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Forty-eight hours later, I don’t like the effect and want to remove this. Cheers, Will. Any tips would be really appreciated. Different brands of acrylic texture medium are formulated differently and variously labeled as pastes, gels, and mediums. i have used mediums for a long time with regular acrylics, but i’d like to experiment with open acrylics, especially for summer outdoor painting. You would be better using a heavy gel which can hold peaks and shapes. Depending on the technique, this liquefied paint is then poured into each other or tilted onto the canvas and distributed by tilting the painting surface. Spray can give you the most even finish with no visible brush marks but you’ll have more loss of product, it’s a touch more expensive. The change in viscosity can sometimes happen when adding too much retarding medium (which can give the paints a gummy feel) but I haven’t heard of it with the heavy gloss. Many thanks Sue. So I have many questions: 1.) Any advice? “…but it wouldn’t be used in replace of a retarder.” Does it just not extend it as long? Thank you, Lori, Hi Lori, have you managed to create the effect you’re after with a self levelling gel on a small scale? Pleased you’re enjoying the tutorials, to answer your question: Is there a difference between fluid acrylics vs acrylic paint + glazing medium? I would buy one of her paintings in an instant if the cost wasn’t astronomical. Wow you are a wealth of information, thank you for that! Hope this helps, Hi Will! Hoping you can help me. However, I now live in a place where Golden is only carried in ONE store at a ridiculous mark up! I don’t personally know of anyway to ‘reactivate a gel’ some of the more recent ‘open acrylics’ from Golden can be worked into again once they are dry but most of the gels and mediums dry by evaporation so as soon as they have been exposed to the air and have dried hard can’t be diluted again. I have considered Open paints alone (haven’t bought anything yet), but I fear they might dry too slow, I prefer slowing them down as needed. I do not want to use water to thin my heavy body paint and ruin the quality. Are you using artist quality white? The Soft-gel gloss will form a barrier if you apply a couple of coats onto the collaged images, but you will still be able to paint ontop. You might find working on a very smooth primed board might suit your style. 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. I would go for a Matte varnish after the painting is finished. Hi Alison, to answer your questions: (1) a water colour type wash for a background. I hope you understand what I mean. Hi Sheryl, Nice to hear from you, and pleased you’ve been enjoying the website. I am using the Gelli Arts gelli plate. IT DRIES SO MUCH MORE SLOWLY THAN ACRYLIC. I have never used any kind of gel medium before. Did I make the right purchases? I have tried soft gel matte medium, and most recently heavy gloss gel medium. I can’t imagine there would be, but I don’t personally use Mod Podge within my works so couldn’t say for sure. I have been experimenting with drying times in an attempt to find a good formula. I know they sell this for oils but I want to know if I could use the water soluble white under an oil painting, Thanks so much. Cheers, Will. The Liquitex is just a touch more glossy, but works in exactly the same way. This is the easiest way to achieve a ‘Flat’ look. Have been trying wetting the area with a warm, damp cloth then scratching at it and sanding it, rubbing at it. It takes a very long time for this to dry clear. What would you recommend? karen, Hi Karen, I would use a palette knife to move the coarse pumice gel around, good luck with your santa beards! Hi Darlene, try a heavy , or extra heavy gel, this will give you the most texture and peaks. Imagine the isolation coat as a clear sheet of glossy film, whatever it is laid on top of will appear glossy. 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. What’s the best way to achieve the semi-gloss beveled lead look for the lines? I live in Northern California where it is dry and hot, so acrylics continue to be a challenge to work with, but since I am deathly allergic to oil paints, acrylic is my medium of choice, and do love their versatility. SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS! http://www.ebsqart.com/Artist/Louise-Mead/49002/Art-Portfolio/Gallery/Whimsical-Birds-Trees/Love-Birds/724897/ She has numerous others with the same technique It would almost seem she had to do it after she was had completed the painting as the birds and trees don’t ripple around the ridges. To attach the Fimo to your canvas glue is going to be your best friend. Try these highly rated texture mediums: Liquitex Flexible Modeling Paste, Liquitex Resin … its not a pouring medium but has a tar-like quality to it. Cheers, Will. At the art store, I was recommended the Atelier Traditional regular gel (gloss), a gel painting medium. Can you help me with this? Is the answer just to use gel, rather than ‘medium’? (sorry about another baking analogy) this is called a long rheology. 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. Using a medium, such as glazing medium, you can work with thin layers that don’t run, but still have a glass like finish. Thank you very much. This is why we can use acrylic mediums in unlimited quantities, and mix them with each other in whatever ratios we want without changing the integrity of our painting. Consistency: Gels range from soft to extra heavy depending on the finish you are after. I want smooth lines that don’t have texture. Get Lots and Lots of Rags. Just hate to waste real gold trying it out because of the cost. Hello Will, I am so happy I found your site! Can you explain why retarders are used and before painting in canvas is there anything we have to apply in the canvas board. I used Liquitex Gloss Super Heavy Gel on a 12 x 24 canvas. I am more of a mixed media girl and having to learn things about paints and mediums has been daunting. I can’t figure out, though, what the purpose of that would be? The best way to achieve the kind of images/effects you’re after is to use image transfer techniques. 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. Is it possible to add another coat of the gel. I like the effects of the smeared, heightened or darkend lines, and the fact that it helps to seal in the basework. Cheers, Will. You can see it in this video around the 50 second mark. 1) you can use the gel in any ratio, its just getting a balance between the opacity (more paint) or the coverage (more gel). You might find this palette knife tutorial of interest to get you started. For pouring medium have a look at Liquitex pouring medium, I want the water in my lake scene to be shiny, Hi Sandi, you can add a gloss gel or a gloss varnish to the surface to bring up the sheen. Is it my canvas that is the problem? I don’t want to change the color. This has been soooo Helpful! I would use soft gel gloss (from golden paints) as both your medium and glue. join my Studio Notes email list by clicking here. Others suggest using an airbrush medium on the gel “top coat” instead of a acrylic medium in order to get the translucent effect. My local art store was stumped. No matter how I’ve applied it (how much/how little, back supports, quick troweling/spreading, etc) it seems to never settle to an even level. PROBABLY WOULD WORK WELL ON JUST ABOUT ANYTHING BECAUSE THESE STONES WERE GOOD SIZE BUT THEY WERE FLAT STONES. Hi Lucia, I would use paints specific for glass painting for anything going into the oven, but you can contact the Golden technical department to double check. This post contains affiliate links, and I will receive a small commission from any sale resulting in the clicking of these links. 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. Next I really want to transfer a black and white photo to a motorcycle gas tank I am designing. Thanks so much! Ex – soft gel gloss plus glaze satin? Cheers, Will, Hi, I am an oil artist and I wanted to use my jar of Susan Sheewe White Texture Medium ( that I use for my watercolors) under one of my oil paintings to let the paint flow better. Gluing/Laminating: Soft Gel Gloss can be used as a glue substitute for collage effects. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH GOLDEN PRODUCTS LATELY AND TRIED THE GLASS BEAD GEL AND LOVED IT! My question is can you use different mediums together, such as a flow improver with retarder in the same mix. If the spray was applied lightly you might be able to do it but the paint handling will be very slippy. What con recipe would you recommend. 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 just started playing with the golden clear tar gel and have been using it to cover a painting to make a shiny coating. Hi I’m making bookends and was going to paint them first with regular paint and put a picture of each of the kids on end can I put liquitex over paint then put the picture on. Hi Will Love your site, your courses….ready to dive into Portraits in Acrylic in the coming days. Are mediums made in non-white colors? Acrylic mediums are naturally glossy. Cheers, Will. Cheers, Will, thanks for all the great info…i am trying to work with the extra coarse pumice gel and wondered what brush works best..i am making santa beards on corks out of the gel (no comment!) Many Thanks . Finding your site very helpful so thank you! Do you recommend the spray or the brush on products (sorry for many questions; its these “technical” aspects of acyrilics above my regular medium that confuse me!). Thanks a bunch :). Thanks for the very informative site and feedback on the comments section. In fact I don’t even recall you spraying your paints to keep them wet during painting. Hi Simon, yes you would be able to mix glass in with the solid gel, you can also get Gels that contain glass beads, here’s the description from the Golden website: Glass Bead (L-R) and Clear Granular Gel are coarse textured mediums with a viscosity similar to Heavy Body that holds peaks. I’m using acrylic paints. Fluids, Gels & Pastes. If you’ve never used acrylic paint before, it might seem like an intimidating medium to master. Massive help. Acrylic Modeling Paste Modeling paste is the most commonly used texture medium. The only thing to be careful of is buckling. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.you have already been of great help! Hi Gloria, Yes, you can mix retarder and water to spray onto your paints. I read that mixing real gold into paint essentially paints the real gold flecks so I have been reluctant to try that. All looks nice and moist and beautiful. I wanted to know if I could write on the painting while it is still wet and have the words blend into an image but still be readable . Hi Debbie, out of interest have you tries any of the golden paints from Golden? It really should be included in the beginner acrylic … The grit size lies somewhere between GOLDEN Fine and Coarse Pumice Gels. Hi Joan, yes you can combine mediums together to create a mix and flow that works for you. Hi Jahangir, yes you could add a heavy gel to the Liquitex basic to make it thicker, but adding the gel would make the paint less opaque. NEW Beginners Acrylic Colour Mixing Course is Live! To dilute the paint consistency yet still keep visible brush marks. Thanks in advance! Which would you suggest? Cheers, Will. Sue. VERY EASY TO WORK WITH. Bits of the skin come up, but not much. I have been using the “Liquitex- gloss heavy gel” for collage. You can also use a standard spray gloss varnish to build up 20 – 30 layers to give a glass-like finish, although this method can be quite delicate due to the brittleness of the varnish layer. I KNOW WILL ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, HAVE TO TELL YOU THO, I AM A NEWBIE TO OIL, AND I LOVE IT BUT IT IS DRIVING ME NUTS WAITING FOR IT TO DRY. The best way is to try both and see which finish you personally prefer. This will be perfect to seal the pictures as well, it really is a magic medium! I know I can use gels as a “paste” for the collage onto the canvas; but, my concern is how to paint on top of the collage without it affecting the collaged images. It might be a bit tricky with the tar gel because it has been specifically designed to level out and will never be able to stay in a fixed, hard shape. Once you’ve finished a piece, applying an overall glaze can unify your final... 2. Since this is my first time in that arena I was hoping you can give some advice since I enjoy your videos and feel I can trust your opinion. Is there a way to accelerate the curing time? yes, GAC800 is a good choice to reduce crazing. Hi Will, I just recently took up painting and know very little about any of it! Because acrylics dry so quick you can keep on building up the painting using this method. Cheers, Will. Hi Diane, I’ve always had good results with the Golden mediums, you’ll be able to achieve a matte finish. I recently started painting again (after – ehm – about 10+ years) and used to use Golden. Hi Sandi, ‘acrylic tar gel’ would give you a stringy, dripped effect. Hi Will, I am new to acrylic. PROTECTIVE GLOVES: None required under normal use. I read somewhere that an acrylic matt medium or a gloss gel medium is an effective way of gluing paper on acrylic. I am late finishing a custom piece of art. Most mediums are available in matte and gloss. THANKS WILL, I JUST BOUGHT SOME OF THE LIQUIN AND IT DOES HELP DRY FASTER, I JUST GET IMPATIENT. I’m currently taking adult education classes in painting and drawing, and am doing quite a lot of painting at home now. Is “Airbrush medium” suitable for the purpose? Use Gloss Medium and Matte Medium to change the surface and finish of M. Graham Acrylics, or acrylic paints of other manufacturers. can anyone tell me if i can use regular mediums with OPEN acrylics, or do i need to buy mediums that are designed specifically for open acrylic paints. Any insight would be very much appreciated. I can’t find ingredients to either to know how similar they are. I don’t want to buy a new canvas… thanks for your help. NOW IF I COULD ONLY DRAW AND PAINT LIKE YOU, I MOSTLY DO MIXED MEDIA AND LOVE DOING ALTERED BOOKS. Watering down my paint doesn’t seem to be a good approach – it becomes too transparent. It’s also hard to get good art supplies where I live so I like to research my purchases well beforehand. How about a mod podgy, which one is better to use over of my picture to give more texture and make it more like a painting? I was wondering why when I use the glossy gel it leaves my art work sticky. Gloss or matte? Hi Andrea, not sure how much of the salt would stay, but a clear self levelling gel would hold it. I have also used a polyurethane varnish as well as the gel for a final coat to see if that would provide a more robust finish. If you do not, your acrylic painting may discolor or become brittle as it ages. 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…. If it’s true, what gel medium can I use to glue glass/mirror to canvas? Thanks so much! The matte will still make the black appear slightly more grey though because the ‘matting agent’ is usually white. You could call me a nap time painter because when my youngest is napping is when I have the time and energy. They all do the same job of adding texture, but some will be glossy when dry and others matte; some will dry completely transparent, others will be slightly opaque or stay white. I’ve never worked with any mediums or anything other than retarders (which I want to cut down on). Do you use retarder in your water spray at all? So I face some other issues such as splattering at the end of the drop and crazing. Sorry if this is a really basic question! Thanks in advance for your advice! But what I want is to add texture to the finished painting. If you don't want to buy an expensive pouring medium for now because you are barely dipping your toes into fluid art, then go ahead and mix a batch of your own. Is there any way to reconstitute it or should I just toss it out? I AM GOING TO TRY ON SOME ROUND ONES ALSO. Is that correct? Cheers, Will. I’ve taken my drawing abilities and transferred them to canvas and am painting a rose on a 18×24 canvas for my wife. is there a formula for how much water i mix. thicker with a little relief/texture to it. Some people are using PVA glue, but I worry about the longevity of that. The ‘rheology thickener’ helps the medium to stay in a fixed shape rather than level out. Lustre: Usually you will have a matte, semi-gloss and gloss finish. I hope to be able to take some of your courses soon! This all is soooo informative. Hi Dan, yes, the student grade paint is the issue. Hi Ed, you would need to use something like the ‘acrylic tar gel’ this will give that stringy effect you’re after. Thought the ‘visual effect is like condensation on cold glass‘ might be of interest. I am a beginner and just started using soft gel matte, it says it is cancer causing, should I be using a mask and cover my hands? 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