Liquitex Professional Matte Fluid Medium - 237 ml

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A selection of acrylic Gloss Mediums, adding some is great way to increase the intensity of acrylic colours.

Glazing mediums slightly increase paint drying time, have self-levelling qualities, increase flow and dry with a smooth finish. Galeria Iridescent Medium – A translucent acrylic gel with an iridescent pigment for creating a shimmering prismatic interference effect with paint. It can be applied directly to work or mixed with acrylic paints to make iridescent colours. Liquitex Profession Glazing Medium - Glossy medium that dries with a clear finish when used neat. Use with acrylic paint to create glazes or acrylic ink to make smooth acrylic washes. GOLDEN Polymer Varnish w/UVLS - Robust acrylic polymer varnish with UltraViolet Light Stabiliser (UVLS) designed to give maximum protection against prolonged exposure to UV light sources.GOLDEN Clear Self Levelling Gel – A fluid acrylic medium which increases flow and imparts a smooth level finish to the paint it is mixed with. GOLDEN Wetting Aid - Surfactant solution that decreases the surface tension acrylic paint and increases flow whilst greatly reducing paint mark retention. Ideal for when smooth application and thin paint layers are required. GOLDEN Gloss/Satin Glazing Liquid - Highly fluid acrylic glazing medium which can be used to thin acrylic colour without diluting pigment strength. Use to create highly transparent glazes when mixed with acrylic colour and comes in Gloss and Satin finishes. Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Gesso - a range of superior artist quality gesso that provides excellent absorbency, adhesion, coverage and tooth in fewer coats.

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Slow drying mediums are usually viscous gels with either a clear or cloudy look. They dry completely clear so it will not effect the colour once it has dried. Winsor & Newton Professional Glazing Medium - Acrylic medium which increases flow, maximises transparency whilst maintaining colour strength when used with Winsor & Newton Artist Acrylics. Dries with a glossy lustre. Sometimes referred to as "acrylic painting medium" consists of the acrylic binder used in paints without any pigment in it. When mixed with acrylic paint they extend the paint, increase the transparency and maintain no colour shift from wet to dry. Think of it as mixing transparent paint into another colour, you get more binder but not more pigment. Flow improver is an additive that decreases the surface tension of acrylic paint and increases its flow. Some brands have their own name for flow improver such as; flow aid and wetting agent, but they are all inherently the same thing.

Liquitex Professional Clear Gesso - premium quality gesso that provides good adhesion and absorbency for acrylic paints whilst drying clear and thus preserving the surface's original colour. Liquitex Professional Acrylic Mediums - High quality artist's acrylic medium for extending colour and increasing transparency. Available in Matt and Gloss

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Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums - An economical acrylic medium for increasing transparency and extending colour.

Retarder or slow drying medium is a gel additive that increases the drying time of acrylic paints by decreasing evaporation speed of the water in the acrylic paint. This allows for acrylic paint to be worked and blended for longer before drying and facilitates the alla prima (wet-on-wet) technique, which is usually reserved for oil paints and their naturally slower drying time. It also keeps paint usable on the palette for longer. Liquitex Soluvar Acrylic Varnish - A solvent based varnish which dries to a permanent clean finish but can be removed with high strength genuine mineral spirit or turpentine. By the end of this article, you should have a good grasp of the most common mediums and additives you might find useful additions to your toolbox, and how they might benefit your future painting endeavours. Matt & Gloss Medium This canvas has been primed with white, clear and grey gesso and then left unprimed on the far right side. You can see how the paint has bled into the unprimed space and gives a fuzzy edged finish.Daler Rowney Simply Gesso - an economically priced student quality gesso primer fit for use on paper, canvas and wooden board. Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Mediums - Artist quality acrylic medium for increasing transparency, flow and extending acrylic paint. Galeria White Gesso Primer - high quality acrylic primer providing a suitable base layer for painting on top of that acts to seal the support and provide adhesion for paint.