how to use liquitex matte gel

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.you have already been of great help! :), Hi Ria, I wouldn’t personally use a water soluble medium under an oil painting as the thinners used with the oil painting will disturb the underlying layer. Yes, I’ve read oil and acrylic gels do NOT mix. Liquitex Fluid Mediums & Gel Please Choose you Model. I read somewhere that an acrylic matt medium or a gloss gel medium is an effective way of gluing paper on acrylic. Glass, not being porous, is a difficult surface to paint onto with regular acrylics as the paint has nothing to adhere to, so it is more the surface that you paint onto that will make a difference to the permanence of the paint staying onto the glass. I am trying to attempt to do a mixed media painting for the first time and planning to add some Fimo Soft baked clay for some of the objects I have in mind. Up to this point I have been using mod podge to “seal” the paint, but am worried that this will wear off over time. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, thanks for a superb web site and wonderful courses. This is my first try at painting with Acrylics (Golden) on a Board (Ampersand Gesso board), and it is large (3’x4′) and it’s not going well. Some other artist on the web says that not using it is the biggest mistake acrylic painters make. is this true? i have been sending to USA for many of the Golden mediums and gels however most of them have become so thck/hard that they are (apart from delving to bottom of lg container) have become basically unusable. I’ve found the colours very good and you could easily mix in extra gold power/shell gold into the already existing pigment. New! Also, make sure you shake the spray more than you think so it it really well mixed. If conditions warrant, a vapor respirator for protection against ammonia may be used. Hi Cheryl, you wouldn’t mix the resin with the acrylics, its just handy for embedding objects in clear spheres. LOVE IT HOW IT MIXES IN WITH THE ACRYLICS. I was wondering why when I use the glossy gel it leaves my art work sticky. Stumbled upon your site the other day and I love it! If so, would I be able to do any glazing on top of the gel afterwards? its not a pouring medium but has a tar-like quality to it. It’s like being your very own mini paint manufacturer! I prefer to slightly dilute my paints when I’m blocking in local colours to a painting, so I would use Soft gel gloss for this. Massive help. Liquitex gel mediums can add texture enhance color and increase transparency within your work Liquitex Gloss Super Heavy Gel Painting Medium is an extremely thick, extra-heavy body -- the thickest "clear" gel. I added a little bit to my paint for a project that I was working on and like the results I got. Soft Gel Matte is most commonly used for Transfers. Part # 094376924091 Availability 2 Average Rating (0 reviews) Our Price $21.49 CAD Print Page. YOU ARE VERY WELCOME WILL. I know I’ll need to prime these but unfortunately actual gesso is quite pricy here in Zambia (if you can get it at all) so wondered if you offered an alternative way of priming my canvas’s before putting on the background color?? Hi Donna, an acrylic gel (or acrylic paint) over an oil painting is a professional no-no. Thanks a bunch :). Have you ever tried a spray varnish? Thank you for such a quick reply! I’m finding that I’m having trouble making the white colours really ‘pop’. My local art store was stumped. I am trying to do a portrait using acrylic paint. Absolute Beginners Water-Mixable Oils Course, Studio Notes // 003: Art, Fear & Paint Stories, In the second lesson, we approach the painting wit, I’ve just posted two new free videos to the Will, Thanks for all your support, enthusiasm and fab cr, How to Choose a Paint Starter Set for Beginners (Without making an Expensive Mistake), How to Choose a Colour for a Tonal Ground (My Top 5 Pigment Choices). So far I’ve tried using gel to get the right stiffness but it doesn’t flow as well. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH GOLDEN PRODUCTS LATELY AND TRIED THE GLASS BEAD GEL AND LOVED IT! I am working on an abstract right now in which I want to create a “dripping” effect with the paint. I have a picture has some texture, looks like painting but it is not. Thinned with glazing medium standard acrylic will be less powerful, just like if you were thinning them with water. I want to keep it for texture. Your suggestions would be incredibly welcome. Cost: By using a medium to extend the paint you can make the paints go further. I am new to using acrylics, it has been a long time but I do plan on practicing before going for the portrait. Cheers, Ramsey, Pleased you’ve been enjoying the site, in terms of Image transfer, I haven’t personally used the process onto metal, tends to be more porous surfaces such as canvas or paper, here are a couple of different method using Golden Acrylic gels. Can I mix a tiny bit of color in the gloss medium I am using for the finish on the whole painting? I just finished a textured painting using the crackle paste . Hi Crystal, yes, you can use airbrush medium as an extender, or even work with fluid or high flow colours that come premixed into a fluid form. Hi Will, I live in rural Australia and can only buy art products via the web. I have tried SO MANY and they either buckle or peel away. Either paint both sides of the image you want to collage with the medium and attach to the surface you’re working on or cover the surface with a coat of medium, stick your image on, wait for it to dry and then cover with another layer of medium to seal it. I can’t imagine there would be, but I don’t personally use Mod Podge within my works so couldn’t say for sure. Hi Gabi, gel medium can work well for papers and thin fabric but I haven’t personally tried with heavier objects such as buttons and beads. Hope this helps, Will. Hi Linda, it depends which gels you have, these are the ones recommended from Golden paints for using as a clear ‘gesso’ (GAC 100 is most commonly used for sealing MDF boards). Hi Jim, yes, the Acrylic glazing medium slows down the drying slightly. I don’t want to change my picture’s color. Do you have a video of this type of use of the heavy gel so I could learn more about the technique ? Hi Susan, You can use a gel coating to bring all the elements together in a unified film, so it is just for aesthetic reasons than anything else. If the spray was applied lightly you might be able to do it but the paint handling will be very slippy. Thanks. Is there good technique for that? Which mediums, paints, sealants would be best?? Thank you for your time and happy New year Ashley. Gels dry translucent or transparent. Hey Will, I was wondering what sort of medium or techniques I should use to create a fog effect on a window or mirror, I am primarily working in acrylics. It has large areas of many Grays / Blacks / dark tones and I don’t want to loose the pigment variation but I do want the finish to be uniform. I am curious if transparent airbrush medium can be used in place of pouring medium to do fluid art? Because acrylics dry so quick you can keep on building up the painting using this method. Is that true? Transparency: Glazing liquid can create thin, translucent paint films – ideal for classical painting techniques such as glazing. Cheers, Will, Q Will, I want to put 10-15 coats of clear glazing for top coat over collage cutout Mylar piece. I was wondering if you knew if the golden artist color heavy gel would be safe to put in the oven to dry ? Thank you. Do you know of a trick to getting a consistent smooth coverage on large stretched canvasses (app 4’x6′ and up)? When the isolation coat has dried – I simply apply the glossy glazing liquid which is then the protective coat which can be removed if needed? Thanks so much! 2. Many thanks Sue. Cheers, Will. Hi Will, I’m looking for a clear or transparent substitute for gesso. Hi Stephen, to make the paints stay wetter for longer you can mist them with water (acrylics dry by evaporation – see: What are your paints made from?) I would test on a couple of different surfaces just to see if there is a residue on the canvas that is being disturbed, let me know what you find out. Sometimes there will be small pocks or slight pooling or overlaps….I’m hoping there is a way to apply it that is not so stressful and produces an soft even thick gloss. I paint with acrylic paints. I have a couple of pre-primed box canvasses. I use gesso to get rid of the tooth of a canvas by applying many layers and sanding it very smooth. Gluing/Laminating: Soft Gel Gloss can be used as a glue substitute for collage effects. I do not want to use water to thin my heavy body paint and ruin the quality. WORKS WELL ON BUTTONS ALSO. The name doesn’t mean that a soft gel will have a soft finish when it has dried. Is there a specific reason this may be or something you could suggest? And after glazing can I use a spray varnish? What does it do, when would you use it? I want to bring out the the colors, transparency, and sink the cutout Mylar pieces to the back for more uniform top? I am wondering if soft gel medium or regular gel medium would be better. It also increases the drying time, giving the artist more time to create the desired effects. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Does the Acrylic glazing liquid gloss slow the drying time at all? Because it includes acrylic resin, the gel will also maintain and add to the stability to the paint. Sorry I have so many questions, but I haven’t found many people who’ve worked with such a range of products. Also, If I want to use a Liquitex Paint Marker or acrylic paint on top of the paper would I seal first or after using the marker or paint? Add body, with. Sorry this all foreign to me , so would appreciate any advice. Hi Gloria, Yes, you can mix retarder and water to spray onto your paints. I am a beginner and just started using soft gel matte, it says it is cancer causing, should I be using a mask and cover my hands? Good question, some manufacturers have a huge selection of mediums which can often be overwhelming to choose from, so often you just plum for one, a random choice on instinct and this doesn’t achieve the results you want, so you don’t try any at all. How about a mod podgy, which one is better to use over of my picture to give more texture and make it more like a painting? Can anyone tell me if that’s true and what specific product to use. I hard a painter say that if you mix a little liquitex gel medium and some water in a spray bottle it’ll help keep the paint fresh while working. “…but it wouldn’t be used in replace of a retarder.” Does it just not extend it as long? I would go for a satin giclee varnish, you can get specialist varnishes for giclee prints that hold onto the print really well and will give a nice lustre. Hello. Do you think painting glazing liquid gloss on top will restore the sheen. Hi Lin, not really , I would just mix us a few ‘tester mixes’ onto a palette, varying and making note of the different amounts of water added and then test these on some paper/canvas. I know I can use gels as a “paste” for the collage onto the canvas; but, my concern is how to paint on top of the collage without it affecting the collaged images. I put it on a plastic sheet and spread it very thick and make thick rows to simulate falling water. The ‘rheology thickener’ helps the medium to stay in a fixed shape rather than level out. Or is the isolation coat not necessary? Please note: Clear Tar Gel and Self Leveling Gel are the exceptions to the Gel rule of adding texture and viscosity to your acrylic paint. I AM SURE WILL WILL LET ME KNOW. Ahhh, I get you Debbie, if you’re applying gold leaf the ‘Oil Gold Size’ is very good from C.Roberson & Co Cheers, Will. Sign up now to get the latest posts, news about products & art inspiration, straight to your inbox. If you wanted the semi-gloss sheen without the raised texture you could paint over just the lines with a semi-gloss gel. I have been working on my first acrylic for a year. ALSO, THAT U CAN LAYER WITH IT. Hi Jewel, lots of coats of high gloss varnish, spray varnish works best, would give you a glass like finish – as if the painting is within the glass. What con recipe would you recommend. I didn’t use mod podge at all. 2.) Hi Elsie, using an acrylic paste glue like Araldite Crystal Fix would work. If not is there something better to try? A note of caution: although the consistency would be similar to the artist range, the way the paint behaves and feels on the brush is slightly different so I tend to use it like this only for my under-painting. If you add too much retarder it can give the paint a strange texture and feel. Thank you in advance for your help, and any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Someone gave me a jar of Golden Regular Gel medium, but it is dried out. Next I really want to transfer a black and white photo to a motorcycle gas tank I am designing. Liquitex Acrylic Mediums are made from 100% acrylic polymer emulsion, and form durable films when dry. A regular gel medium will work well for image transfers. (2) I would like to add some texture so that some of my picture looks like oil paint, You can add texture with any of the gels, the heavy gels are good for more solid sculptural texture. I really would appreciate your advice. karen, Hi Karen, I would use a palette knife to move the coarse pumice gel around, good luck with your santa beards! WOW! Hi Carol, the soft gel usually sets on quite hard, I haven’t personally tried removing from a collage as it’s often used as a glue for collaging papers together. I’m just getting into acrylics and really enjoying your site. Hello Will, I am so happy I found your site! but I am using a soft gel in my acrylic paint instead of water. I’ve been trying to even out the surface with the gel. I saw you using Golden Airbrush medium on one of your videos to dilute acrylics as you’re painting. Any insight would be very much appreciated. I’d start with 1:1 and see how it feels for the effect you’re after. Another suggests lightly sanding that “top coat” to get a tooth back for the final image on top. Cheers, Will. Can you help me with this? any suggestions? Thank you so much for all of your tips and pointers! Very intimidating, but it is turning out beautifully if I may say so. Jan. CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RESIN? Hi Linda, not ideally because of the shiny finish of the varnish and the lack of adhesion of the paint onto the surface. Apologies for the long-winded explanation – I tend to ramble … :). The only other self levelling gel I’m aware of is by Tri-Art, but that works out more expensive than the Golden versions. Hi I’m making bookends and was going to paint them first with regular paint and put a picture of each of the kids on end can I put liquitex over paint then put the picture on. It would be nice if you could suggest some mediums or other workaround to solve the matter. I do a lot of wine glasses. I’ve never used a finish like this,usually I just varnish my canvas when I’m done with a spray coat.If you have any ideas or which finishes to use I could definetly deal with some help. Thicker applications result in less transparent dry medium films. To dilute the paint consistency yet still keep visible brush marks. Cheers, Will. I’ve been reading a variety of answers to my question and I would like to hear the right one… I was just at Michael’s searching for clear gel/glosses to use as a finish over oil paintings. I also wondering if Liquitex Basics Acrylic is already heavy body type . My question is can you use different mediums together, such as a flow improver with retarder in the same mix. I wasn’t sure of the difference between polymer gloss medium and the soft gel gloss, or if I should use both? Help! So I was wondering if you would mind sharing your thoughts. Is there any cheaper substitute for the Golden Clear Tar Gel / Self leveling clear gel ? Hi Valerie, if it’s gone solid there isn’t anyway of revitalising it. Hi Will Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge. For adding texture with acrylics the ‘Coarse Pumice’ has a salt like texture, but will hold in shape and mix with acrylics. I am painting a picture of a church and it has a reflection in water. I am more of a mixed media girl and having to learn things about paints and mediums has been daunting. Is that correct? Hi Dan, yes, the student grade paint is the issue. I am painting a beach scene and want to add sand texture to the acrylic paints that I am using for the sand. Hi Jean, I’ve used polyurethane varnish before on painted tables and have found it a good robust varnish. I can’t find ingredients to either to know how similar they are. Hi Danny, you can just mix in the gel with the paint and it will dry with a glossy finish, you can see a demo in the video above how I mix in a regular gel, it’s exactly the same principle just the gloss gel will have a more reflective, glossy finish. Abena, the best thing to use for clear spheres would be a resin, poured in once you have created a mould, you might find this video of interest that goes through the process of creating a resin sphere. Will. I can see how much time you have spent replying to queries, there are so many and I may well have missed this information, so apologies if you have already answered this above. My first question is… would Golden Matte Medium do the trick? Hi Will, I just recently took up painting and know very little about any of it! Thanks so much! Very helpful and have abandoned my experiments in achieving consistent sheen across colours. Hi Diane, I’ve always had good results with the Golden mediums, you’ll be able to achieve a matte finish. And what ratio of paint to gloss would you recommend? I am going to experiment first with a small canvas, 20″ x 30″ however, the large canvas that I intend to paint in this fashion is 60″ by 72″ so I must have my technique down. So I have many questions: 1.) Buy Liquitex Matte Acrylic Gel Medium-8Oz from Walmart Canada. Yeah, it would be worth giving it a light sand, then Gesso it, then the paint has something to adhere to. Can be thinned by diluting with up to 25% water - distilled water will give best results. if I mix soft gel gloss with my paint (heavy body acrylic) and paint the under coat, what is the ratio of soft gel gloss to paint? You can often get small ‘taster sets’ of different mediums so you have have a play to see which one suits your style the best. I would use soft gel gloss (from golden paints) as both your medium and glue. Pastes will act more like a white when colours are mixed into them. Hope this helps. Hi Will, I would always favour a Varnish, it is the white matting agent in the product that can sometimes give the appearance of a cloud, or misting, but this is only really noticeable in very dark colours. I’ve done a small monochrome painting and am wanting to experiment with glazing. LIKE AN ACRYLIC. I am using it as an adhesive and also as a top coat sealer. Can I use Airbrush medium to create multiple thin layers of transparent color? http://www.ebsqart.com/Artist/Louise-Mead/49002/Art-Portfolio/Gallery/Whimsical-Birds-Trees/Love-Birds/724897/ She has numerous others with the same technique It would almost seem she had to do it after she was had completed the painting as the birds and trees don’t ripple around the ridges. I am a self taught artist. There won’t be any harm in sanding it if it’s to create a rough texture for your painting. I’ve recently embarked on a project to paint in acrylics a series of seascapes – crashing waves on the beach, stormy skies, that sort of thing. It’s a personal choice, if you want to have a removable varnish layer then you would need an isolation coat. Acrylic mediums can change the consistency of acrylic paint and allow you more flexibility and creative freedom than any other type of paint. Oh, I forgot to add that the drops range from thin to robust. I hope to be able to take some of your courses soon! For pouring medium have a look at Liquitex pouring medium, I want the water in my lake scene to be shiny, Hi Sandi, you can add a gloss gel or a gloss varnish to the surface to bring up the sheen. Hi Cheryl, I have worked with Gouache in the past but tend to prefer a more textured, painterly approach of acrylics and oils. Mix with Gloss Gel to create a custom satin finish. obviously an expensive exercise to loose so many. I’ve watched lots of demo videos on acrylic abstract art, large pieces where they seem to slop paint on and moveit around, and I’m still none the wiser as to whether the acrylic is mixed with a pouring medium to make the colours blend better? Firstly, thank you so much for your helping so many of us and for this amazing website. Video demonstrating Acrylic Glazing Medium & Acrylic Retarder. My question is, if it doesn’t work can I paint just with the acrylic paint over a glazing area? CAN YOU USE A HEAT GUN, OR IS THAT A NO-NO ALSO?? Quinzcrridone Red Orange 12LIQ1045110 Liquitex Acrylic 59 ml. Cheers, Will, I need to know what is a good sealer for art journal pages… I will be using acrylic paints, water colors, and ink and stamps…. Hi Phyllis, yes you’ll be able to add more layers of the gel, I don’t have a specific video on using the heavy gels for building up texture, You can see some videos here on different uses of molding pastes Cheers, Will, good afternoon will, I didn’t read previous questions. Opalescent effects - mix 5-10% Liquitex metallic/iridescent color into your Gloss Medium before applying to the image; Opaque effects - use Gloss Gel/Heavy Gel in place of Gloss Medium. I have a quick follow-up question: can I mix some crushed glass into the solid gel to get ice-crystals effect? As from what I understand, this will extend my paint color with out thinning the paint too much, is that correct? Thanks Will for the quick reply and the link to Golden. So if you are using a heavy body acrylic and want to make it go further but don’t want to change its consistency, then you can add ‘Regular Gel’ (either in matte, semi-gloss or gloss), This will increase the volume of your paint without having to use loads of pure pigment. Try it with a test piece first. Cheers, Will. After the gel dried it seemed that the gel flattened somewhat and I lost my heavy texture. I figured I will have the problem of bleed and am researching ways to seal the material whilst giving a smooth but natural surface for the linework without gumming up my pens. kind regards. Personally I wouldn’t sand it, it would ruin the finish and take off the gloss, but it depends why you want to sand it? They have excellent flexibility and resistance to chemicals, water, abrasion and ultraviolet radiation. W, I want to embed plant material into acrylic paint, onto canvas and then also paint over it. Hi Peggy, you could apply the photos with a gel and mod podge, yu might find this video helpful about creating wooden picture transfer images. NOW IF I COULD ONLY DRAW AND PAINT LIKE YOU, I MOSTLY DO MIXED MEDIA AND LOVE DOING ALTERED BOOKS. By doing so would it just create texture to the entire piece ? I use the Micron pens myself but haven’t personally tried a Golden gel over the top. I normally use glossy glazing liquid by Golden to scumble/glaze thin layers of paint. when I finish and dry can I spray with acrylic varnish??? Watering down my paint doesn’t seem to be a good approach – it becomes too transparent. Can I paint over the sealer? I am playing with the idea of stained glass effect by mixing a medium into acrylic paint. Hi Tiff, when you say ‘clear transparency’ what exactly is the material? All looks nice and moist and beautiful. 1) you can use the gel in any ratio, its just getting a balance between the opacity (more paint) or the coverage (more gel). You can add clear tar gel (from golden paints) into gels and it will help as a leveller. Which medium should I use to get full transparency with acrylics? I don’t want to buy a new canvas… thanks for your help. Cheers, Will. I want it glossy but not ridiculously glossy. After watching your videos on mediums I think I may give the glazing liquid a shot .! I find even if you add a little paint into tine the gel it can help with judging the next layers of the painting. Now I see some improvement I’d like to make. Would a self leveling gel be the best method to adhere the salt to the canvas? Do you know if I could use Golden Soft Gel Gloss as a final varnish? I have been experimenting with Liquitex gel medium. The Matt gels have been too cloudy (diminishing the artists’ work) and the Gloss is too shiny (at some angles you cant even see the artwork). Lustre: Usually you will have a matte, semi-gloss and gloss finish. They did have Liquitex Glazing Medium but I was unsure if this would be equivalent. Pro tip: I use the gloss version of the glazing liquid because on semi-gloss and matte versions, the matting agent contained within the medium can sometimes cause a milky finish, especially on very dark, black areas of a painting. However, when I rub off with the damp cloth all of the paper comes off. or add a little retarder gel into your water to give you slightly more time. JUST REMEMBERED THE OTHER PAINTINGS THAT I AM IN AWE OF ARE ALL THE IMPRESSIONISTS PAINTERS. Any suggestions of what medium to use and how? Is it my canvas that is the problem? It’s always best to test first. which one is better to use by itself? Hope this helps. Would Gloss medium work? Thank you Will for all this great info. Depending on the style of painting you do I often use Acrylic glazing liquid gloss as a medium,as I can add in different quantities to the paint without it changing the feel of the paint drastically. Thank you! Instead of diluting it with water you use it neat, straight from the tub. Gels are made from the binder that is used in the creation of acrylic paints – an acrylic polymer. Hi Nada, I would usually restore the sheen and saturation to a painting in the final varnish layer. I would like to use something that will give my paintings a glass-like coating I know if I use crystal clear resin it will turn yellow in time… so what can I use to get the same effect yet keep that glass like look on my acrylic paints and or different mediums I use. It is glossy too–was that a wrong choice? Help! Acrylic flow release breaks down the surface tension of the acrylic and creates really nice staining effects. I’ve taken my drawing abilities and transferred them to canvas and am painting a rose on a 18×24 canvas for my wife. I’ll have a read up on varnishing too. Thanks for your time. CDN$11.64. Thanks, Hi Vincent, Soft gel gloss applied as an isolation coat would work. Hi Will Not sure if you can help me, I am new to painting and not very good so have turned my hand to pouring the paint i use acrylic and have also purchased pouring medium but the mix is to thick and will no run on the canvas what can i use to get it to run?? I appreciate that you take out time to answer all the questions. I actually do watercolors and I am looking for something easy to use as protection, to do 6 spray layers, then an isolation coat, and then 4-6 varnish coats just won’t happen… but am thinking that there surely must be an easier alternative. But now I would like to draw on and apply thin washes of colour to the primed yet rough canvas and then use some kind of clear medium or gell to build up a very smooth surface, maybe you have an idea of what I could use? What do you suggest for this? I have sculpted a white marble lying polar bear, about 10″ long. Best used with opaque colors. This will create a thinner, lighter, more transparent color. Hi Brenda, I can’t see why it wouldn’t work it, it would be a case of trying with the gesso and seeing how the paint adheres to the surface, should work well though. Hi Will you are so knowledgeable. My second question would be… Is there something I can use over the mod podge to tone it down without sacrificing the pieces look over time. Here’s a video that goes through the acrylic image transfer process. Do you have any suggestions? I have seen videos of other artists that do this technique flawlessy with the same materials, and they have no problems! What you need to do is apply a thin, transparent glaze (a thin coat of paint) of a dark colour over the furthest starts in the distance. Instead of diluting it with water you use it neat, straight from the tub. Cheers, Will, Hello I had a question regarding using mediums . Made with genuine glass beads roughly the size of poppy seeds or clear acrylic granules with a consistency similar to coarse sea salt. 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