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Introduction

The Vallejo Company was established in 1965, in New Jersey,
EN
U.S.A. In the first years the company specialized in the
manufacture of Film Color, waterbased acrylic colors for animated
films (cartoons). In 1969 the company moved to Spain; in those years
many important cartoon studios were based in Europe. The special
qualities and unique formula of Film Color soon became known,
and the product was used by most of the important studios on the
continent.
In 1972 Amadeo Vallejo developed Acrylic Artist Color, the first acrylic
for fine arts manufactured in Spain, and one of the first acrylic colors
for artists produced in Europe. In this period, Vallejo also introduced
Liquid Watercolor-colors for graphic design.
In the year 1981, following suggestions by professors of the Fine Arts
University of Barcelona, Vallejo presented Acrylic Studio- a range of
high quality acrylic colors for fine arts in large size packaging (200 and

“The experience and knowledge
accumulated in the elaboration of artist colors
over the last 45 years is the most valued
COLORES ACRILICOS PARA MODELISMO
asset of our company”
Amadeo Vallejo Díez

500ml. sizes, the first such presentation in artist colors worldwide) at a
reduced and unified price. With this range, a result of the most careful
selection of permanent artist pigments, avoiding the most expensive
colors, such as cadmiums and cobalts, Vallejo created the line of
colors which was to become a benchmark for the industry and the
beginning of a new period of expansion for Acrylicos Vallejo.
The growing popularity of waterbased acrylic colors became of interest
to airbrush artists, until then working with solvent based products.
With the help of these artists during the periods of trial and testing,
Vallejo formulated the first acrylic colors for airbrushing in 1986. In the
following years, the company began developing a range of colors-
Model Color- for hobby and model-painters, as well as complete lines
of colors and auxiliary products for decorative arts.
Acrylicos Vallejo still is a family company, and Amadeo Vallejo
continues to supervise the development of new products, supported
now by a technical department dedicated to investigation and
development. The testing of new products and formulations in the
chemical industry is a constant process and Vallejo takes pride in the
constant aim to improve the quality and presentation of the colors and
to continue offering products with exceptional quality to all artists.
Since the beginning in the seventies until today, the company has
extended its installations several times, starting in a garage of 30
square meters, then moving to a warehouse, and finally expanding
to the actual installations in 3 industrial buildings, divided into raw
material storage, manufacturing and stock sections.
At present Acrylicos Vallejo exports to more than 55 countries, and the
AV colors comply with all the security and environment regulations in
force in the European Common Market and the United States. More
information is available in the (MSDS) security sheets of our web page
or can be requested at info@acrylicosvallejo.com.

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