Acrylic Additives
Acrylic mediums and additives have various uses. In this selection, artists will find additives for thinning and thickening their mediums as well as those for retarding the process of drying. There are various products in this line from industry leading manufacturers such as Blick, Golden, Jo Sonja and many more. One of these great products is Golden Acrylic Flow Release. These product aids in breaking water surface tension allowing it to more easily soak into surfaces that are porous. Artists using acrylic paint can get richer stains on the surfaces of their works. This is a wonderful medium for watercolor paper and canvases without primer. Another great item is Slow Drying Medium. This increases transparency and gives depth while keeping viscosity.
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Brand: Blick | Brand: Winsor & Newton | Brand: Golden | Brand: Golden | |||
Add Acrylic Retarder to color to slow drying. | This highly economical medium increases the volume of paint and maintains opacity. | Breaks the surface tension of water, increasing its ability to soak into porous surfaces. | Use this additive to increase the open (drying) time of acrylic paints. | |||
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Brand: Jo Sonja | Brand: Liquitex | Brand: Maimeri | Brand: Maimeri | |||
Use this medium to slow down the drying time of acrylic paints. | Liquitex Palette Wetting Spray slows drying time of acrylic color on palette or canvas. | Maimeri Acrylic Retarder is a translucent gel that reduces the drying time of acrylic colors. | Maimeri Acrylic Retarder is a translucent gel that increases the drying time of acrylic colors. | |||
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Brand: Winsor & Newton | Brand: Tri-Art | |||||
Use Winsor & Newton Slow Drying Medium in a maximum ratio of 1:1 to increase drying time up to twice the normal time. | Tri-Art Retarder is a water based product designed to slow down the drying time of acrylic colors. | |||||
When thinning paint, artists can use water to thin acrylic paint. However, using excessive amounts of water will more than likely cause the paint to not bind and adhere to your surface. Most of these mediums have a milky appearance; but, when applied will dry clear without affecting your paint colors.
Artist can easily thicken paint by adding a medium. Paint will gain texture for easier application to your canvas or paper. Mediums for thickening can also be applied directly to the surface and then paint can be applied over the medium.
Mediums for retarding the process of drying will slow down the drying time giving a finished piece to have a much better appearance. Mediums of this type slow the amount of time that water evaporation from paint occurs.