Golden Open Acrylic

I've been holding back on sharing my newest art product. Earlier this month I got some of Golden's new Open Acrylic. My first reaction: love at first brush stroke.
The creamy paint was marvelous to work with.
For several years I worked in transparent watercolors. A couple years ago I started working with acrylics because I wanted to experiment with textures and mixed media. I also just wanted to push around lots of paint! While I enjoy traditional acrylic, I had to learn new ways to handle the paint because it doesn't have the wetting and lifting qualities of watercolor. The biggest frustration for me has been working on subtle transitions of color. It can be done with the traditional acrylics, but it requires vigilance and much practice.
So far, the greatest joy for me with Open is the ability to paint in a more relaxed manner. I also love that the paint stays workable on the palette for hours. The creamy quality can be maintained by adding a bit of the Open Thinner, because the paint does get a bit sticky as it stays on the palette for long periods of time.

This study was done on 8"x8" Crescent illustration board that I had prepared with gesso. (I keep a stack of these on hand.) The rest is all done with Golden Open Acrylics. I purchased the 2 starter sets - modern pigments and traditional pigments. You'll want the Open Thinner. I also got some Open gloss medium, but did not use it on this piece.

After studying my scanned image, I see a couple adjustments I'd like to make, but this painting is just about done. I'll let it cure about 4 weeks, and then seal it.

Have you tried Open? What did you think?