Acrylic Paint Mediums & Varnishes

Liquitex String Gel enhances the depth of colours and increases the transparency & flow of your favourite acrylic paints. Ropey strands, controlled drips & pours, and long, flowing marks, are just a handful of the effects possible with Liquitex String Gel.

Liquitex Super Heavy Gloss Gel is a very dense medium with high surface drag for a stiff, oil paint-like feel. In addition to keeping your paint workable for longer, Liquitex Super Heavy Gloss Gel extends paint volume while increasing brilliance, transparency and gloss. Perfect for use as an extender, ground, or collage & mixed-media adhesive.

Liquitex Super Heavy Gloss Gel is a very dense medium with high surface drag for a stiff, oil paint-like feel. In addition to keeping your paint workable for longer, Liquitex Super Heavy Gloss Gel extends paint volume while increasing brilliance, transparency and gloss. Perfect for use as an extender, ground, or collage & mixed-media adhesive.

Liquitex Texture Effects Gels produce a variety of unique textural, dimensional & reflective effects when mixed with acrylics.

Liquitex Texture Effects Gels:

Black Lava - Gel appears grey when wet, but dries to a ground, lava black. The quality of this Liquitex Texture Effect Gel is most apparent when mixed with translucent colours.

Blended Fibres - A thick, fibrous gel that gives the effect of flexible fibres. Dries to a matte finish.

Ceramic Stucco - Thick, low-lustre gel which dries to a light grey matte finish. Use to produce thick 3D effects or as a ground for acrylic & oil paint.

Glass Beads - Contains clear, round aggregates that dry to a semi-gloss, reflective "bubbly" surface. Looks best when mixed with transparent or translucent colours.

Natural Sand - Dries to a surface similar to glossy beach sand. Can be mixed to improve blending.

Resin Sand (Coarse) - Dries to a rough cemeent look and will retain texture when mixed with paint.

White Opaque Flakes - Contains irregular sized & shaped opaque flakes. Most apparent with transparent or opaque colours.

Liquitex Texture Effects Gels are lightweight and dry to a water-resistant, non-yellowing surface.

Liquitex Fluid Matte Mediums can be added to acrylic paint to create a matte, non-reflecting finish. Opaque when wet and translucent when dry, Liquitex Fluid Matte Mediums are able to extend colour, increase transparency and ease paint flow, while adding to the flexibility and adhesion of paint.

Ultra Matte is ideal for large projects where transparency is not desired.

Liquitex Matte Gels are a professional matte gel medium. Intermixable with the Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint range, Liquitex Matte Gels possess viscosity and body similar to Liquitex Heavy Body Paint.

Varying consistencies available will produce greater adhesive abilities and are also suitable for use as an extender, ground or binder.

Lightweight and non-toxic, Liquitex Matte Gels are safe for educational use.

Matisse Acrylic Painting Binder is a low-sheen and transparent primer with good adhesion. Principally used as a a paint dilutant for canvas, paper or board.

Matisse Clear Sealer is specifcally formulated for folk art techniques on raw wood, glass, ceramics, terracotta pots and new metals.

Mix your acrylic colours with Matisse Fabric Fixative to create permanent designs on fabrics and textiles. Mix equal parts of Matisse Fabric Fixative & acrylic paint, then heat-set with an iron to ensure your designs become wash-fast.

Matisse Gel Mediums are able to produce a wide range of effects when intermixed with other mediums and acrylic colours. Specifically formulated to be thick & buttery, whilst remaining full transparent, Matisse Gel Mediums are high versatile - able to act as a clear transparent colour extender and also as an impasto for 3D extrapolations & multi-layer work.

Matisse Impasto is a full-bodied texture paste and modelling compound, free of colour pigmentation. Although Matisse Impasto is not fully transparent when dry, there is very little visual colour-loss when mixing and the richness will not be altered in any substantial way.

Drying to a low, subdued sheen and with a very open matrix, Matisse Impasto has the major benefit of allowing all the water to evaporate while losing less volume on drying.

Matisse Iridescent Medium is based on pure iridescent pigment, containing no fillers or titanium dioxide. Mixable in any proportion, the artist is in control of the intensity and richness of the metallic sheen. Matisse Iridescent Medium looks great over a black background.