Mediums & Varnishes

Gesso White Gesso 8oz - Gesso can be thought of as the bridge between your support (canvas, board or whatever you paint on) and the paint. GOLDEN Gesso is designed to penetrate supports and provide a surface to which paint can adhere. Proper...

This molding paste can be used to create foundations for painting, to create texture over a smoother surface or to smooth out a textured surface. The absorbent qualities of Molding Paste make it suitable as a ground for nearly every painting and...

Golden Matte Medium is a pourable medium useful for extending color, decreasing gloss and increasing film integrity. It is also used as a nearly clear ground on canvas instead of gesso.

This paste dries to a hard, opaque film. Although still flexible, it is more rigid than gel mediums and is able to hold stiff peaks. It offers significant weight reduction when building thick layers.

This paste dries to a hard, opaque film. Although still flexible, they are more rigid than the gels and able to hold stiff peaks. This paste offers an opaque, matte finish. Useful for creating tough, durable finishes.

This medium is designed for use with OPEN Acrylics and will stay wet on the palette for extended periods without skinning over. It can be used to extend paint, regulate transparency, create glazes, reduce viscosity or improve adhesion and film...

OPEN Acrylic Medium 8oz Matte

Turn nearly every surface, wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, glass, board and more, into one ready for painting with watercolors! This ground creates a soft, absorbent watercolor surface with a slightly cottony texture thats similar to cold press paper...

Artists' Painting Medium - 75ml bottle - A slow drying, gloss medium which is ideal for fine detail work, glazing and smoothly blended areas with no brush marks.Reduces consistency & improves flow.Suitable for oiling out & enriching dull patches...

Genuine, cold-pressed linseed. Extracted through pressure alone. Less processed than alkali-refined. Closer to what was used in the past.  

Used for encaustic and other painting techniques. An excellent protective coating for paints, sculptures, objects of art, etc.

Williamsburg Handmade Oils - Stand Oil - 4 oz.

Prop 65 Label - WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65warnings.ca.gov. MTN PRO Indoor Protective Varnish is a water-based, fast-drying acrylic varnish spray that offers high-quality finishes and durability on an array of surfaces...

Martin F. Weber - Turpenoid - 8 oz. An odorless, very volatile, thin and colorless turpentine substitute, Turpenoid has the same painting properties and drying time as turpentine but is free from the strong characteristic turpentine odor. Compatible...

Cold Wax Medium is made from naturally white, pure beeswax. Formulated to knife consistency, it makes oil colors thicker and more matte. It can be used to make Gamblin mediums and Gamvar more matte. It can be also applied alone as a matte varnish.

Galkyd thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. When used in greater proportions with oil color, it will level brushstrokes, creating an enamel-like surface. It is Gamblin's fastest-drying painting medium. Thin layers will be...

Galkyd Lite thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. When used in moderation with oil colors, it is more fluid and less glossy compared to Galkyd. Thin layers will be touch-dry in 24-30 hours.

This fluid, solvent-free painting medium gives oil colors more flow and transparency. 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 petroleum distillates.

This is a powerful paint solvent for oil-based paints and coatings. It is also used for thinning mastics such as rubber cement.

Linseed Stand Oil - 75ml bottle - A pale viscous oil that slows drying while imparting a tough, smooth enamel finish with no brush marks.Increases film durability. Ideal for glazing & fine detail if mixed with solvent.

Acrylic Clear Gesso is an ideal high-tooth, stable surface for pastel, graphite, acrylic and oil colors. Use it for masking underpaintings and as a unique ground in preparation for overpainting. It will dry to form a clear to semi-opaque finish,...

A gloss medium that is mixed with colors for transparency and glazing. Can also be used as a final gloss varnish.

Gloss Varnish provides high clarity as a finish for acrylic paintings or flexible painted surfaces. It is permanent and highly durable for superior protection, and has a fluid viscosity for easy application. Gloss varnish is water-resistant, flexible...

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.

A white acrylic primer used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil colors. It is non-yellowing, flexible and non-cracking. It provides the perfect tooth and adhesion to a wide variety of supports such as canvas, paper and wood. Use...

These liquids work great for masking off areas and will seal well on most surfaces. The Level 1 formula peels off clean without tearing paper. Level 2 is a thinner liquid that features a soft grip, and produces an easy-lift peel so the mask will come...

Turn nearly every surface, wood, metal, ceramic, plastic, glass, board and more, into one ready for painting with watercolors! This ground creates a soft, absorbent watercolor surface with a slightly cottony texture thats similar to cold press paper...

With the Gamblin Ground and Gesso Blade, you get a perfect, even application from edge-to-edge in a fraction of the time, with less mess and no waste. Best of all, it is the first and only artist’s tool made from 100% recycled material. Wipe clean...

Artists' Gloss Varnish - 75ml bottle - A superior quality UV resistant artists' gloss varnish removable with Artists' White Spirit or Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying. Non-yellowing. Does not bloom or crack. Do not use until painting is completely...

Artists' Retouching Varnish - 75ml bottle - A UV resistant gloss varnish which gives temporary protection to recently completed oil paintings.Quick drying.Ensure painting is touch dry. Use thinly. Do not use as a medium.

Artists' Satin Varnish - 75ml bottle - A superior quality UV resistant artists' satin varnish removable with Artists' White Spirit or Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying.Non-yellowing. Does not bloom or crack.Do not use until painting is completely dry...

This 75ml honey-based medium by MaimeriBlu is used with watercolor to enhance shine while also improving paint elasticty. Made using a natural flower honey solution, it does not affect tone color of your paint. Only a small amount is needed for desired...

Golden® Acrylic Glazing Liquid is a slow-drying acrylic medium originally designed for interior decorative finishes. Blend with artist acrylic paints or house paints to create an incredible variety of color glazes. If you prefer techniques that...

Golden® Acrylic Glazing Liquid is a slow-drying acrylic medium originally designed for interior decorative finishes. Blend with artist acrylic paints or house paints to create an incredible variety of color glazes. If you prefer techniques that...

This isolation coat can be applied to acrylic paintings to unify and protect the surface. Sealing an acrylic painting with an isolation coat prior to varnishing ensures an even application of varnish and provides a layer of protection if/when varnish...

This MSA varnish solvent is designed especially for use with Golden® MSA varnishes. It can be used for tool and paintbrush clean-up and assures clear, clean, even application. This mineral spirit based acrylic (MSA) varnish forms a tougher, less...

Silkscreen Medium 8oz