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So the protective layer/isolation coat is made by deluting ‘Soft gel gloss’ with water (I did watch your YouTube video :-) ). Hi Will, I am new to painting but am endeavoring in a project of a grand scale. I don’t bake them. Hi Veronica, I would use a smooth surface and a soft brush such as a sable, you could dilute just with water, or use a pre-thinned paint such as ‘fluid acrylic’ or ‘high flow acrylics’ for more ink like effects. I do not want to use water to thin my heavy body paint and ruin the quality. Can anyone tell me if that’s true and what specific product to use. This can help to increase the drying time by 50%. Hi Karen, mixing in with soft gel would work, just test a small piece first to see if it is the effect you’re after. When the isolation coat has dried – I simply apply the glossy glazing liquid which is then the protective coat which can be removed if needed? It depends how heavy duty the paper of your journal is, the Soft Gel gloss might be to liquid for your artwork and you run the risk of it buckling your paper or it running over the edges. They also improve the overall integrity of your paints, so that they dry and finish with cracking, separating, or fading. Hi Helen, it all depends on the final effect you’re trying to achieve, if you’re dripping/pouring, or building up thicker areas. So I was wondering if you would mind sharing your thoughts. I often find myself adding a bit more retarder than suggested to extend the working time, and like you said in the videos, water doesn’t work too well when working on canvas for thinning paint out, so I thought Open Medium could be a possible solution to both those problems. Once you’ve finished a piece, applying an overall glaze can unify your final... 2. As from what I understand, this will extend my paint color with out thinning the paint too much, is that correct? Do you agree? A lady at Hobby Lobby told me to use gloss gel medium to get the perfect reflection but I have no idea how to use this with the paint. thanks will, Hi Caryl, have a read of this article for your varnishing options. IT DRIES SO MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN ACRYLIC. Apologies for the long-winded explanation – I tend to ramble … :). Marion Boddy-Evans. The only other self levelling gel I’m aware of is by Tri-Art, but that works out more expensive than the Golden versions. Thanks, Hi Vincent, Soft gel gloss applied as an isolation coat would work. Many thanks . Will gel medium matte, glue all those and if so, how long does it take to dry? A typical rule of thumb for medium body acrylics is 1 part paint to 3 parts pouring medium, meaning you’re using more pouring medium than you are actual acrylic paint. So to sum it up, acrylic mediums are composed of the same “glue” that holds the paint together. HA! sorry if this is a repeat. You can get lustres from gloss, satin and matte, the other option is to paint the painting with the medium you are using but then apply a final varnish using different gloss/matte finishes. Could it be used in place of retarder? Cheers, Ramsey, Pleased you’ve been enjoying the site, in terms of Image transfer, I haven’t personally used the process onto metal, tends to be more porous surfaces such as canvas or paper, here are a couple of different method using Golden Acrylic gels. Will, I am a model railroader who uses Golden extra heavy gel to simulate water falls. On some pieces I have used the mod podge and then a clear acrylic sealant (aerosol), but it doesn’t dry clear and gives the glass a frosted look that I don’t like. Hi Chris, you just need to use a clear gel, such as these from Golden paints, the amount of texture and stiffness you’d like varies depending on the gel you use, soft gel being the softest and Extra Heavy Gels being the stiffest. When mixing the paint with gels, there are no limitations to the amount of gel you can add, all that will happen is the paint mixture will become less and less opaque. It is look like painting but it is not, just need to add more texture to the picture, to be able to make it like a real painting?? Will, Hi I am hoping to paint a person who is in more solid paint, but have translucent rays coming out of the chest area, the rays are beams that increase in size…how to I make acrylic transparent like this…solid first with see through rays descending from chest outward and down..thank you, Hi Nancy, you can thin the paint with a glazing liquid or use a transparent pigment. Do you think painting glazing liquid gloss on top will restore the sheen. all over the place. I am wanting to add texture to my canvas and then paint over it. Paint film: Creating a layer of paint than ‘holds together’, if too watery an acrylic paint film can often not hold in a thin layer it can separate out. Thanks for your help and all your information! if so would you apply after stretching the paper or would you use some other medium? I would like to thank you for offering these videos I so desperately needed. Cheers, Will. Is this what the final product should look like or did I not wait long enough between applications? The ‘rheology thickener’ helps the medium to stay in a fixed shape rather than level out. Whatever you do, make sure that it was designed for artwork. Here’s an article that goes through the process of collaging with soft gel gloss. Before painting on canvas, is there anything we have to apply in the canvas board? Because acrylics dry so quick you can keep on building up the painting using this method. I want to add more texture and I have been told I can use liquitex moulding paste over pictures with painting brush. Hi Will Love your site, your courses….ready to dive into Portraits in Acrylic in the coming days. You can thin with the airbrush medium, but for glazing the glazing liquid gloss (from Golden) holds a more viscous consistency. Can I use Airbrush medium to create multiple thin layers of transparent color? Just hate to waste real gold trying it out because of the cost. Thank you. I have been experimenting with acrylic transfers for the last couple weeks, all black and white from a laser jet printer. I have a quick follow-up question: can I mix some crushed glass into the solid gel to get ice-crystals effect? Thanks in advance for your advice! But before you can create beautiful paintings, you’ll have to learn how to use acrylic paint. This post contains affiliate links, and I will receive a small commission from any sale resulting in the clicking of these links. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, I’ve worked with a fair bit of acrylics and mediums. Please note: Clear Tar Gel and Self Leveling Gel are the exceptions to the Gel rule of adding texture and viscosity to your acrylic paint. The subject matter is a whimsical/folk art style landscape, that might add some visual interest with texture even if I completely paint over any designs the paper itself might have. I am working on collages that are made from card stock photos that are torn and glued, and then I apply some paint on parts of the collage. Diluting the medium too much stops it from drying at all! One of the most important uses of a medium with acrylic paints is to adjust the viscosity of the paint. Fantastic article! Acrylic paint is versatile, affordable, and easy to clean from brushes and other applicators. Hi Danielle, liquitex pouring medium can give you a great shiny top coat. Gels dry translucent or transparent. I DO MOSTLY MIXED MEDIA AND ALTERED BOOKS. Is it my canvas that is the problem? I have never used any kind of gel medium before. My local art store was stumped. Hi Phyllis, yes you’ll be able to add more layers of the gel, I don’t have a specific video on using the heavy gels for building up texture, You can see some videos here on different uses of molding pastes Cheers, Will, good afternoon will, I didn’t read previous questions. Hi Will…I’m new to this acrylic painting gig but I’m very intrigued. I enjoy using different mediums to obtain the desired look for a piece I create. Here’s a video demo, the video also shows ‘acrylic fluid paints’ which can also be dripped. How can I adhere it? So, for example, yellow ochre acrylic paint contains: pigment (yellow ochre) & binder (acrylic polymer). Acrylic paint is a versatile and vibrant medium with which you can create paintings of any style. I haven’t personally applied glass to a canvas surface, but would use an epoxy glue rather than a gel as the back of glass is non-porous so you want a really good bond so it doesn’t fall off the surface with the movement of the canvas. Hope my question was clear and precise ! if its an acetate then a spray glue will probably be the best option to give a solid adhesion. Thank you very much, this is an excellent site! If not what would work? What con recipe would you recommend. Can I or better ask is there any moulding paste with no color? Thank you :). is this true? I worry there may be some chemical reaction with the Mod Podge! Very intimidating, but it is turning out beautifully if I may say so. Acrylic Modeling Paste Modeling paste is the most commonly used texture medium. Hi Meryl, What a shame! This is a nice paper painting and I don’t want to ruin it. Most comments said to use acrylic polyurethane, but the has no UV protection. I AM GOING TO TRY ON SOME ROUND ONES ALSO. and page! You can see more details here. I am trying to figure out what “technique” to use to make the painting look like it has smoke billowing and thin stringy lines throughout. I know the pouring medium leaves a gloss finish, which I don’t really care about, I just want a medium to extend a little paint into a lot of paint and be able to pour it onto my canvas. I don’t mind paying for quality paints, just not DOUBLE the normal cost! I start with applying graphite on the canvas and want to coat with a gel medium. I’m starting a painting of fall leaves,I d love to use resin or an epoxy finish to cover the painting like glass finish. Hello and thank you very much for this website and for taking time to answer questions. Hi, I just finished a painting, and used a really coarse salt to add texture, but a lot of the salt is loosely sitting on the canvas. Thanks in advance! Consistency: Gels range from soft to extra heavy depending on the finish you are after. Acrylic mediums can change the consistency of acrylic paint and allow you more flexibility and creative freedom than any other type of paint. This will be perfect to seal the pictures as well, it really is a magic medium! Hi Sharon, yes you can combine the two paints, you don’t need the OPEN mediums, although they will keep them OPEN for longer. I love the way it works with get instead of water. I have a question concerning how to varnish my acrylic paitings. Apply a thin coat of the acrylic gel medium with the brush, being careful to keep brush strokes smooth … Which would you suggest? The only thing to be careful of is buckling. Flow medium is the most useful acrylic paint medium, not because it’s multi-purpose, but rather because it alleviates the most common problems people face when painting with acrylics.. using an inexpensive small brush but doesn’t seem to do the trick adding a nice thick layer. For techniques requiring continual hand exposure, gloves are recommended. Depending on your support, you may want to use an art resin, acrylic medium, or varnish. Yeah, it would be worth giving it a light sand, then Gesso it, then the paint has something to adhere to. 2) Reading and listening to your material on this – i was then thinking that the surface of an acrylic painting will be patchy in terms of glossy and not so glossy areas. My first question is… would Golden Matte Medium do the trick? Transparency: Glazing liquid can create thin, translucent paint films – ideal for classical painting techniques such as glazing. You can use it for mixing colors directly on the canvas or your palette. From what the video shows, it seems like the best option so far. Clear of course, but consistency and finish would be? Hi Tania, you can use gel medium to stick paper and card and if the mirrored surface is light enough it would also stick, but usually with the gel you paint it over the paper surface so it really holds it well. I figured I will have the problem of bleed and am researching ways to seal the material whilst giving a smooth but natural surface for the linework without gumming up my pens. Instead of diluting it with water you use it neat, straight from the tub. I am curious if transparent airbrush medium can be used in place of pouring medium to do fluid art? I would like to use something that will give my paintings a glass-like coating I know if I use crystal clear resin it will turn yellow in time… so what can I use to get the same effect yet keep that glass like look on my acrylic paints and or different mediums I use. Thank you, Lori, Hi Lori, have you managed to create the effect you’re after with a self levelling gel on a small scale? An isolation coat helps to separate your painting from a final varnish layer and protect your painting from the atmosphere. I like to see richness of colours in my paintings – so does this mean that the gloss (rather than semi gloss) would be better for me to try? Gloss or matte? Cheers, Will. I want it glossy but not ridiculously glossy. Tips for using acrylic mediums 1. Hi Manvi, you could use a gel, the main issue would be in creating an even, smooth application if you wanted a raised texture. There are many ways to increase paint transparency – you can add water, glazing medium,... 3. Would you go for Varnish above the Medium as a top coat? This is the easiest way to achieve a ‘Flat’ look. Hi Sharon, most gels will be glossy (unless of course they are a matte gel) you can’t really have too many layers, but some thicker gels are more suited to building up layers in thicker paintings, such as heavy gels. Many thanks! I see people use both and both can “whiten” the colours; because many colours are similar I don’t want to lose to much definition. The board absorbed the paint as quickly as I put it down, leaving a choppy, chalky appearance. I just started playing with the golden clear tar gel and have been using it to cover a painting to make a shiny coating. I am more of a mixed media girl and having to learn things about paints and mediums has been daunting. They come in a variety of textures and consistencies that can be combined with your paint to manipulate the effects you are after. And something to seal off the painting as well. I can’t find ingredients to either to know how similar they are. Most mediums are available in matte and gloss. I would like to make the same painting in all black and then a third with alternating rows of gloss and matte peaks (still all black), but of course the white medium turns the black, grey. I do have a question I am a painter and sculptor so many of my paintings have become more dimensional. One I love but still have some difficulty with is self-levelling gel. I am a self taught artist. Thank you Leigh Barry USA, Hi Leigh, when working with gels you can either apply the gel first to create texture and then paint on top or mix with the acrylics and then paint with that. NOW IF I COULD ONLY DRAW AND PAINT LIKE YOU, I MOSTLY DO MIXED MEDIA AND LOVE DOING ALTERED BOOKS. You don't need all of them, I just listed them so you'll be familiar with the different materials out there. WILL, DO U EVER PAINT WITH GOUACHE? I use the Micron pens myself but haven’t personally tried a Golden gel over the top. This is my first try at painting with Acrylics (Golden) on a Board (Ampersand Gesso board), and it is large (3’x4′) and it’s not going well. There is so much advice on surfaces that I am really confused. The only draw back is the paint might slide around a bit as you have lost the ‘tooth’ of the canvas. Pouring medium acts as both a diluting agent and binder. Hi Maria, a thin wash of zinc white would do it. Learn how your comment data is processed. To answer your questions: I would like to create a collage (on canvas) of magazine and newsprint and then paint a semi-transparent image over it. Thanks! your knowledge is a tremendous help in wading through the plethora of gels, mediums and other additives. Hi Debbie, out of interest have you tries any of the golden paints from Golden? Hi Alison, to answer your questions: (1) a water colour type wash for a background. Maybe a diamond/glitter ethereal affect I hope to achieve. An ace site you have here by the way, much love and light Tammy, That’s the best way to go Tammy, it’s a really useful gel, both for applying an isolation coat and for extending the paints, pleased you’ve been finding the site helpful. The tar gel is usually best applied as a drip or blob and then left to its own devices to move around/settle on the canvas. So if you are using a heavy body acrylic and want to make it go further but don’t want to change its consistency, then you can add ‘Regular Gel’ (either in matte, semi-gloss or gloss), This will increase the volume of your paint without having to use loads of pure pigment. I recently started painting again (after – ehm – about 10+ years) and used to use Golden. I read somewhere that an acrylic matt medium or a gloss gel medium is an effective way of gluing paper on acrylic. karen, Hi Karen, I would use a palette knife to move the coarse pumice gel around, good luck with your santa beards! IT WORKED BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD. Can you help me with this? Good one Annette, enjoy exploring the site. Thank you! Any ideas? Not if you’re using acrylics as most boards come pre-primed, you might find this article interesting. You might find this article on OPEN acrylics of interest. I’m using Golden products, and these particular Gels were amongst the oil materials so I assumed they could be used as an oil “finish,” not necessarily a medium (which was not my intention anyways). Made with genuine glass beads roughly the size of poppy seeds or clear acrylic granules with a consistency similar to coarse sea salt. I AM USED TO ACRYLICS WHICH DRY PRACTICALLY INSTANTLY. Hi Danny, you can just mix in the gel with the paint and it will dry with a glossy finish, you can see a demo in the video above how I mix in a regular gel, it’s exactly the same principle just the gloss gel will have a more reflective, glossy finish. Any comments? Sometimes with stronger colours like blues and reds they will work fine just mixed into the gel but it can be harder to get a good coverage if using student grade yellow paints. Hi Patricia, to get a smoother surface you can paint thin layers of acrylic gesso on top and then lightly sand with a fine grit sandpaper. Forty-eight hours later, I don’t like the effect and want to remove this. Hi Will I have been studying your material (thanks) on acrylic mediums/gels. Hi Ziv, you can use a soft gel gloss, of regular gel, you might find this video of interest using golden gels as an adhesive. By using artist quality acrylics mixed with a gel (Regular gel or Soft gel would work best), you can effectively create your own ‘home-made’ student range. Absolute Beginners Water-Mixable Oils Course, Studio Notes // 003: Art, Fear & Paint Stories, In the second lesson, we approach the painting wit, I’ve just posted two new free videos to the Will, Thanks for all your support, enthusiasm and fab cr, How to Paint a Simple Snowscene with Acrylics – video tutorial. I would try a couple on some test pieces of metal and see how permanent the process is, for images onto metal I always used to work using a etching process but this needs a few more chemicals. 2) You can also use any ratio with either of the heavy gels, but they won’t pour or flow onto the surface. Btw…your videos have been VERY helpful. However, if my oil is fully dry, is there any harm (furthermore, will it “enhance”) if I sparingly use the gel over top? Either paint both sides of the image you want to collage with the medium and attach to the surface you’re working on or cover the surface with a coat of medium, stick your image on, wait for it to dry and then cover with another layer of medium to seal it. My artwork is geometrical, detailed and lines have to be very precise with no bleed. it started out as a gold and black painting but ended up as a shine black with very little gold . What product do you recommend I use to achieve perfect lines/shapes? I am confused on whether to go for the semi-gloss or gloss finish. I guess I will try fluid medium since I’m out of other ideas at this point. I normally use glossy glazing liquid by Golden to scumble/glaze thin layers of paint. I am using acrylic pouring technic and I ve been trying different brand (pebeo, liquitex, golden) but once the paint dries, it looses its volume and consistancy, the relief of the lower layer appear. You can apply the layers with the soft gel gloss and then add a final finishing layer of satin varnish to unify the look. This is an opaque-white heavy paste that is usually made of marble paste and will adhere to most surfaces. You might find this video of interest if you’re working onto a hard surface and working with kids it might be good fun to mix your own paste like the one in this video. You can use Soft Gel Gloss to extend the paint and the drying time slightly. I’m now following you page and have bookmarked it for references for future projects! Under normal use you wouldn’t normally need to wear a mask or cover your hands, here are the Safety Guidelines from Golden Paints: SECTION 8 – EXPOSURE CONTROL/PERSONAL PROTECTION. Do you have any idea if gels can be made into hard molds in the shape of a ball?? I’d start with 1:1 and see how it feels for the effect you’re after. Cheers, Will, I need to know what is a good sealer for art journal pages… I will be using acrylic paints, water colors, and ink and stamps…. Rather than spending a bit on mediums to thicken a medium body acrylic, would mixing Tacky Glue or wood glue be appropriate, for the budding artists? Hi Cheryl, the best way to improve the drying time of oils is to mix in a ‘Alykd medium’ such as Liquin from Winsor & Newton. How to paint on top of the collage without it affecting the collaged images. Hi, pretty please with cherries on top can you help! For adding texture with acrylics the ‘Coarse Pumice’ has a salt like texture, but will hold in shape and mix with acrylics. After the gel dried it seemed that the gel flattened somewhat and I lost my heavy texture. Hi Semira, yes you just need to use a clear gel. Hi Donna, an acrylic gel (or acrylic paint) over an oil painting is a professional no-no. The matte medium will create a resist so the further layers of paint won’t adhere or ‘grab’ to the surface as well. Thanks for this interesting article. So I face some other issues such as splattering at the end of the drop and crazing. Hi Veronica, the choice of gels depends on the final look and feel you’re after, what was the effect you’re trying to achieve? Either you can use an acrylic that has already been thinned in the manufacturing process such as high flow acrylics or fluid acrylics, or use a flow release to give you a staining effect with heavy body paints. I would buy one of her paintings in an instant if the cost wasn’t astronomical. (To protect, give a nice gloss surface, and perhaps prevent from UV fading…) Thanks from Anna, Hi Anna, you can use a non-removable permanent varnish and apply with one/two coats if you prefer. The best thing to do would be to try a test sample, the matte gel will slightly lighten the dark on the pen due to the matting agent used in the gel being white, but I wouldn’t want to give you a definite yes about them bleeding due to not personally testing them. The acrylic medium that can also be used to great effect for collage techniques is “Golden – Soft Gel Gloss”. If conditions warrant, a vapor respirator for protection against ammonia may be used. Would they allow the second or third layers to cast shadows? What it will do is add texture to your piece but won’t make the white ‘pop’. However, I did end up purchasing Golden’s soft gel gloss, and regular gel gloss (though I would have preferred regular gel semi-gloss), but when I went to find the Acrylic Glazing Liquid the store didn’t carry it. So far I’ve tried using gel to get the right stiffness but it doesn’t flow as well. This still seems sticky long after it has dried, what do I use to stop this? Any suggestions of what medium to use and how? I find even if you add a little paint into tine the gel it can help with judging the next layers of the painting. So glad I came across your site! 2) You can also use any ratio with either of the heavy gels, but they won’t pour or flow onto the surface. I don’t want to buy a new canvas… thanks for your help. But you say the soft gel (gloss) applied as an isolation coat pulls the painting together to the same degree of glossiness. Increases Gloss. Thank you so much for your help and for this site :) Diane. This time I used Mod Podge, just to try it, but now I’m concerned about how to do the final topcoat. Thanks a lot. I wish I could send you the photo so you could see what I am trying to attempt. You might find this palette knife tutorial of interest to get you started. All looks nice and moist and beautiful. Sorry I have so many questions, but I haven’t found many people who’ve worked with such a range of products. Just working through the website and learning an awful lot! Glass, not being porous, is a difficult surface to paint onto with regular acrylics as the paint has nothing to adhere to, so it is more the surface that you paint onto that will make a difference to the permanence of the paint staying onto the glass. Your white fabrics without deep texture for your help painting and I lost my texture... Like Araldite Crystal Fix would work in acrylic in the style of Van Gogh, of! 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