Mix, layer, pour, build, texturize - there are no limits. Experiment with matte vs. gloss, soft vs. rugged, subtle vs. bold. Combine products for unexpected effects and watch your work evolve in exciting new directions.
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Beyond Acrylic Color: The Gels & Mediums Video Hub
Unlock more from your color, transform your work with gels and mediums that expand what paint can do. From silky smooth to richly textured, from fluid layers to bold, sculptural depth, the possibilities are yours to shape. Thin it out, build it up and create something extraordinary.
Soft Gels Do it All
Thinner than Heavy Body colors, Soft Gels mix with acrylic colors to create luminous, transparent glazes. They also work beautifully as an adhesive for collage—giving you both flexibility and creative control in every layer.
Regular Gels
Regular Gels match the viscosity of Heavy Body Acrylics, making them perfect for extending Heavy Body while maintaining its original consistency. They enhance color transparency without sacrificing body. Ideal for building impasto effects or adding thickness to more fluid paints.
Clear Granular & Glass Bead Gel
Clear Granular Gel contains acrylic solids with a coarse texture that dries translucent, offering excellent clarity and durability.
Glass Bead Gel, made with real glass beads, creates a condensation-like effect. It works best in thin layers over light colors to highlight the beads.
Light Molding Punches Above it's Weight
Over 50% lighter than Molding Paste, Light Molding Paste is ideal for large or thick applications. It dries to an opaque, matte finish with good flexibility, holds stiff peaks for heavy texture, and mixes easily.
Pumice Gels Add the Grit
Pumice Gels dry to hard, durable films and mix easily with GOLDEN Acrylic Colors.
Fine Pumice Gel is ideal as a drawing ground, while Coarse and Extra Coarse Pumice Gels create rough, sand-like textures for concrete-style finishes.
Fluid Mediums
Gloss Medium: Adds gloss, smooth flow, and transparency; good for glazes and preventing discoloration (SID). Matte Medium: Reduces shine, extends color, and strengthens the paint film; can also act as a clear ground. Fluid Matte Medium: Similar to matte medium but thinner—great for use with fluid acrylics while maintaining consistency.
Clear Tar Gel
Drip. Drizzle. Command attention.
GOLDEN Clear Tar Gel delivers bold lines - from rich, sculptural ribbons to razor-thin threads, so every mark becomes a statement.
Color Pouring Medium
Experience the art of the “dirty pour” in motion—where fluid rhythm meets stunning results. Using Color Pouring Medium Matte with Fluid Colors, this technique creates mesmerizing, organic patterns.
Smooth Canvas with Molding Paste
Transform your canvas with ease. Molding Paste fills the weave to create a smoother, refined surface that uses less paint and captures finer detail. Simply spread it over raw or primed canvas with a knife or scraper for a clean, professional foundation.
Encaustic Effects with Mediums
Discover how to achieve an Encaustic look using Golden Matte Gels and Mediums. Use interference and other colors to fine tune the look you desire.
GOLDEN Paintworks
GOLDEN Paintworks delivers GOLDEN - quality products for decorative artists, scenic painters, and muralists.
More Texture, More Fun
Explore fresh ways to add (or even dial back) texture in your art, all while having fun, experimenting boldly, and expanding your creative toolkit.
