Article · Just Paint (Golden Artist Colors)
Mediums Vs. Additives
By Stacy Brock
- Type
- Article
- Level
- All levels
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
Separates acrylic mediums (fluid mediums, gels and pastes that contain binder and can be used alone) from additives (retarders, wetting agents, airbrush medium and water that have mixing limits). It also explains viscosity and rheology, with photos of dried gels and demonstrations of color shift and shrinkage.
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