Acrylic Paint Mediums & Varnishes

Quality gloss varnish suited to protect oil or acrylic painitngs. Ensure the painting is fully dry before the varnish is applied.

Atelier Binder can be used to prepare and seal surfaces for painting with acrylics and oils. As a surface ground, Atelier Binder promotes good adhesion of paint & prevents moisture loss, while still providing a clear, smooth & non-gritty surface.

Atelier Clear Painting Medium allows paint to be workable for longer and diluted smoothly, without altering sheen, for glazing & blending techniques.

Features of Atelier Clear Painting Medium:

• Blends wet-over-dry or wet-in-wet
• Smooth colour gradations
• Prevents thin paint from running

Atelier Fast Medium & Fixer allows you to paint with quick progression, as layers dry fast and resilient. Use Atelier Fast Medium & Fixer to thin paint or to reinforce & isolate a paint layer. Water-based & non-toxic.

Atelier Heavy Gel Gloss (previously Impasto Gel Medium) can be used to:

• Increase gloss & translucency
• Exaggerate structure
• Sharpen textural edges
• Bond heavier objects

Atelier Heavy Gel Gloss is thick, fast-drying and water-based.

Atelier Interactive Slow Medium extends wet-in-wet blending time, increases translucency and improves acrylic flow. Ideal for glazing and other techniques which require thinner paint and longer working time.

Atelier Interactive Slow Medium extends wet-in-wet blending time, increases translucency and improves acrylic flow. Ideal for glazing and other techniques which require thinner paint and longer working time. Atelier Interactive Slow Medium Thick is excellent for outdoor sketching but is not as popular for indoor painting.

Atelier Interactive Unlocking Formula allows you to re-open an uncured paint layer, even after it is touch-dry! Using Atelier Interactive Unlocking Formula, new paint can be blended, existing paint edges feathered and whole sections can be removed to reveal underlayers.

Atelier Liquefying Medium is an acrylic paint extender, designed to provide the most efficient means of reducing paint viscosity whilst maintaining covering power. Ideal for flow applications, including airbrushing & detailed line work. Atelier Liquefying Medium is water-based and best suited for slow-drying wet-in-wet techniques.

Atelier Low Viscosity Retarder makes blending with, particularly wet-over-wet & wet-over dry, acrylic colours easier. Atelier Low Viscosity Retarder is an additive, so only a certain amount can be mixed before the mixture becomes unstable.

Atelier Moulding Paste (previously Atelier Modelling Compound) is a fast-drying & waterproof, thick paste made from calcite grit. Drying to a matte finish yet remaining flexible, Atelier Moulding Paste can be used to:

• Create exaggerated structure & textural effects
• Increase paint body
• Reduce colour intensity & gloss levels (when mixed with paint)
• Prepare most painting surfaces
• Extend acrylic paints

Atelier Moulding Paste is water-based & non-toxic. Clean up with mild soap and cool water.

Used for extreme fluid effects and pouring techniques on acrylic-based paints, Atelier Pouring Medium helps thin paint, making it more fluid without compromising the paint's strength, vibrancy, and transparency. 

Atelier Pouring Medium dries to a glossy finish and is self-leveling. Add a few drops of silicon oil into the acrylic paint and pouring medium to create a unique cell formulation in your artwork. Experiment with texture mediums to create a unique effect on your artwork.