Acrylic Mediums & Varnishes

These mediums can increase the versatility of your acrylic paints by enabling new techniques, textures, and finishes. You can make your acrylics thicker, thinner, glossy, matte, slow-drying, and much more.

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  • How to Varnish Acrylic Paintings

    Varnishing is an important stage of the acrylic painting process, as a varnished acrylic painting will have greater longevity than one that is not. Varnishing also provides either a satin, matte, or gloss sheen to the surface of your artwork, unifying the surface and enhancing the colours. In this blog we explore how and why you should varnish your acrylic paintings, and how the different finishes will compliment your work.

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