Production process
What is the secret behind the quality of Old Holland products? They are the result of traditional experience, technological knowledge and consultations with artists from all over the world. To guarantee the quality, we check our products at random several times during the traditional production process.
Take a look behind the scenes and discover how we make your colours.
Selecting the ingredients
We only select your paint’s pigments and binders after thorough testing.
Mixing pigments and oil
We mix your paint’s pigments with linseed oil.
Grinding
To make your paint as stable as possible, for some pigment types, we grind the first mixture several times on a ‘triple roll mill’.
Filling tubes
Once your paint is ready, we fill your tube by hand.
Closing tubes
We close your tube fully airtight.
Painting colour strips
We paint your tube’s colour example by hand on large sheets of paper.
Attaching labels
Your tube of paint is given a hand-painted colour example and a label.
Checking the quality
To guarantee that your paint is of top quality, we check different tubes per colour at random in our laboratory.
Shipping
Your paint is ready for dispatch to your shop.
