Mediums & Varnishes

Protects your valuable projects against harmful UV light rays. Protects against fading, is moisture resistant and smudge-proof. Can be used for photography, watercolor, fabric, pencil, charcoal, and more.

Enhance your projects with a soft matte finish while protecting them against harmful UV-light rays. UV-Resistant Matte Finish combines the low sheen and minimal light reflection of regular Matte Finish with special UV inhibitors that provide extra...

Seals canvas, illustration board, mat board, masonite, plaster, wood, metal and cloth surfaces. Provides the same performance characteristics as brush-on formulas, while decreasing application time dramatically. In a 11 oz. can.

This medium slows the drying time of acrylic color to give you more working time of color for extended blending and manipulation. A ratio of 1:1 volume doubles the drying time (mix with color up to 1:1). It maintains paint viscosity and has no effect...

Concentrated Walnut/Alkyd Medium thins the color, accelerates drying, enhances adhesion between layers and increases surface sheen and flexibility while remaining essentially non-yellowing. Ideally suited for alla-prima and glaze applications...

The MSA (Mineral Spirit Acrylic) Varnish with UVLS is a mineral spirit based acrylic resin system that forms a tougher, less permeable film than waterborne acrylic varnishes and can be applied to acrylic, oil and alkyd painted surfaces. It reduces dirt...

Galkyd Gel is a stiffer gel compared to Neo Megilp that holds thicker, sharper brush marks and dries more quickly. It increases transparency of oil colors and creates impasto.

This solvent-free gel medium gives colors more flow and transparency yet holds the shape of your brush mark. It has a moderately fast drying rate and increases gloss. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, it is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or...

If Neo-Megilp was your favorite, strangely named oil medium, relauched as Galkyd Lite Gel. There has been no change to the formula or raw materials used. Now in a convenient tube, delivering a batter painting experience with less drying in the bottle or...

Gives acrylic color a high degree of drag and density, and makes it look and feel more like oil. Dries glossy, giving depth to color. Great for impasto glazes.

Mix this medium with acrylic paint to create a flat matte finish. It can also be mixed with gloss medium & varnish to vary the paint sheen from matte to satin.

Reduces gloss of tube or jar acrylics and produces heavy matte or semi-matte glazes. Excellent matte adhesive for collage and other materials, as well as for applications on canvas.

Light, airy and easy-to-use, this medium is perfect for acrylic applications where weight is a factor. It may be used to create impasto and 3D effects.

Use this spray-on acrylic varnish for a glossy finish on all media including paintings, drawings or ink-jet prints. This spray goes on clear and stays clear, with a fan spray tip for precise application. The varnish's UV light stabilizers inhibit...