Golden Medium: Professional Liquid Extension and Surface Refinement
Golden Medium (available in Gloss and Matte finishes) is a professional-grade liquid additive designed to elevate the fluidity, transparency, and archival stability of acrylic paints. Featuring a resinous nature and smooth handling characteristics, these mediums enhance the flow and leveling properties of your colors, making them essential tools for achieving streak-free applications. Beyond aesthetic modification, these mediums serve a critical technical function in substrate preparation and film reinforcement, ensuring the long-term integrity of the artistic work.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Advanced Flow and Leveling: Engineered with a smooth, oil-like consistency that promotes even application and effectively reduces visible brushstrokes for a refined, professional finish.
- Versatile Sheen Modification: Available in Gloss (to maximize color depth and saturation) and Matte (to provide a non-reflective, velvety surface), allowing for total control over the final luster of the paint film.
- Support Induced Discoloration (SID) Protection: The Gloss Medium (formerly Polymer Medium) is specifically recognized as the most effective liquid for blocking impurities from substrates like wood or canvas, preventing them from leaching into and yellowing the paint layers.
- Archival 100% Acrylic Resin: Maintains maximum flexibility and durability, ensuring that the artwork resists cracking, brittleness, and yellowing as it ages.
- Luminous Glazing: Ideal for extending expensive pigments into transparent, jewel-like glazes without compromising the structural strength of the acrylic binder.
Application and Usage Guidelines
- Glazing and Layering: Mix with Fluid or Heavy Body Acrylics in any ratio to create transparent layers; the high clarity of the resin ensures that underlying details remain visible and vibrant.
- Substrate Sealing: To prevent SID, apply two coats of Gloss Medium directly to the raw support (such as wood or unprimed canvas) before applying gesso or paint.
- Adjusting Translucency: Use Matte Medium to create soft, atmospheric effects or to knock back the natural gloss of certain pigments while maintaining the fluid viscosity of the paint.
- Thinning and Consistency: While these mediums are water-mixable, using them at full strength or with minimal water addition ensures the highest film integrity and adhesive strength.
- Tool Care: Clean all brushes and mixing equipment with water and soap immediately after use. Once the high-quality acrylic resin cures, it becomes extremely durable and water-resistant.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: Golden Artist Colors Medium (Gloss and Matte)
- Base Chemistry: 100% Acrylic Resin Emulsion
- Available Finishes: Gloss (Formerly Polymer Medium), Matte
- Viscosity: Low (Fluid)
- Cleanup Requirements: Water and Soap
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