LUKAS Aquarelle 1862 Watercolors

In 1862, the year LUKAS was established, one of the first artists’ watercolors in Germany was developed according to the recipe of the company’s founder, Dr. Fr. Schoenfeld. Hence the name LUKAS Aquarell 1862. Further developed over time to include the most recent scientific research and artistic knowledge, these premium artists' watercolors continue to satisfy the needs of demanding artists across the globe, with their pronounced color intensity, extraordinary brilliance and the highest possible lightfastness rating available. For a truly incredible value, try LUKAS Aquarelle 1862 Watercolor Sets!

LUKAS Aquarelle Studio Watercolors

This assortment has been improved in 2004 and now offers an expansive color range of 70 well balanced shades in 24 ml tubes, half pans, and whole pans.

LUKAS has once again broken the mold, creating an affordable professional watercolor. Milled to a particle size of 2/1000mm under a stringent production system which includes 30 minutes of mixing, pearl milling and finally triple roll milling. The result is a color with perfect dispersion and refractive quality. For a truly incredible value, try LUKAS Aquarelle Studio Watercolor Sets!

LUKAS Designer's Gouache

These opaque watercolors are made with a Gum Arabic and Dextrin binder with a special additive so you can paint big without streaking. Totally lightfast with extremely intense, brilliant colors that dry to an even, velvety matte finish. Opaque white is a favorite with watercolorists.

All colors are lightfast, brilliant and concentrated. The only compromise is the use of high quality substitutes for traditional and often-times toxic pigments.All 48 colors in this range are available in 20 ml tubes. Opaque White and Ivory Black are also available in 75 ml tubes. 500 ml jars are available in Primary Yellow, Primary Red (Magenta) and Primary Blue (Cyan). For a truly incredible value, try LUKAS Designer's Gouache Sets!

LUKAS 1862 Oil Colors

These exquisite LUKAS oils are extremely concentrated with the highest quality pigments available. All colors are lightfast and permanent with an average drying time of 2 to 4 days. The binders used are pharmaceutical quality linseed and sunflower oils, which guarantee even drying and stronger paint film. Sunflower oil also helps to keep the colors bright and reduces yellowing. LUKAS' world famous buttery consistency is achieved using bees wax in conjunction with linseed and sunflower oil.

LUKAS 1862 Artist Oils features 70 shades in 37 ml tubes and 20 shades in 200 ml tubes. 70 of the shades closely parallel those used by the old masters. 52 of the shades are Series One, making LUKAS 1862 Oils an excellent value! For an even greater savings, try the LUKAS 1862 Oil Colors Deluxe Set!

LUKAS Studio Oil Colors

This outstanding oil color is specially formulated to have the best painting quality and the freshest, most vibrant results. The finest pigments from around the world are combined in maximum density with a sophisticated blend of Sunflower and Bleached Linseed Oil to produce clean colors with a perfect, refractive quality when dry. An exclusive time tested combination of three drying agents allows colors to dry at normal thickness in 2 to 3 days.

LUKAS Berlin Oil Colors dry just like traditional oils, but their water mixability makes them a true alternative to the traditional for the casual and professional painter. Now featuring 24 shades in 37 ml and 200 ml sizes.

LUKAS Terzia Oil Colors

When you need to compromise on price, but not on quality, LUKAS Terzia Oils are the perfect solution. These exceptional oils feature exactly the same binder, drying rate, buttery feel and permanence of LUKAS Studio Oils. In fact, they're made under the same rigid requirements as all LUKAS Oils. The only difference is that LUKAS Terzia Oils are made with less pigment concentration. This keeps the price extra low, making these oil colors a truly excellent value!

All 24 colors are available in jumbo 200 ml tubes, or you can get started at great savings with the trial set of 6, which features the primary colors and black and white in 75 ml tubes. For a truly incredible value, try LUKAS Terzia Oil Color Sets!

LUKAS CRYL Liquid Acrylics

LUKAS CRYL Liquid features a master quality, low viscosity formulation, that allows you to paint in full strength without thinning with water. In fact, you can paint directly from the bottle on canvas, metal, paper and wall board.

LUKAS CRYL Liquid has a thickness of less than 5,000 CP, making it perfect for covering large areas with the greatest of ease. It’s excellent for dripping and spattering techniques, and it has an incredible brilliance, too. Made with only real pigments in maximum concentration, the colors allow for a wide range of tinting for various tones from the original hue. Now available in a wide range of 40 brilliant colors.

LUKAS CRYL Pastos Acrylics

LUKAS CRYL Studio Acrylics

Our best selling acrylic color, LUKAS CRYL Studio has an ideal viscosity, perfect for painting on canvas. It is thick enough to hold brush strokes, yet thin enough to be brushed on directly from the jar. All colors are lightfast, brilliant and permanent. The colors may be tinted to a wide variation of shades, helped by the high pigment concentration and superb tinting strength. Improved in 2006, this line now features 38 shades in 75 ml and 500 ml sizes. 22 new shades are also available in 250 ml size, including metallic, fluorescent, glow in the dark colors. This one price range eliminates caustic and expensive pigments without compromising quality.

LUKAS Pure Pigments

Making your own personal colors with a consistency and texture that is all your own has never been easier. These pure, lightfast, unadulerated pigments are the highest quality available from all corners of the globe. Available in 100 ml glass jars and bulk 750 ml plastic bottles with caps. These are the same pigments used in master quality LUKAS oils. We want to be your number one pigment source, so whether you want a few ounces or 50lbs of a pigment, we aim to give the best quality at the best prices.

LUKAS Pestles and Mixing Plates

For hundreds of years color makers have been using glass pestels to grind their pigments. We offer two sizes both made of heavy lead glass capable of grinding down pigments to the finest particle size. We also offer a heavy glass mixing plate with a rough (frosted) surface. This is essential for creating the necessary friction to get the best grinds possible. Imported from Germany.

LUKAS Painting Butter

Formulated with a special drying agent and an alkyd resin base, this impasto medium gives your oil colors a smooth buttery feel, and helps them keep their structure without leveling or cracking.

LUKAS Berlin Oil Mediums

Acheive a variety of effects when painting with Berlin Oils. Berlin Linseed Oil Modified retards the drying rate and makes the color more "fat". Berlin Stand Oil Modified has the same effects as the Linseed Oil, plus makes the colors more brilliant. Berlin Quick Drying Medium is ideal for glazing techniques.

LUKAS Oil Painting Mediums

Explore new effects and exciting techniques with these special oil painting mediums from LUKAS, including Balsam Turpentine, Bleached Linseed Oil, Citrus Turpentine, Picture Varnish, and LUKAS Medium No. 2, 3 and 4.