10 Fantastic and Affordable Painting Mediums
Author: Tom
Here we have compiled a list of 10 different painting mediums for oils or acrylics which are both great quality and affordably priced!
CLEAR TEXTURE GESSO
Use to prepare painting surfaces with a transparent, textured finish. Suitable for Acrylic, Oil, Pastels, Watercolour and other Paint Media. Lightweight, non-yellowing and dries to a water resistant surface. Intermixable with Acrylics Paints, Inks and Mediums.
1-2hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of application can alter this)
WHITE TEXTURE GESSO
Use to prepare painting surfaces for Acrylic Paints, Oil Paints, Pastels, Watercolour and other Paint Media. Lightweight, non-yellowing and dries to a water resistant surface. Intermixable with Acrylic Paints, Inks & Mediums, but does have a white pigmentation, so it will affect the tone of colour.
1-1.5hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of application can alter this)
ACRYLIC FLOW MEDIUM
Use to thin down Acrylic Paints & Mediums, dilute Binders or reduce Adhesive qualities. Highly versatile, it can be mixed with Acrylic Paints to produce a smooth paint, flowing result, with no brush marks. Can also be used to help create long continuous strokes with very fine detail & definition.
1-1.5hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of medium, and technique of application can alter this)
LIGHT CRACKLE PASTE
Opaque, lightweight paste designed to create subtle ‘Eggshell Cracks.’ Great for building surfaces & textures. Can also be used on clays, such as Polymer.
Do not mix with any other Paints or Mediums, as it will hinder the ‘Crackle’ effect.
3-5hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of application can alter this)
LIGHT MOULDING PASTE
Lightweight Texture Paste designed to create a Three-Dimensional painting surface. Dries opaque and matt. Can be blended with Acrylic Paints & Inks, but does have a white pigmentation, so it will affect the tone of colour.
4-6hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of application can alter this)
CRACKLE PASTE
Opaque, lightweight paste designed to create texture and ‘crackle’ effects. Great for building surfaces and textures. Can also be used on clays, such as Polymer.
Do not mix with any other Paints or Mediums, as it will hinder the ‘Crackle’ effect.
2-3hrs Dry Time. (Humidity, Temperature & Thickness of application can alter this)
SAFFLOWER OIL
A Fluid Oil Medium used to improve Flow & Transparency of Oil Paints. Highly resistant to Yellowing Colours.
AMBER GEL
A Thick Oil Medium, designed to create Translucency without lowering Viscosity. Can be used to thicken up Oil Paints, and to extend Dry Time.
REFINED LINSEED OIL
A Fluid Oil Medium used to slow down Dry Time, and impart a Glossy Finish. Ideally used during the early stages of an Oil Painting- as it dries quicker than the Thickened Linseed Oil, allowing an even dry of the Oil Painting after multiple layers of Paint application.
