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Basic PanPastel Techniques

A visual guide to some basic PanPastel techniques

Using PanPastel Mediums

A brief visual tutorial on using PanPastel Mediums

PanPastel Surface Guide

A guide to using PanPastels on a number of different surfaces.

Color Mixing with PanPastel

A quick walkthrough of mixing colors with PanPastels

PanPastel Drawing Techniques

A visual overview of drawing techniques using PanPastels

Using Sofft Tools

A quick overview of using Sofft Tools with PanPastels.

PanPastel Painting Techniques

A visual overview of basic painting techniques using PanPastels.

PanPastel Lesson Plans for Art Educators

A collection of lesson plans to help art educators teach fundamentals with PanPastels.

PanPastel Mixed Media

A visual overview of some of the mixed media techniques available with PanPastel

Isolation Coat

OPEN Acrylic Colors

OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylics working time is the result of a unique synergy between its binder, humectants, and pigment load. The extended open time is excellent for exploring techniques such as portraiture and landscape painting that rely on softening, shading, glazing, and creating fine detail.

High Flow Acrylic Colors

A free-flowing acrylic paint line for use with drawing tools, airbrush and spraying, and pen & ink applications. The thin consistency allows for both highly detailed applications and large area gestural painting.

Color Mixing Guide

Polymer Varnish (UVLS)

Matte Mediums

Gels and Mediums

High Flow Medium

Gel Topcoat w/UVLS

Introduction to Varnishing

Painting Exterior Murals

Health and Safety FAQ's

Our most commonly asked questions, answered additional resources and information for artists.

Glazing Liquid

GAC 800

Clear Tar Gel

Clear Leveling Gel (formerly Self-Leveling Clear Gel)

Airbrush Tips (Vol.2)

This Information Sheet offers suggestions to improve the quality and productivity of airbrush applications of GOLDEN products.

Waterborne Varnish

Instructional content for the #7710 GOLDEN Gloss Waterborne Varnish: a water-based, removable, acrylic polymer varnish designed to protect interior acrylic paintings from dust and ultraviolet light.

Airbrush Medium

Archival Varnish - Mineral Spirit

Product Content for the GOLDEN Archival Aerosol Spray Varnish

Protecting Computer Prints From UV Rays

GAC 200

GAC Acrylic Specialty Polymers

Spraying Safely

Rabbit Skin Glue - How to Use

Traditional sizing techniques for canvas and linen using Rabbit Skin (collagen) glue to tighten and help protect natural fibers from the linolenic acid in linseed oil paints

Fluorescent Colors

Waterborne acrylic paints produced from polymer coated dyes, which offer incredibly bright colors. It is important for professional artists to realize that Fluorescent pigments ARE NOT LIGHTFAST.

Iridescent & Interference Colors

Products that impart shimmering iridescent or interference reflective qualities. This Information Sheet discusses what these paints are and how the artist can incorporate them into an artwork

Heavy Body Acrylic Colors

Overview of the, history, attributes and uses for Golden Heavy Body Acrylics.

Fluid Acrylic Colors

An overview of the History, properties and application of Fluid Acrylics

Drying - Technical Notes

This Information Sheet discusses how acrylic paints cure and describes how that process can be controlled and manipulated.

Airbrush Tips (Vol.1)

The Airbrush is an incredibly versatile and useful tool. However, getting started can be a daunting task. This Information Sheet aids the beginning airbrush student.

Children's Use of Golden Products

For parents, care-takers and educators: environmental health concernse; protective and safety recommendations for handling, storing, and transportion of acrylic paints and mediums.

Wetting Aid

Information on chemical properties; health, and environmental health hazards; protective measures; and safety precautions for handling, storing, and transportion.

Black & White Gesso

A flexible, ready-to-use ground that prepares the surface of a substrate to accept paints and provides tooth to promote paint adhesion.

Titanium Oil Grounds / Lead Oil Grounds

Titanium White Oil Grounds and Lead White Oil Grounds are made with pigment, marble dust and alkali refined linseed oil, used to prepare a surface for oil painting. Both dry to a slightly absorbent and satin finish.

Varnishing Watercolors

Digital Ground (Discontinued)

Absorbent Ground

QoR Application and Techniques

QoR Grounds - Product Information Sheet

CALIFORNIA "Prop 65" WARNINGS ON CERTAIN QOR® WATERCOLORS

Qor Grounds - Application Information

Color Mixing with 8 Curated Acrylic Colors

Clean Color Mixing

Williamsburg Zinc-Oxide Advisory

Airbrush Colors

Color Pouring Mediums (Gloss & Matte)

OPEN - Controlling Drying Times

Oil Over Acrylic Guidelines

MSA - Solvent Compatibility

Monoprinting

MSA Conservation Paints

MSA Gel (Mineral Spirits)

MSA Varnish (UVLS)

Hard MSA Topcoat (UVLS)

Crackle Paste

OPEN Thinner

OPEN Acrylic Medium

Sandable Hard Gesso

Fabric Applications

Pastel Ground

Munsell Notation listing - Heavy Body Acrylics

GAC 900 Heat-set Fabric Painting Medium – For Wearable Fabrics

Phosphorescent Green

Molding Pastes

Fiberglass Sculptures

Image Transfer

Silkscreen Fabric Gel

Silkscreen Medium

Silverpoint / Drawing Ground

Stop-out Varnish for Intaglio Printmaking

Varnish Application Guidelines

Woodstaining Objects

PVA Conservation Paints

Painting Supports - Preparing

Porcelain Restoration Glaze

Organic/Inorganic Pigment List

Neutral Grays

Water Reclamation Process in Golden Manufacturing

Acrylic Modifier for Plaster

Matte Fluid Acrylic Colors (Discontinued)

Marbleizing

High Load Acrylic Colors

Hard Edge Techniques

Floorcloths

Film Thickness

Health Warning on Zinc White

Titanium White and Zinc White

Strong and Weak Colors

Mixing Certain Colors

Limited Pigments

Color Wheel

Colors No Longer Made or Never Made

Watercolor effects with Acrylics

Clear Layers, Textures, and Glazes

Animal Ingredients and Animal Testing

Biocides and Skin Sensitivity

Flame Spread Statement

Disposing of wastes generated while painting

Managing Leftover Paint

Schools Sing the Blues over Heavy Metals

Air Travel with Golden Products

Glaze Formulas

Damar Crystal Instructions

Adhesion Tests for Pre-primed Canvases

Top 10 uses for Soft Gel Gloss

Organic and Inorganic Colors

How to get a list of which paints are organic and which are inorganic.