Mediums & Varnishes

SpectraFix is a casein-based spray fixative that utilizes milk protein and grain alcohol to provide a non-toxic, fully archival fixative for pastel...

Golden Gesso is ready-to-use liquid grounds formulated for the use of acrylics on any commonly used painting surface. They are flexible and can be ...

These soft body gels are creamy like Heavy Body Acrylic colors and are ideal for extending paint and regulating transparency. Also for collage adhe...

Translucent, low-gloss, acrylic extender gives a matte transparency when mixed with colors.

An odorless, very volatile, thin and colorless turpentine substitute, Turpenoid has the same painting properties and drying time as turpentine but ...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting and gives your work a unified and protective matte, semi-gl...

Archival Aerosol Varnish MSA with UVLS is formulated with 100% solvent-based, reversible acrylic co-polymer resin. It is an easy to use spray varni...

Satin Glazing Liquid can be mixed with GOLDEN Acrylic colors to create glazes for fine art as well as interior application on walls or furniture. T...

Heavy Gels are thicker than Heavy Body Acrylics and may be blended with colors to increase body. 

This general purpose liquid medium is useful for creating glazes, extending colors, enhancing gloss and translucency and increasing film integrity....

Matte Varnish Used as a final matte varnish over acrylic paintings. Mixed with a polymer medium it can be used to control surface sheen to any degr...

This reliable favorite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention. Halves the dr...

These heavy body acrylic mediums are creamy and ideal for extending paint and regulating transparency.

These acrylic grounds dry to a porous, paper-like surface. Apply over gessoed surfaces to prepare for stains or watercolor effects. They are perman...

Save your black paint and make a stunning background with this opaque black primer! Art Alternatives Black Gesso provides a sufficiently rigid yet ...

When mixed with acrylic colors, Acrylic Glazing Liquid dries slowly, allowing sufficient working time for a wide variety of glaze and faux finish t...

Low-gloss acrylic extender and primer is a liquid medium is useful for extending colors and decreasing gloss.

The 100% natural, non-toxic Natural Varnish is made with a proprietary blend of plant-based, archival ingredients using time-tested recipes from th...

A coarse textured medium with a heavy body viscosity that holds peaks. Made with genuine glass beads, its unique visual effect like that of condens...

This isolation coat can be applied to acrylic paintings to unify and protect the surface. Sealing an acrylic painting with an isolation coat prior ...

An acrylic permanent protective coating for drawings, artwork, watercolors, charcoals and inks. Prevents smudging, fingerprints and fading. Goes on...

This Color Pouring Medium is a low-crazing extender for pouring acrylic colors and allows artists to create pours in a gloss or velvety matte finis...

This waterborne acrylic polymer varnish provides a layer of protection that resists the retention of dirt and dust. It is removable in addition to ...

For use with leafing sheets, this sealer will provide a secure and protective coating to your finished work. In a 2 oz. bottle.

Textures dry to hard films. They mix well with GOLDEN Acrylic Colors. Fine Pumice Gel is useful as a drawing ground. Coarse Pumice Gel and Extra Co...

This very dense gel is made for extending acrylics to a thick texture.

These pastes dry to a hard, opaque film. Although still flexible, they are more rigid than the gels and able to hold stiff peaks. The Light M...

GAC 500 Acrylic is a liquid acrylic polymer emulsion with leveling ability, that forms a hard, glossy film. Useful for increasing film hardness and...

Crackle paste is a white, light-weight ground made with a unique balance of solids and acrylic binders. It s use results in an intentional controll...

This medium offers a dry film that has the appearance of rough handmade paper. Skimming the product with a wet palette knife can make a smoother su...

GAC 800 is a low-crazing extender for pouring acrylic colors. "Crazing" is the formation crevices in surfaces that develop as acrylic paints and me...

This acrylic ground is used for preparing supports for pastels, graphite, pencil, charcoal or chalk. It provides a tooth similar to pastel paper. B...

These pastes dry to a hard, opaque film. Although still flexible, they are more rigid than the gels and able to hold stiff peaks. The Light Molding...

These gels blend with colors and make them feel more oil-like by retaining brush strokes. The gloss offers less shrinkage than the matte which drie...