the texture is constantly checked by production staff that carry out regular tests. All colours are conceived with respect for the environment and contain no toxic materials. Their odour is neutral and not unpleasant.

The covering power of the colour is also checked with the Damier test - where a blob of colour is drawn out over a black and white, tiled surface - the opacity can then be measured.

Quality checked in the lab at all stages

Artists themselves, the on site laboratory staff are constantly checking raw materials, not only as they arrive, but throughout the production process. Samples are regularly taken from all stages of the production line and tests are carried out and swatches produced and kept for future reference. Every now and then the lab staff produce larger pieces of artwork to check overall performance of the product.

 Winning new friends

The consistency of Gerstaecker acrylic has already won many hearts since its debut in early 2004 and is particularly popular with people working in the open air; its lightfast properties and longer drying time being the reasons for this. All of the typical properties of an acrylic are also there and like other acrylics it can be applied with bristle and synthetic brushes and be applied in thick coats if so wished.

 Classic Manufacturing:

The production process itself is very similar to that of any paint:
Mix the pigment with the binder,
Eliminate pigment residues,
Mill on the rollers,
Then bottle and label.
Old-fashioned test are still used throughout the process such as the Hegman test to check pigment particle size, and other tests of lightfastness, opacity, and longevity. These ensure great quality control and a constant consistency of acrylic with a price to quality ratio that remains very competitive.