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One Gel, Three Finishes: GOLDEN Soft Gel Mediums GOLDEN Soft Gel Mediums are a soft-body acrylic gel — the same smooth, spreadable consistency as a soft-body paint, minus the pigment. Mix it in and it extends your colour without watering...
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Build Texture Without the Weight: GOLDEN Light Molding Paste Some textures need to stand up off the canvas without weighing it down. That's the whole idea behind GOLDEN Light Molding Paste — an opaque, lightweight acrylic texture medium that holds...
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Super Textural Painting with GOLDEN Acrylics As painters, we love the myriad ways we can apply paint and move it around on a surface. Inspiration often happens in the action and immediacy of using the materials themselves. The history of...
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Watch Liquitex Uncapped explore Fluorescent Pink, then discover colour pairings, inspiration from artists, and the Liquitex acrylic paints, inks, and markers available in this vivid hue.
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Glowing Forms with Liquitex Basics Acrylic A step-by-step acrylic project using Liquitex Basics Acrylic fluorescents, black, and white to paint bright, glowing abstract shapes on canvas. Time: 2 hours recommended (plus 48–72 hours drying time once completed) Skill level: Suitable for beginner...
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Make fun colorful leaf pressings using Liquitex Basics Acrylics. This project lesson shows how to quickly and easily transform leaves and more into beautiful artwork. This project is fun, safe, and appropriate for all ages and all art experience levels....
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Controlling Dry Time with OPEN Acrylics from Golden Artist Colors Acrylic paint has long been prized for its versatility, vibrant color, and quick drying time. For many artists though, acrylic’s quick dry time can feel like a limitation. Fast drying...
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Intense brightness. Incredible color strength. Maximum opacity. And clean mixing. Cadmium pigments bring something special to the artist's palette: a spectrum of reds, oranges and yellows that pack a punch. What Is Cadmium? Cadmium is a soft heavy metal, a...
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Discover the basics of acrylic pouring with Camille and Erin from Opus Langley in this beginner-friendly introduction to fluid acrylic techniques. Learn how paints, pouring mediums, and additives work together, why viscosity and density matter, and how to create exciting...
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Bold shapes. Clean lines. Subtle shifts in tone. This geometric painting project uses Liquitex Basics Ultramarine Blue and Titanium White to explore value, contrast, and composition in a simple but striking way. By adjusting the ratio of blue to white,...
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12 New Opus Essential Acrylic Colours: Expand Your Palette, Expand Your Possibilities Choosing the right colours is about more than filling gaps in a palette—it’s about unlocking new ways of seeing, mixing, and making. We’re excited to introduce 12 new...
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If you’ve ever thinned acrylic paint with water or mixed it with a medium, you’ve already explored the world of washes and glazes. A medium is a paint without pigment and comes in a wide range from thin to thick,...
