Basics Mediums

Basics Matte Gel Medium

Size: 250ml
£9.20 GBP In stock, ready to ship
Overview

Basics acrylic mediums are excellent student-quality formulas - ideal when you're starting out, when you're on a budget or when you're experimenting. Find a medium to help prep your surfaces, adjust paint consistency, flow and sheen. You can change color opacity, drying time and texture, and protect your finished work.

Character
  • Intermixable with all Liquitex colors & mediums
  • Permanent
  • Improves adhesion & durability
  • Flexible & non-cracking
  • Non-yellowing
Techniques

Product information

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Lightfastness | How long will it resist fading?

  • Each pigment is rated on scale by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM). Liquitex paints are all rated ASTM I (excellent) or II (very good) and considered permanent and lightfast for 50-100+ years in gallery conditions. Our metallic and fluorescent colors are naturally less lightfast.

Opacity/Transparency | We communicate opacity/transparency clearly on our packaging based on three categories:

  • Opaque: these colors do not allow light to pass through the color layer and offer the best coverage or hiding power.
  • Semi-opaque: these allow for some light to pass through the color layer and sit between opaque and transparent colors
  • Transparent: these colors offer the least coverage and allow light to pass through the color layer to the surface below.
  • Series:
    Pigments come from a variety of sources and have different prices according to their rarity, processing and milling costs. We group our colors into a 'series' pricing structure according to how much each one takes to make. Series 1 colors contain the most inexpensive pigments, while Series 4 and 5 color contain the most expensive pigments.


MEET LIQUTEX BASICS MEDIUMS

EXPERMIENT. ADJUST. PREP.

Whether you’re prepping your surface, altering viscosity, or even sealing your finished work, Basics Mediums are essential for experimenting and enhancing your paint practice.

You can change color opacity, drying time and texture, and protect your finished work.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Other creatives have asked us...

I'm a student and want to get a matte finish - what do I need?

To achieve a matte finish with student-level paint, use Basics Matte Medium or Matte Gel. For an even more matte look, try Acrylic Gouache.