This medium will increase the paint fluidity and transparency, so brushstrokes will be less visible, glazing is convenient and blending is easier. It can be used to decrease the color intensity of the paint. Usually, it is self-leveling.

This will make acrylic paint more transparent and facilitate subtle glazing techniques.

This medium is handy if you want to enhance the natural sheen and luminosity of acrylic paint. It will also make paint thinner and more transparent, which is useful if you want to paint thin but brilliant glazes.

A technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, this technique provides texture; the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas. Modeling paste helps with this technique.

1) In painting, a material added to the paint that allows the paint to be manipulated. 2) In all artworks, any material used while creating art.

Because acrylic paint is already naturally glossy, this medium is handy when a more subtle, non-reflective finish is needed. You can also mix gloss medium and this medium together in equal parts to achieve a kind of semi-gloss.

A white, paste-like gel that will thicken your acrylic paint so that it retains brushstrokes, which is great for impasto techniques. This also enhances the adhesive properties of the paint, which makes it suitable for collage work.

This is an additive used to improve the pouring of paints. For example, it makes acrylic paints pour more smoothly and improves their consistency. It acts as both a diluting agent and a binder. It gives us smoother flow and helps paints with a mix of colors act more uniformly.

A substance used to slow the drying time of paints, giving more time for blending or layering highlights.