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Medium Gel Extra Heavy Matte - 473ml

Liquitex

$39.99

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Liquitex gel allows for matte rendering of colours without modifying their viscosity. This medium increases the volume of acrylic paints.

Liquitex gel must be added to acrylic colours and retains brushstrokes. It delays the lapping time and dries more quickly than the liquid medium. It is slightly translucent after drying.

Supports : suitable for all supports.
Uses :
As a binder for making economical paint from powdered pigments.
As canvas preparation.
To extend the mix of colours.
Important information :
Do not dilute by more than 25% with water.
Added to paint at a level in excess of 50%, it can lighten colours.
Do not mix with oil.

Slow-Dry Fluid Retarder - 118ml

Liquitex

$16.99

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Liquitex Slow-Dri Fluid Retarder slows drying time by 40%, without affecting colour opacity. It allows artists to work their paint for longer.

Medium Gloss - 946ml

Liquitex

$54.99

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All purpose glossy medium designed to enhance the intensity and depth of acrylic colours; increase transparency and gloss; ease flow of paint and add flexibility and adhesion of paint film.
-All purpose Liquitex medium, formulated to be mixed into all Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums
-Translucent when wet, transparent when dry
-Dries to a non-tacky, hard, flexible surface that is resistant to dirt retention
-Will not crack as surface expands and contracts during temperature and humidity changes
-Applicable for any surface (flexible and inflexible), including canvas, paper, wood, Plexiglas, and more.
-Not for use over oil paint.

Application ideas:

As an Extender:
-Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while maintaining paint viscosity.
-Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while decreasing paint viscosity.

As a Fixative:
-Use as a fixative over artwork (acrylic paint, pastel, graphite, chalk, etc.) to increase gloss or shine. Mix 1 part Gloss Medium & Varnish to 1 part distilled water. Apply with an atomizer or airbush.

As a Binder / Adhesive:
-Powdered pigments or aggregates may be mixed into Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish, however they must be compatible with acrylics. This can be a cost effective way to make student grade soft body gloss paint.
-The archival properties of Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish make it ideal as a glue for collage materiels.

As a Ground:
-Use as a transparent ground for acrylic paint instead of gesso to allow substrate to be seen. To prevent substrate induced discoloration, wash cotton or linen canvas before use.

Pouring medium - 237 ml

Deserres

$19.99

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DeSerres pouring medium can be used in combination with acrylic colours to create seamless surfaces, puddles of colour and resin like finishes. Pouring medium is formulated to create a smooth, seamless, and strong body of paint when poured or dripped onto a surface. Suspend colours in this medium for sculptural effects and surface treatments. DeSerres pouring medium is permanent, non-yellowing and waterproof once dry. Added to fluid acrylic colours, it promotes drying and allows for a homogenous smooth coloured film. Characteristics: Creates even “puddles,” poured sheets, and flowing applications of colour. Does not crack, or hold bubbles in the paint film upon drying. Retains high gloss and wet appearance when dry. Will not add transparency when mixed with colour. Flexible, non-yellowing and water resistant when dry. Important information: Do not mix with oil. Do not mix quickly. Allow mixture to rest to dissipate bubbles.

Acrylic light modeling paste - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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Golden brand modeling paste is very thick and can be mixed with colours and acrylic mediums to create texture and serifs, most often with a painting knife. It can be painted over with acrylic colours, or used as a background for watercolours when dry.

•    Regular pastes offer a semi-opaque film that is flexible and durable.
•    Hard pastes offer a matte and opaque film that makes texture difficult to sculpt. In this case, artists often prefer to use electrical tools.
•    Light pastes offer a light and flexible film.

Drying time: 12 hours minimum.

Tool maintenance: Rinse with water.

Practical information: Pastes are water-based and non-toxic.

8 oz.

Clear Modeling Paste - 250ml

Tri-Art

$14.99

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Clear modeling paste can be used to create textured surfaces on a number of surfaces . It is an ultra-thick medium that is best applied with spreading tools to create textures and heavy impasto. It remains flexible in thick, layered applications. When fully dry, it can be carved and sanded.

Grey-white when wet, Clear Modeling Paste will dry translucent, matte and can be tinted with acrylic colours.

Made in Canada

Modeling Gel Semi Gloss - 250ml

Tri-Art

$14.99

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Modeling Gel is an ultra-thick gel capable of extreme texture. It can also be used to extend and thicken the viscosity of colours. It is best applied with spreading tools and is ideal for collaging heavy objects and creating heavy impasto. This medium stays flexible even in thick applications. To maintain optimum clarity, build up heavy textures by applying the gel in relatively thin layers and allow each to dry sufficiently that the surface becomes clear in between each coat.Made in Canada

Medium Gel Extra Heavy Gloss - 946ml

Liquitex

$54.99

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Liquitex gel for acrylic colours serves to increase the volume of acrylic colours while increasing their transparency and depth.

Liquitex gel for acrylic colours lengthens drying time and increases lapping time. It can be used to create impastos and three-dimensional effects, and can be mixed with acrylic paints in order to vary their texture and luminosity. Of smooth consistency, it retains brushstroke marks.

Uses :

Thick glazes and glossy impastos.

Binder for pigments, sand, sawdust, stone, etc.

Important information :

Do not dilute by more than 25% with water.

Do not mix with oil.

Medium Gel Gloss - 946ml

Liquitex

$54.99

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Liquitex Gloss Gel increases the volume of acrylic colours, while increasing their transparency and depth. It delays drying time and increases reworking time. It can be used to create impasto and dimensional effects, and mixed with acrylic colours to vary their texture and luminosity. It has a creamy consistency and retains brush marks.

High density modelling paste - artist acrylics - 500ml

Pebeo Canada

$34.99

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Modeling paste is an opaque, heavily textured paste for relief works and impasto.

It is easily applied with a palette knife and can be mixed with acrylic colours when wet. It retains its shape during application and can be sculpted and painted once dry. Perfectly retains its volume without cracking. Matt finish. Can be diluted with water, acrylic paint or a medium.

Medium Gloss - 3.78L

Liquitex

$149.99

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All purpose glossy medium designed to enhance the intensity and depth of acrylic colours; increase transparency and gloss; ease flow of paint and add flexibility and adhesion of paint film.
-All purpose Liquitex medium, formulated to be mixed into all Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums
-Translucent when wet, transparent when dry
-Dries to a non-tacky, hard, flexible surface that is resistant to dirt retention
-Will not crack as surface expands and contracts during temperature and humidity changes
-Applicable for any surface (flexible and inflexible), including canvas, paper, wood, Plexiglas, and more.
-Not for use over oil paint.

Application ideas:

As an Extender:
-Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while maintaining paint viscosity.
-Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while decreasing paint viscosity.

As a Fixative:
-Use as a fixative over artwork (acrylic paint, pastel, graphite, chalk, etc.) to increase gloss or shine. Mix 1 part Gloss Medium & Varnish to 1 part distilled water. Apply with an atomizer or airbush.

As a Binder / Adhesive:
-Powdered pigments or aggregates may be mixed into Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish, however they must be compatible with acrylics. This can be a cost effective way to make student grade soft body gloss paint.
-The archival properties of Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish make it ideal as a glue for collage materiels.

As a Ground:
-Use as a transparent ground for acrylic paint instead of gesso to allow substrate to be seen. To prevent substrate induced discoloration, wash cotton or linen canvas before use.

Acrylic Humidifier - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex Palette Wetting Spray keeps your paint fresh and workable for longer – just spray onto acrylic colour. It thins paint, slows drying time and prevents a skin from forming on paints on the palette. It improves colour blending when applied to a painting surface. Maintains acrylic stability, paint adhesion, durability and archival quality. Ideal for dry and hot climates.

Metallic Medium Gold - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex Gold Metallic Medium gives paint a metallic gold effect. It lowers viscosity of heavier body paints, extends colour without affecting acrylic stability, and slows drying time to help you get more subtle colour blends. This medium can also be used straight from the bottle to add gold surface highlights.

Characteristics:

Lightfast & archival
Permanent
Non-yellowing
Flexible & non-cracking
Water-resistant when dry
Intermixable with all Liquitex products

Specifications:

Contains 237 ml (8 oz)
Can be used with acrylic paints and mediums
Can be used on all acrylic-friendly surfaces
Recommended techniques: airbrushing, spraying, staining, fine detail

Tips:

Slowly stir as much as you like into acrylic paint to get the metallic lustre and viscosity you want (transparent colours give the best results)
Squeeze from the bottle and paint on neat for a semi-opaque gold effect
If bubbles appear when stirring, let the medium sit while they rise and disappear

Self Leveling Gel Matte - 250ml

Tri-Art

$24.99

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Self-Leveling Gel is an acrylic medium designed to produce an even film with excellent clarity. This product can be used as an alternative to resin to create a level glasslike finish for acrylic paintings. Formulated from 100% pure acrylic polymer emulsion, this product has a milky appearance when wet and will dry clear. Self-leveling gel increases the flow and transparency of acrylic colours and remains flexible even in multiple layers. Self-Leveling Gels are the medium of choice when an even surface is needed for collage, thick glazes and embedding objects. For best results apply with spreading tool. To thin gel and increase the flow, add a small amount of water or retarder.

Finish: Matte

Made in Canada

Crackle paste - 32 oz

Golden

$59.99

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Golden brand crackle paste is a thick white and opaque gel specially made to leave cracks on a surface as it dries. The size and depth of the cracks depend on numerous factors, including the thickness of the applied coat, the support and drying conditions. It has a consistency similar to cake icing, easily manipulated by a palette knife. Peaks will maintain their height and appearance as the surface remains absorbent. Colours can be mixed with the paste or applied directly on the crackled surface.

Do not force dry Crackle Paste, nor try to slow the drying by adding Retarder or other additives, as both conditions may interfere with the products ability to crack. Product should be allowed to cure between 65 F and 75 F, and less than 75% Relative Humidity.

Drying time: Dependant on thickness of application

Opacity: Opaque

Finish: Matte

Qualities: water based Composed of styrene-acrylic copolymer emulsions

Clean up: Crackle Paste cleans up with soap and water. Do not let products dry on tools. Keep tools wet while in use. Soak tools in soapy water to remove dried films.

Extra heavy semigloss gel - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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The Golden gel for acrylic colours is used to increase the volume of acrylic colours while increasing their transparency and depth.

It lengthens drying time and increases lapping time. It can be used to create impastos and three-dimensional effects, and can be mixed with acrylic paints in order to vary their texture and luminosity. Of smooth consistency, it retains brushstroke marks.

Uses :
Thick glazes and glossy impastos.
Binder for pigments, sand, sawdust, stone, etc.
Important information :
Do not dilute by more than 25% with water.
Do not mix with oil.

Silicone Oil Cell Flow Medium - 60ml

Tri-Art

$9.99

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This silicone oil pouring medium helps in the production of cell-like formations in acrylic paint pours. One or two drops mixed with 30 ml of paint is enough to make cells appear. The perfect product to multiply your acrylic technique possibilities. Technique: add 1-2 drops of Cell Flow medium per 30 ml of ready to apply colour; gently mix with a palette knife or stirrer (less mixing allows for larger cells); skim the paint surface with a palette knife to take off the top layer and release the cells; do not over stroke or colours will mix and cells will be lost; once dry wipe surface before adding more paint layers or the oil will prevent the acrylic from adhering to the surface. Made in Canada

Acrylic sand gel texture - studio - 250ml - white

Pebeo Canada

$22.99

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This gel based acrylic polymer has been mixed with a coloured sand to form a ready to use granular texture. This gel is best suited for use with a palette knife.

Quantity: 250 ml

Medium Gel Gloss - 473ml

Liquitex

$39.99

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Liquitex Gloss Gel increases the volume of acrylic colours, while increasing their transparency and depth. It delays drying time and increases reworking time. It can be used to create impasto and dimensional effects, and mixed with acrylic colours to vary their texture and luminosity. It has a creamy consistency and retains brush marks.

Pouring Medium Iridescent - 473ml

Liquitex

$39.99

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Give your paint an iridescent finish, or use on its own to add surface highlights – Liquitex Iridescent Pouring Medium gives a smooth iridescent appearance. It increases paint transparency and extends your colour without affecting acrylic stability. It slows drying time to help you create more subtle colour blends and lowers the viscosity of heavier body paints. Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality. Suitable for iridescent effects and highlights. Use with acrylic paints and mediums on all acrylic-friendly surfaces. Contains 473 ml.

Masking Fluid - 118ml

Liquitex

$16.99

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Liquitex Masking Fluid Medium is a colourless, latex-based liquid that allows you to mask off areas of work and protect them from colour penetration. It peels off once the colour dries to reveal a clean surface underneath—leaving no trace or strain. This medium can be used with fluid applications of acrylic colour and washes. Ideal for blocking off areas of a painting and letting the surface show through.

Characteristics:

Lightfast & archival
Permanent
Non-yellowing
Flexible & non-cracking
Water-resistant when dry
Intermixable with all Liquitex products

Specifications:

Contains 118 ml (4 oz)
Once dry, you can paint colour on freely
Can be used with acrylic inks
Can be used on all acrylic-friendly surfaces
Recommended techniques: masking when painting or spray painting

Tips:

Dip your applicator in soapy water before dipping in Masking Fluid (this will make cleaning easier later)
Wash your tools with warm soapy water straight after application
Remove Masking Fluid as soon as possible for best results, carefully starting at the corners and peeling back slowly
Do not use on damp or soft-sized paper
Not recommended for thicker acrylic paint application
Avoid abrading or overworking areas where Masking Fluid is applied

Pumice extra coarse gel - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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Golden Pumice Gel Mediums are used to create textured surfaces. The mediums dry to a hard film?–?to increase their flexibility, mix in other Golden Gels or Mediums. They also blend well with Golden acrylic colours. An excellent ground for pencils, pastels and similar drawing media.

Open acrylic matte medium - 4 oz

Golden

$16.99

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OPEN mediums are used to extend and modify the viscosity and transparency of OPEN Acrylics, while maintaining their maximum working time. Excellent for blending, getting clean edges and detail work.

Retarder Gel - 250ml

Tri-Art

$14.99

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Retarder mediums are additives designed to slow down the drying time of acrylic paints to increase workability. Mixed with acrylic colours and mediums at up to 15%, it extends the paint’s open time and allows the colours to be worked for a longer period. Also available in a thinner formula. Made in Canada.

Iridescent Medium - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex iridescent medium may be added to acrylic colours in order to obtain metallic effects.

Opaque when wet and translucent when dry, Liquitex iridescent medium is permanent, non-yellowing, flexible and waterproof. The metallic effect is very noticeable with transparent and translucent colours.

Use :
Calligraphy.
Important information :
Do not mix with oil.
May be diluted by adding up to 30% of water.

Polymer Medium Matte - 250ml

Tri-Art

$14.99

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Polymer medium is used for thinning and extending any viscosity of acrylic paint. This translucent medium dries to a clear, flexible film that has excellent resistance to water and ultraviolet radiation. Polymer Mediums are extremely adhesive and can be used in collage and craft applications such as decoupage. Polymer Mediums can be added to water based paints such as watercolours and gouache to increase water resistance and flexibility.

Finish: Matte

Made in Canada

Soft gloss gel - 16 oz

Golden

$44.99

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Golden brand gels enables artists to thin paints, control their viscosity, simulate oil textures, as well as create transparency effects or serifs. Because this product is thicker than most acrylics, it must be applied with a painting knife or a trowel, and can be diluted with water.

In addition, it enables artists to modify colour properties of acrylics paints and vary his or her techniques. Golden brand gels offer many different finishes.

Golden acrylic polymer is useful for diluting and thinning colours, as well as for increasing their flexibility and hardening their films. In addition, it also helps acrylic colours adhere to nonporous surfaces, such as plastic and glass, and can be used as a ground. Available in various finishes.

This Golden brand medium is specially made for airbrushes. It increases the fluidity of acrylics, making the paint flow better through the airbrush. It can also be used to dilute other Golden colours.

Supports: Suitable for most surfaces, including canvas and cardboard.

Drying time: Depending on thickness.

Tool maintenance: Clean with soap and water.

Practical information: Do not store in the refrigerator or the freezer.

Polymer gloss medium - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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This medium is useful for diluting and thinning colours, as well as for increasing their flexibility and hardening their films. In addition, it also helps acrylic colours adhere to nonporous surfaces, such as plastic and glass, and can be used as a ground.

Usage: It can be used as a basic binder for the preparation of colour glazes.

Tool maintenance: Clean with soap and water.

Drying time: up to 30 minutes, depending on thickness.

Regular gloss gel - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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Regular Gel

Medium Gel String - 473ml

Liquitex

$39.99

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Liquitex string gel may be added to acrylic colours to increase their depth and transparency, to make the spreading of colour easier and to create original effects. Of consistency similar to liquid honey, this gel is glossy and transparent once dry. Flexible and adhesive, it does not crack, it’s light and dries into a water-resistant surface that won’t affect colours or yellow. Offered in 8 oz (237 ml) and 16 oz (473 ml) format. Do not mix with oil

Polymer matte medium - 16 oz

Golden

$44.99

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This medium is useful for diluting and thinning colours, as well as for increasing their flexibility and hardening their films. In addition, it also helps acrylic colours adhere to nonporous surfaces, such as plastic and glass, and can be used as a ground.

Usage: It can be used as a basic binder for the preparation of colour glazes.

Tool maintenance: Clean with soap and water.

Drying time: up to 30 minutes, depending on thickness.

Matte medium - artist acrylics - 75ml

Pebeo Canada

$12.99

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This matt finish is non-yellowing and transparent when dry, increasing the fluidity of acrylic colours and extending the drying time as a result.

Matt medium and gloss medium may be used on the same canvas to create interesting effects of depth and lighting.

Medium Gel Gloss - 1.39L

Liquitex

$84.99

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Liquitex Gloss Gel increases the volume of acrylic colours, while increasing their transparency and depth. It delays drying time and increases reworking time. It can be used to create impasto and dimensional effects, and mixed with acrylic colours to vary their texture and luminosity. It has a creamy consistency and retains brush marks.

Heavy semigloss gel - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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To thin paints, control their viscosity, simulate oil textures, as well as create transparency effects or serifs. Because this product is thicker than most acrylics, it must be applied with a painting knife or a trowel, and can be diluted with water.

Extra heavy modeling paste - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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A blend of Golden Extra Heavy Gel and Golden Molding Paste, the Extra Heavy Molding Paste is an acrylic texture medium that dries to a satin, semi-opaque finish. It blends well with colours and is excellent for increasing viscosity and building surfaces. A medium with endless creative possibilities! Contains 8 oz.

Gac 900 medium fabric painting - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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A must-have medium for prepping any type of textile for painting. Shoes, curtains, fabric canvases… Golden’s GAC-900 is a heat-setting medium that gives natural and synthetic fabrics a soft, pliable feel that won’t crack. For use with a hair-dryer or heat gun to give colours laundering stability. Suitable for brushing, airbrushing or screen-printing. A studio essential.

Medium Gel Satin - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex Satin Gel Medium can be used as a strong collaging adhesive, or to increase texture and extend volume with a satin finish. It increases viscosity of soft body paints, giving a thicker consistency, and gives heavier body paint an oil-like brilliance. This medium slows drying time and enhances appearance of brush strokes, as well as extends colour without affecting acrylic stability. It also maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality.

Characteristics:

Lightfast & archival
Permanent
Non-yellowing
Flexible & non-cracking
Water-resistant when dry
Intermixable with all Liquitex products

Specifications:

Contains 237 ml (8 oz)
Semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry (when used very thickly, it may dry semi-opaque)
Can be used with acrylic paints and mediums
Can be used on all acrylic-friendly surfaces
Can be thinned by diluting with up to 25% water
Recommended techniques: painting, impasto, glazing when used with transparent colours, blending and softening edges, collage, decoupage and mixed media, photo transfers

Tips:

Do not shake or vigorously over-brush as this can result in a foggy, hazy look when dry
Do not use with any non-acrylic media

Medium Gloss - 118ml

Liquitex

$16.99

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All purpose glossy medium designed to enhance the intensity and depth of acrylic colours; increase transparency and gloss; ease flow of paint and add flexibility and adhesion of paint film.
-All purpose Liquitex medium, formulated to be mixed into all Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums
-Translucent when wet, transparent when dry
-Dries to a non-tacky, hard, flexible surface that is resistant to dirt retention
-Will not crack as surface expands and contracts during temperature and humidity changes
-Applicable for any surface (flexible and inflexible), including canvas, paper, wood, Plexiglas, and more.
-Not for use over oil paint.

Application ideas:

As an Extender:
-Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while maintaining paint viscosity.
-Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colours to extend volume and increase transparency, while decreasing paint viscosity.

As a Fixative:
-Use as a fixative over artwork (acrylic paint, pastel, graphite, chalk, etc.) to increase gloss or shine. Mix 1 part Gloss Medium & Varnish to 1 part distilled water. Apply with an atomizer or airbush.

As a Binder / Adhesive:
-Powdered pigments or aggregates may be mixed into Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish, however they must be compatible with acrylics. This can be a cost effective way to make student grade soft body gloss paint.
-The archival properties of Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish make it ideal as a glue for collage materiels.

As a Ground:
-Use as a transparent ground for acrylic paint instead of gesso to allow substrate to be seen. To prevent substrate induced discoloration, wash cotton or linen canvas before use.

Glazing gloss medium - 8 oz

Golden

$19.99

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Golden brand liquid glazes help create glazes for faux finis on paintings, furniture or walls.

It can be mixed with all types of acrylics, and increases work time by slowing the drying process. Before use, its aspect is of a milky white colour, but becomes transparent as it dries.
Offers a useful and reliable alternative to interior decorators, which often have to use solvent-based paints. Available in glossy, marble or satin finishes in 250-ml (8 oz) and 500-ml (16 oz) sizes.

Medium Gel String - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex string gel may be added to acrylic colours to increase their depth and transparency, to make the spreading of colour easier and to create original effects. Of consistency similar to liquid honey, this gel is glossy and transparent once dry. Flexible and adhesive, it does not crack, it’s light and dries into a water-resistant surface that won’t affect colours or yellow. Offered in 8 oz (237 ml) and 16 oz (473 ml) format. Do not mix with oil

Clear tar acrylic gel - 8 oz

Golden

$24.99

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Golden Clear Tar Gel is a colorless gel with extremely resinous, syrupy, stringy, and tar-like consistency. Clear Tar Gel can be used to generate fine detailed lines by "dripping" it over painting surfaces. It can be blended with acrylic paints or mediums, offering a full range of colors with which to work. The texture of the medium being similar to the consistency of honey allows for better leveling and less brush-strokes.

Drying time: Dependant on thickness of application

Opacity: Transparent

Qualities: 100% acrylic polymer

Clean up: Soap and water

General Information:

To create thin lines dip a palette knife or other tool into the gel and paint mixtures then move it quickly over a surface. The line thickness can be controlled by the size of the tool and the speed with which it is moved.

In thicker layers and pours, fine lines can develop in the surface during drying. To avoid this, keep fluid applications less than 1/8” in thickness and completely level throughout the drying process.

When mixing this medium allow bubbles to rise to the surface. Generally, mixtures with Clear Tar Gel should sit for at least 24 hours to become bubble-free.

Do not mix with oils. Paint on any non-oily surface. Abrade non-absorbent surfaces for increased adhesion. Avoid freezing. Minimum film formation temperature is 48 °F/9 °C.

To thin, add water or acrylic mediums.

Note: Larger additions of acrylic paints and mediums will increasingly lower the stringy nature of Clear Tar Gel.

Medium Gel Glass Beads Texture - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Glass Bead Gel is a medium which contains round, clear, glass beads and dries with a glossy finish. It allows for the creation of unique texture effects.

It can be mixed with colours or used as a background for acrylic, oil and oil pastel works.

Flexible and adhesive, it does not crack, is light and dries into a water resistant surface which does not yellow. It can be mixed with other textured gels and mediums to create a range of textures.
Uses :
May be painted once dry.

May be mixed with transparent or translucent colours and applied to dry paint.

Important information :
Suitable for acrylic and oil.
Non toxic.
May be sensitive to abrasion. For protection, cover with a coat of varnish.
Supports : suitable for most supports: canvas, cardboard, wood, etc.

Silicone oil - 50ml

Pebeo Canada

$9.99

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Pébéo Silicone Oil is an additive for acrylic colours, used in combination with the Studio Acrylic Pouring Medium to enhance cell creation while paint pouring. Simply add a few drops to the paint and medium mixture, and adjust according to the desired effect. The dropper in the cap allows for precise placement and dosage.

Modeling Gel Gloss - 250ml

Tri-Art

$14.99

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Modeling Gel is an ultra-thick gel capable of extreme texture. It can also be used to extend and thicken the viscosity of colours. It is best applied with spreading tools and is ideal for collaging heavy objects and creating heavy impasto. This medium stays flexible even in thick applications. To maintain optimum clarity, build up heavy textures by applying the gel in relatively thin layers and allow each to dry sufficiently that the surface becomes clear in between each coat.Made in Canada

Open acrylic gloss medium - 4 oz

Golden

$16.99

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Formulated with 100% acrylic polymer dispersion, and engineered to have the same optimized working time as Golden OPEN Acrylics, the OPEN Acrylic Gloss Medium will stay wet on the palette for extended periods without skinning over. It can be used to extend paint, regulate transparency, create glazes, increase gloss, reduce viscosity, or improve adhesion and film integrity. A medium with endless creative possibilities! Contains 4 oz.

Medium Gel Drying Retarder - 237ml

Liquitex

$24.99

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Liquitex Slow-Dri Gel Additive slows drying time by 40%, without affecting colour opacity, so you can work paint for longer. It maintains the same level of transparency, as well as thickens and increases viscosity.

Textile Medium - 118ml

Liquitex

$16.99

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Liquitex Fabric Medium lets you use acrylic colour on textiles, without cracking or bleeding. It makes paint more adhesive, flexible and workable on all kinds of textiles. It prevents colour bleeding into fabric weave and lowers viscosity of heavier body paints, giving increased flow.

Tips:

Doesn’t require heat setting
Can be machine or hand-washed once dry

Gel Medium Gloss - 1l

Tri-Art

$44.99

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This gel medium is a high viscosity acrylic paint without pigment that dries to a glossy finish. Formulated from 100% pure acrylic polymer emulsion, it will appear white when wet and dries to a clear, flexible film. This gel medium has a creamy, buttery consistency and is capable of holding every texture detail from high peaks to fingerprints. Even in very thick coats this gel medium will maintain optimal flexibility.

An excellent colour extender or impasto glazing medium, this gel medium dries to a waterproof film which will not yellow with time. The superior adhesive quality also makes gel mediums ideal mediums for collage and mixed media techniques.

Made in Canada

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Acrylic Mediums: Take Full Control of Your Paint

Acrylic mediums let you push your paint beyond its standard behaviour. Mixed directly into acrylic paint, they can slow drying time, increase transparency, build thick impasto textures, add gloss or matte finishes, and much more. DeSerres carries a wide selection of acrylic mediums from leading brands, suited to every technique from fine art painting to mixed media and experimental work.

Which Acrylic Medium Is Right for Your Technique?

Gel mediums thicken paint for impasto work and can be used as a collage adhesive or texture builder. Glazing mediums increase transparency and extend open time, ideal for layering and colour blending. Retarders slow drying time, giving you more time to blend and rework wet paint. Flow improvers reduce surface tension for smoother, more fluid application. Matte and gloss mediums adjust the sheen of your finished surface. Choosing the right medium depends on the effect you want to achieve. Explore our Acrylic Paint, Primers and our full Mediums, Varnishes & Resins collection for more options.

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Acrylic Mediums

Acrylic Mediums: Take Full Control of Your Paint

Which Acrylic Medium Is Right for Your Technique?