Painting Mediums & Varnishes

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability and extend colours while keeping them brilliant, flowing & "brush-able."

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Matt Medium increases flow & transparency. No colour shift. Dries to a matte finish.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability and extend colours while keeping them brilliant, flowing & "brush-able."

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Gloss Medium increases flow, transparency & depth. No colour shift. Dries to a high gloss finish.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Gel Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability, and keep colours brilliant, while still improving flow and "brush-ability."

Use Winsor & Newton Acrylic Gel Mediums to maintain paint viscosity and increase depth. Dries clear and even.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability and extend colours while keeping them brilliant, flowing & "brush-able."

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Glazing Medium build thin layers & achieve maximum transparency & flow. No colour shift. Dries to a high gloss finish.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Gel Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability, and keep colours brilliant, while still improving flow and "brush-ability." Use Winsor & Newton Acrylic Gel Mediums to maintain paint viscosity and increase depth. Dries clear and even.

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

Jo Sonja's Glitter Gels contain tiny light-reflecting particles with the brilliance of rich gold or opal. Use alone or with acrylic colours to create glitter effects on most surfaces. Suitable for use on surfaces such as paper, card, glass, plastic, canvas, wood, teracotta, tin and fabric, Jo Sonja's Glitter Gels are non-yellowing and the brushstrokes disappear when dry.

Atelier Traditional Varnishes can be used either as a medium to adjust the sheen levels of acrylic paint, or as an over-varnish for finishing. Formulated from hard acrylic emulsion, Atelier Traditional Varnishes provide a non-tacky, permanent & protective coating.

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.

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 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 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