For Immediate Release
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Calgary, AB CANADA
INTRODUCING CHROMACOLOUR FLUID ACRYLICS

Canadian based ChromaColour International announced today the introduction of a line of new Acrylic Paints. ChromaColour Fluid Acrylics is a range of 24 colours that are complimentary to the existing ChromaColour Artist Colour range of 84 colours. Unlike ChromaColour Artist Colors, which are opaque and matte, ChromaColour Fluid Acrylics have the following characteristics.

      ¤      Highly intense, translucent colours that provide the artist with incredible versatility.

¤      They dry to a permanent gloss finish.

¤      They are more fluid and allow clean, sharp colour mixing.

¤      These lightfast paints offer durability, flexibility and excellent adhesion properties.

¤      They have no fillers or extenders and like all ChromaColour products, they are highly pigmented.

¤      Because of their low viscosity, brushes carry more paint for quicker, more effective coverage.

 “We are very excited about this new product introduction”, says John Munro, President of ChromaColour International. ”It’s a wonderful range of colour and is the first of a number of product introductions coming from our company.”

 The paints will be available in 1.7 oz / 50ml bottles, unique to ChromaColour and will include new packaging. The 24 colours will be available in 3 series with suggested retail consistent with the ChromaColour Artist Colours range.

In addition to our Fine Art Products, ChromaColour is the world’s leader in animation supplies, equipment, software and furniture. ChromaColour also manufactures ChromaColour Underglaze, a line of 65 colours used in the painting of bisque for Ceramics. ChromaColour manufactures close to 3,000 colours.

For more information about this new product, visit www.chromacolour.com, click on Fine Art Products, click on Fluid Acrylics on the left column index bar or call toll free at the number listed below.

John Munro
President, ChromaColour International

Phone: 403-250-5880 Fax: 403-250-7194
Toll Free: 1-888-247-6621 or 1-800-665-5829
 

CALGARY BASED CHROMACOLOUR INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS RESELLER IN INDIA

Calgary, Alberta CANADA

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Chromacolour, the world leader in the manufacture and sale of supplies, software and equipment for traditional and digital animation announced today that it has appointed MR. DHIREN SHAH of RAHUL COMMERCE as Agent.

“I first met Dhiren Shah three years ago during a Government of Canada Trade Mission to India, says John Munro, President of ChromaColour.” Team Canada missions, as they are known, are the highest profile and largest initiatives organized by the feds and led by high level national government officials including the Prime Minister and Minister of International Trade. “I was impressed with Mr. Shah’s vast knowledge of the Animation Industry in India and to top it off he was already working with other International companies and had established a very good reputation. I believe now is the right time to move forward with Dhiren and his team and I believe strongly in the future of the animation industry in India.”

Chromacolour provides a broad range of industry-specific equipment, furniture, software and supplies. Throughout our history, we have continuously presented new and improved products to the animation industry. We are proud to serve all members of the worldwide animation community, including amateurs, students, and professionals.

“Our company has become a trusted supplier and consultant to many of the world's renowned animation studios and maintaining close customer relations is central to our business. The addition of Mr. Dhiren Shah to the ChromaColour team will help us establish ourselves even further in this emerging market, says Munro.”

In addition to our Animation business, ChromaColour also manufactures ChromaColour Artist Colors, a line of 84 pigment rich acrylic paints. They are  opaque and dry to a velvety matte finish and are available both in tubes and bottles; a range of 24 Fluid Acrylics, more translucent and they dry to a gloss finish; and a line of Artist Mediums, all used in the Fine Arts industry.

ChromaColour also manufactures 65 vibrant Underglaze Colours for the Ceramics Industry, which offers guaranteed beauty in every bottle. These Underglazes offer colour consistency, easy application, and are lead free, non-toxic, functional and ASTM certified. ChromaColour Underglazes can be found in homes, professional studios, retail contemporary studios, schools and colleges.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. John Munro
President
ChromaColour International
1410 – 28 Street NE
Calgary, Alberta CANADA
T2A 7W6
1-403-250-5880
email info@chromacolour.com

Mr. Dhiren Shah
M/s. Rahul Commerce
3/14, Sadhu Vaswani Road,
Shop No. 1, Opp. Hotel Amir,
Pune 411001 (India)
91-20-26127752
email rahulsales@vsnl.com
 

                              
                                                                  
For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 24, 2005

ChromaColour Introduces Digital Palettes for Macromedia Flash

Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - ChromaColour International was originally asked to develop Cell Paint for the BBC TV in 1978. At that time, everyone painting on cells, including Disney, was using a mixture of Gouache and Gum Arabic. For painting cells, this was less than satisfactory. However, Gouache was the only medium with enough opacity, and Gum Arabic provided the adhesive quality which provided the best option to make the paint stick to the cells. 
Two years later, in 1980, and after extensive research and development, ChromaColour established itself as the world leader in animation cell paint production, with all major studios in the animation industry using our product.

“Mainly pure organic pigments of the highest intensity and the finest quality were selected to produce the largest selection of animation colors available anywhere in the world…over 1800 colors. The success of the product was directly related to the close working relationship with the animation industry while in development”, says John Munro, President of Calgary based ChromaColour International. “As is ChromaColour’s reputation, we provided exactly what was needed. The creamy consistency, opacity, and structure of the paint actually allowed the studios to speed up production.”

Color Selectors are of prime importance when deciding on color models. Hand made by painting each of the colors in the range onto the cell, this reference provided the only complete guide to the ChromaColour system. Selectors are available in Series 100, a range of 600 colors based on the original ChromaColour palette which is a diverse range of intense color and color tones. This series also includes a selection of fluorescents and pale pastels. The Series 600 palette is a color range of 600 colors equivalent to the Cell Vinyl Series. This is sometimes referred to as the North American palette.  The Series 1200 range, is 600 colors equivalent to the Japanese Taiyu Sun Color palette.

ChromaColour eventually offered its RGB values in digital format, and the next step was incorporating the Chromacolour Palettes into CTP Pro, Educational or Paint 2D software.

And now, because of the demand for us to do so, and because Macromedia Flash is becoming so popular with amateur and professional animators alike, ChromaColour International is proud to introduce all three of its Palettes in NTSC and PAL format for Macromedia Flash.

Click here to learn more about developing and animating characters in Flash and here for Flash tutorials

Chromacolour is the world leader in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of industry-specific supplies, equipment, furniture and software for traditional and digital animation. Throughout our history, Chromacolour has continuously presented new and improved products to the animation industry.  ChromaColour also offers products to the Fine Art and Ceramics industry, both in private label format and ChromaColour branding.

To purchase - click here
1-800-665-5829

For more information, contact:

John Munro
President, ChromaColour International
403-250-5880

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, February 14, 2005

Calgary, AB CANADA

Springtime and Classic Series Introduced

Canadian based ChromaColour International announced today the addition of 17 new and exciting colours to its current line of 48 Ceramic Underglaze Paints. ChromaColour’s vibrant Underglaze Colours offer guaranteed beauty in every bottle. They also offer colour consistency, easy application, and are lead free, non-toxic, functional and ASTM certified. ChromaColour Underglazes can be found in homes, professional studios, retail contemporary studios, schools and colleges.

The new colours were released in two series.

The Springtime Series consists of 10 soft colours: Bubble Gum Pink, Pacific Salmon, Fresh Heather, Key Lime, Honey Dew, Dusty Rose, Lavender, Baby Blue, Light Grey and Peach Melba.

The Classic Series consists of: Cherry Red, Poppy Red, Cardinal Red, Denim, Slate Blue, Ivory and Burgundy Wine.

“This is a natural and positive move for ChromaColour”, says John Munro, President of ChromaColour International. The wider selection of colour provides us with a palette range that will meet every customer’s expectation.

In addition to our Ceramic Underglaze Products, ChromaColour is the world’s leader in animation supplies, equipment, software and furniture. ChromaColour also manufactures ChromaColour Artist Colors, a line of 80 pigment rich acrylic colors, available both in tubes and bottles and used in the fine art industry.

For more information contact:

John Munro,
ChromaColour International
403-250-5880

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Calgary, Alberta – February 26, 2004

ChromaColour Goes Retail ---

Canadian based ChromaColour International announced today a strategic plan to offer its world-renown animation supplies and equipment in the retail environment. An agreement has been signed with Curry’s Artists’ Materials, a chain of 8 stores in and around Toronto, Ontario Canada. Curry’s will carry a select line of animation supplies and market ChromaColour products in the Golden Horseshoe area of Toronto.

Fred Curry, founder of Curry’s, opened his first store at the corner of Yonge and Bloor streets in downtown Toronto in 1911. Today, the stores are located in:

Toronto – Yonge Street
Toronto – Queen Street
Mississauga
Brampton
Markham
Whitby
Hamilton
Barrie

“This is a natural and positive move for ChromaColour”, says John Munro, President of ChromaColour International. “While we ship goods to over 20 countries, and have done so for going on 30 years; we decided that it is now more than ever, important to get our products closer to our end users – those individuals looking to purchase smaller quantities more economically.”

In addition to our animation products, Curry’s will carry the full line of ChromaColour Artist Colors, a line of 80 pigment rich acrylic colors, available both in tubes and bottles and used in the fine art industry. This paint is a bi-product of the background paint used in animation features, TV series and Saturday morning cartoons including the first Lion King movie.

For more information contact:
John Munro
ChromaColour International
403-250-5880

Animating Attitudes on Behalf of

The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta,

Calgary Chapter

Calgary, AB January 30, 2004 --- On Monday, June 7^th, 2004, at the Sheraton Calgary Suites Eau Claire Wildrose Ballroom from 6 p.m. to midnight, Animating Attitudes, the exclusive banquet celebration of the diversity and creativity in people with schizophrenia will be held.  Animating Attitudes presents the momentous premier showing of an animated commercial on behalf of the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Calgary Chapter. The intimate evening will include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, dancing, a host of entertainers, and a fine art exhibition and silent auction.  We are delighted to announce that Animating Attitudes will also include special guest host, Darrel Janz from CFCN News.

ChromaColour International is proud to announce it will act as one of the sponsors of this event. John Munro, President of ChromaColour International, a Calgary based manufacturer supplying to the global Animation and Artist community says “ we are extremely proud to not only support the Calgary Animation community but in some small way contribute to this very important cause”.

The purchase of your ticket to Animating Attitudes, a fundraising event on behalf of the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Calgary Chapter, will help raise awareness about schizophrenia. As well, Animating Attitudes, the 30-second animated commercial, promotes and celebrates the diversity and creativity in people with schizophrenia.  Your donation will also help assist the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Calgary Chapter in its ongoing work providing creative outlets and opportunities for people with schizophrenia. 

Animating Attitudes tickets are regularly priced at $130 per person; additionally, we offer a reduced price of $115 per person for a group of four people or more.   Tickets are limited, so please call now at 276-6046 for personal delivery of your ticket(s). 

            If you would like to inquire about the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Calgary Chapter, please contact Karen Bronstein at 264-5161.  Otherwise, please direct all inquiries to Ms. Susanne Cardwell at 276-6046. 
 

• DAVID N KITLER, WON BIG AT THE ART ESSENTIAL SHOW IN CALGARY THIS PAST WEEKEND, TAKING
  HOME 2 AWARDS. HERE HE IS WITH ONE OF HIS WINNING ENTRIES IN THE BACKGROUND -
  SCARLET OVER GREEN, Chromacolour Acrylic on Baltic Birch 39"x30" available for $13,950.00
                                                    
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• JESSICA HANNAH, of British Columbia, Canada, who's primary medium is watercolour with acrylic underpainting
  yielding the bold and vibrant colors stands beside one of her Chromacolour paintings at this past weekends Art Essential Show in Calgary. You can contact her at jess_hannah@hotmail.com or by phoning 250-549-5083.
  
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• CTP Pro version 1.5.2, Crater Software’s 2D cel animation software has been released. In addition, a reduced price list has been announced. Crater has also announced that it has released CTP PRO LITE, a limited version of CTP Pro that offers the same ease of use interface, priced at $299 US. Says John Munro, Chromacolour President, “when pricing we always keep the animation student and independent animator in mind and we have done that here. With the price reduction we continue to support the animator without breaking any budgets.” CTP PRO VERSION 1.5 features include 40 different import and export file formats, including Flash: compatibility for painted and unpainted image files created using other 2D animation products; 30 image filters and special effects; timed image capture for stop-motion work; and more. CTP PRO’S capabilities were recently on display at the Ottawa International Animation Festival where ChromaColour displayed its products.

  ****** Click on Digital Animation Software and Equipment for product and pricing details******

Calgary Sun - January 2002

Alberta Premier Ralph Klein (centre) during a December 2001 visit to Chromacolour's office in Calgary. On his right is renowned International Wildlife Artist David N Kitler. Visit David's website  www.davidkitler.com   To the Premier's left is John Munro, President of Chromacolour International.

Calgary Herald - December 2001

Calgary Herald - November 2001

John Munro, President of Chromacolour International chats with Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien in Los Angeles during Team Canada's November 2001 Trade Mission to the USA.

Calgary Herald - November 2001

Calgary Herald - January 2001

Animation Magazine - September 2000