What, Why & How: Painting with GOLDEN Fluid Acrylic Mediums 

I have been using Golden mediums for decades in my paintings. I can't say enough about the quality. Fantastic products.

Style + Calm and Informative. Love this/you!

I am so in love with golden products...I know they are expensive...but I still love them💞💞

Awesome information! I look forward to touring the Golden factory in a couple weeks.

I loved this brand when I saw their educational videos that teach their product how to use it and what they are for that inspires confidence in me at the same time that I have to buy a product there are so many brands on the market and little instruction on how and what they are for products. thank you very much GOLDEN is a very good quality product .🙌🙌🙌

Excellent run through and reference of your products! I will share this with my students.

Glad to see an explanation of the GAC lineup, I've had a hard time figuring them out before. Also gotta try the new Super Matte at some point, should be a great addition to my set! The 200 in particular will help me with quite a few projects.

thanks for the detailed explanation. so useful in clarifying which to use when.

Thanks Patty, this was very informative

So very helpful and you are super cool!

Very useful and informative. Thank you.

Awesome info thank you!!!

Thank you!

Thank you! Very useful

Thank you Patti for your informative video. Having completed an immediate transfer onto canvas (Melanie M.) Wondering which product would be better to seal/and improve clarity as image is a little fuzzy and further rubbing would compromise image. I thought clear gesso or fluid matte medium. Would appreciate your advice and watch for a response, best wishes.

Very informative....thank you

So awesome! I love fluid mediums! Quick question though, can you get a similar effect with the matte fluid medium and high flow acrylic like you can when using high flow with a gel matte medium? Thanks

very informative and helpful

Very helpful!

BTW Patti, I used an ink jet copy which I found after many many failures, to be preferable to laser. I am quite surprised.

thank you for a great overview of your medium product line. I would like to know if I use a gloss or matte medium during my painting, can I then alter the finished painting with either gloss or satin varnish? (i.e. will final varnish cancel out either the matte or gloss finish created by the medium). thank you for your reply.

I use GAC-200 after thinning heavy body for airbrushing.

I read somewhere.that Golden's pouring mediums are derived from GAC800. But there are matte and glossy varieties. So if you wanted to have your fluid acrylics dry to a matte finish, or if you wanted the same for your heavy body paints - and wish to significantly reduce their viscosity (to a little thicker then a liquid acrylic), would Matte Pouring Medium be a good choice for.both applications?

Hello Patty, I successfully completed an immediate image transfer to gessoed canvas, as the image was still fuzzy after much paper rubbing I applied a coat of your gloss medium which clarified it well. As I am using the black and white image as an underpainting is it safe to then complete the picture in oils? Thank you for taking the time to respond, I am anxious to confirm it will be ok. Best wishes :-)

Thank you for this informative video. I have a question: is the clear tar gel completely clear/transparent? I'm asking because I used Liquitex super heavy gel because I wanted to create some texture, but I also wanted it to be completely clear/transparent so that the image underneath the gel medium would be fully visible, but unfortunately I found it to be a bit too cloudy. Do you think Golden's clear tar gel would work better for this purpose?

Does this make the paint more flexible, I paint on denim

very helpful.. yet I need one suggestion please help.. I want to mix some fluid medium with mica powder.. which one will give best effect like the golden's "gold deep fluid" ?

Hi. I have seen that you have presentations of more than 3 liters. I would like to know where I could buy them and which of these is better to mix with your fluid colors. Thank you!

What kind of medium can I use to mix with paint to recolor soles of sneakers?

Does it make the canvas tight when used as a size?

Painting with oils on a photograph printed on canvas: Which “medium” I can use (or no medium) for an improved outcome and minimum pigments interference with the pre- finish photographic canvas

Random question- can you mix mediu.s in with house paint? Ty

I could use some help sorting out dilutions with GAC Wetting Agent (to my knowledge this used to be called Flow Release). I have read instructions and seen people mixing it with water in ratios far stronger than what the label says. I have the thick acrylics in tubes and I want to get them thinned down to, Plan A: brush application with no strokes visible after it levels out or Plan B: Thinned to a consistency for airbrush application in multiple coats to full opacity if the brushing method leaves visible lines. I made up a bottle of water and Wetting Agent according to the label - 4 drops of WA to 8 oz. of water. Now am I safe to use that dilution to mix with my acrylics to which ever consistency I need? The project is to touch up a non-porous helmet that has a base coat of primary already laid down and I will be protecting and ensuring a high glass finish to match the original, by applying a urethane clear coat once I'm done. Thank you.

So would the GAC100 be like a thinner version (more watery/lower viscosity) of the gloss medium? I have Golden heavy body paints and am curious which one to get to make them thinner. Do these products extend the drying time at all?

What would be the best medium to use to turn Heavy Body paints into the Fluid acrylics? I accidentally got heavy body when I meant to get fluid. Instead of returning them I figure I can just use a fluid medium to turn them into fluid acrylics. What would be the closest way to mimic this?

thanks for the explanations...I'm finding the medium selection rather complex. Is there a written chart or page I can print out?

Can I use as much Fluid Matte Medium to thin or extend Fluid Acrylis as I want or is there a specific ratio I need to know?

very helpful and great info! You don't mention matte medium as used as an adhesive. Is one better than another?

I have been using Golden glazing liquid with acrylics MAINLY for transparency build up but I find it sticky...what can I use instead ? will I get the same results with gloss/matte liquid (don't care about drying time). Thank you

One more question regarding Fluid Matte Medium mixed with Fluid Acrylics: Can I add a water/wetting agent solution to thin paints down which already are mixed with Matte Fluid Medium?

I have baby at home and am wondering if Golden paints and Medium can be used in home where little kids are around or should it be in a ventilated room like the Oil. Thanks

Can you add GAC 200 to acrylic to make it more sandable when dry?

onde eu encontro o material aqui no Brazil, muito lindo o trabalho.

On the back of the container of GAC 900 it states that it has formaldehyde,this is known to cause cancer. How would I use the fabric medium without getting cancer?

Will Gac 900, bond to Poly-Acrylic Faux Fur (fun fur)

Hello, I was priming a canvas with golden gloss medium on a layer of acrylic gesso with the idea to paint with ink, but now I want to paint with acrylic, so is a good idea to paint with acrylic on the gel gloss medium surface?...

I only use Golden (and Vallejo)!

Hi I just saw your video and didn't see my golden color pouring medium color did I miss it hope I didn't buy the wrong one I thought I saw a artist use it with other stuff to make cells I love cells I do blooms and after I finish bthe bloom I have negative spaces I would love to fill them up with cells.can you help me. So sorry this is so long I'm 85 and a New art tryer.i just love it😍😘

What is the difference between golden color pouring medium gloss and golden gloss pouring medium?

Which Golden medium should you use for tole painting?

Can I mix the goldens low dry medium with this one?

Can any of these be used like Gesso( preping a surface) --- for PLASTIC products????

Why isn't there GAC 300, 600 or 700?

Hye can gac100 use ad binder for natural clay paint preparation

Is the GAC 100 also an acrylic polymer?

hi...can this medium be used with camel or fevicryl acrylic colors?

can someone please make a video explaining what ASTM means and what the different series mean D:

Can you explain me something? What is equivalent to venetian turpentine in your products?

I bought GAC 800. The directions say 9 parts GAC to one part paint. I’m sure it’s a great product, but extremely costly.

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What about gloss glazing medium

They need to make a GAC1,000

What about GAC 700?

Shame you didn't refer to the old names for gacs as therefore didn't help me at all as I have the old labelled items - useless presentation for me therefore very frustrating!

Thank you!