Mediums & Varnishes

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.

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...

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...

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...

A white acrylic primer used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil colors. It is non-yellowing, flexible and non-cracking. It provides th...

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....

A pale yellow liquid for masking areas of work to be protected from subsequent washes of color. Dries to a removable, water-impervious film. 

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...

White acrylic primer for water media. These acrylic grounds dry to a porous, paper-like surface. Apply over gessoed surfaces to prepare for stains ...

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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 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 ...

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...

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

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

Golden GAC 800 8oz GAC 800 is a low-crazing extender for pouring acrylic colors. "Crazing" is the formation crevices in surfaces that develop as ac...

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...

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

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...

Clear Tar Gel is designed to yield a pully, tar-like feel in a colorless gel. It is useful for generating fine detailed lines by dripping it over s...