Painting Mediums and Varnishes

Want an antique look? Add stylish flare to wood, metal, paper, mirrors etc. The thicker the application, the greater the cracking. Drying time will...

Decorate just about anything; clothing, hats, bags, etc. Combine the medium with acrylic paints and apply with a brush, screen print or block print...

Add 2-3 drops of Silicone Oil to the mix (Pouring Medium + a few drops of Fluid Acrylics + 3-4 drops of Silicone Oil) and pour onto the painting su...

Looking to add a touch of luxury and intrigue to your walls or furniture? With GOLDEN Acrylic Glazing Liquid, you can create beautiful glazes and f...

Introducing Golden Retarder, the perfect additive to increase drying time and help prevent skinning on your palette. With this product, you can ach...

Archival Aerosol Varnish MSA with UVLS (7731 Gloss, 7736 Satin, 7741 Matte) is formulated with 100% solvent-based, reversible acrylic co-polymer re...

Clear Granular Gel is made with granular acrylic solids and has excellent clarity and durability with a coarse texture that dries translucent. Clea...

Coarse Molding Paste - thick, warm white colored medium, translucent up to about 1/8 inch thickness. Dries to a hard, stiff but flexible film with ...

Crackle Paste is a thick, opaque material that cracks as it dries. The size and extent of the cracking pattern depends on the thickness of applicat...

Fiber Paste when dry has the appearance of handmade paper. It can be skimmed with a wet palette knife to make a smoother surface. The dry off-white...

Fluid Matte Medium is useful for extending colors, decreasing gloss and increasing film integrity. Particularly useful with GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics t...

GAC 100 Multi-Purpose Acrylic Polymer is a sealer that helps prevent Support Induced Discoloration (SID) caused by impurities that are drawn up thr...

GAC 200 Promotes Adhesion / Film Hardness and is the hardest and least flexible polymer offered. It is Ideal for mixing with acrylic colours to inc...

GAC 400 Stiffens Textiles / Fibers and is useful for stiffening unprimed canvas or sculpting and shaping fabric. Fibers saturated with GAC 400 will...

GAC 500 Extends Fluid Acrylics for a unique balance of film hardness and flexibility offering increased leveling, increased mar resistance and decr...

GAC 800 Reduces Crazing in puddles, pours, and other thin, pourable paint applications. "Crazing" is the formation crevices in surfaces that develo...

GAC 900 Fabric Painting Medium, when heat-set properly, offers a very soft hand and laundering stability. Mix with High Flow Acrylics to produce "t...

Gel Topcoat with UVLS (Gloss, Semi-Gloss) are not intended as a commercial topcoat for high wear items. They dry to a permanent, flexible, non-remo...

Glass Bead Gel made with genuine glass beads, offers a unique effect similar to condensation on glass - best seen in thin films over a light color ...

Hard Molding Paste - Dries to a extremely hard, opaque film, it is useful for creating tough, durable finishes for smooth or textured surfaces. Onc...

Heavy Gels (L-R: Gloss, Matte, Semi-Gloss) are thicker than Heavy Body Acrylic Colors and may be blended with colors to increase body. Excellent fo...

High Solid Gels (L-R: Gloss, Matte) are similar in body to Extra Heavy Gels. Because they contain less water and more acrylic solids, they shrink l...

The GOLDEN Introductory Set of Professional Acrylic Gel Mediums and Molding Pastes offers the opportunity to experiment with a representative sampl...

Isolation Coat is a ready-to-use sealing coat for acrylic paintings. Previously acrylic artists only recourse was to dilute Soft Gel Gloss with wat...

Light Molding Paste - Offers dramatic weightreduction used in thick layers. Wet product is over 50% lighter than GOLDEN Molding Paste. This dramati...

Matte Medium is a pourable medium useful for extending color, decreasing gloss and increasing film integrity. It is also used as a nearly clear gro...

Golden OPEN Acrylic Medium is formulated to a lower viscosity than OPEN Acrylic Colors and is used to maintain properties when a more fluid mixture...

OPEN Gel and Medium can be thinned and extended with OPEN Thinner, water, or faster drying GOLDEN Mediums. For most painting techniques the followi...

Polymer Varnish with UVLS (UltraViolet Light Stabilizers) is a waterborne acrylic varnish that dries to a protective, flexible, dust resistant surf...

Pumice Gels (R-L Fine, Coarse, Extra Coarse) textures dry to hard films. They mix well with GOLDEN Acrylic Colors. Fine Pumice Gel is useful as a d...

Regular Gels (L-R: Gloss, Matte, Semi-Gloss) have the same viscosity as Heavy Body Acrylic Colors and are ideal for extending paint and regulating ...

Pastes can be used to achieve a variety of effects and expressions. When used in conjunction with acrylic colors they broaden working properties an...

Self Leveling Clear Gel produces an even film with excellent clarity. It has a unique resinous, stringy consistency resulting from its leveling pro...

Soft Gels (L-R,Gloss, Matte, Semi-Gloss) are thinner than Heavy Body Colors. Mix with color to produce a brilliant glaze. Soft gels can be a base f...

Super Loaded Matte Medium is useful for reducing gloss. The high level of matting agents lower the sheen of other products with minimal addition to...

Acrylic Wetting Aid is an additive used to reduce surface tension of the water in the acrylic emulsion, thereby increasing the slickness and flow o...

A high gloss, fast drying final varnish intended for use as a protective coating over finished artwork. Ideal for acrylic paintings on paper and ca...

Transparent and waterproof once dry, Holbein Acrylic Painting Medium is excellent for glazing, while diluting and extending colors. Available in 20...

A matte varnish intended for use as a protective coating over finished artwork. Ideal for acrylic paintings on paper and canvas. Can be used on cla...

Modeling Paste Pumice is gritty with fine particles, which makes it ideal for pastel grounds. Available in 300ml poly bag.

Gritty with extra coarse particles make this paste ideal for building textured surfaces. Available in 300ml poly bag.

Retarding Medium is intended to slow the drying time of acrylic paints. One or two drops will keep paints fresh on the palette. *Available in 180ml...

When mixed with acrylic color it increases softness and improves flow properties. Available in 300ml poly bag. Gloss finish.

Clear gloss and clear matte coatings that enhance and protect your finished project. Low odor - to spray indoors, durable, easy clean up - just soa...