Golden Mediums

During a visit from a local artist, there was a request for an artist color that possessed a thicker, honey-like consistency. Sam and Leonard got to work, but the first versions of the paint seemed to dry before the paint was applied—but after a great deal of trial and error, from 1946 to 1949, an acrylic was ready for commercial production. . . and as they say, the rest was history!

At GOLDEN Artist Colors, Inc. are focused on creating and sharing an extensive acrylic system comprised of the most imaginative and innovative tools of colors, line and texture. To that end, we offer. . .
  • The largest assortment of professional grade, quality colors 
  • Pure pigments in 100% acrylic emulsion vehicle
  • No fillers, extenders or opacifiers are added
  • The largest selection of interference and iridescent colors
  • All products made in the U.S.A.


Clear Granular Gel GOLDEN
Clear Granular Gel - Used to create textured surfaces. Extra-course, thick gel that dries to a hard film. Mix with other GOLDEN Gels or mediums to increase flexibility.
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Clear Tar Resin Gel GOLDEN
Clear Tar Resin Gel - Yields a pully, tar-like feel. This colorless gel has an extremely resinous and stringy consistency, which makes it feel very different than other acrylics. Useful for generating fine detailed lines by "dripping" it over surfaces, as it continuously flows from palette knives or other tools. Works best with GOLDEN Fluid Acrylic.
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Extra Heavy Gel - Gloss GOLDEN

Extra-Heavy Gel - Increases body. Thicker consistency than GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic colors. The thickest of GOLDEN gels, along with the High Solid Gels.  Excellent for holding peaks and impasto techniques. Dries translucent. Available in Matte, Gloss, and Semi-Gloss.

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Heavy Gel - Matte GOLDEN


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Extra Heavy Gel - Semi Gloss GOLDEN
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Molding Paste Mix GOLDEN
Extra Heavy Gel/Molding Paste Mix - Increases viscosity and builds surfaces. This unique medium is a blend of Extra-Heavy Gloss Gel and Molding Paste
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Garnet Gel - Coarse GOLDEN
Garnet Gel - For textural effects. This very unusual product, made with Almandnie Garnet, can be mixed to create textural effects or use naturally for unusual grounds. Available in Fine, Course and Extra Course.
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Garnet Gel - Extra Coarse GOLDEN
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Garnet Gel - Fine GOLDEN
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Glass Bead Gel GOLDEN
Glass Bead Gel - Coarse textured medium that holds peaks. Made with genuine glass beads, its unique visual effect�like that of condensation on cold glass�is best seen in thin films that allow the mono-layer of glass beads to be illuminated on a light colored ground.
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Heavy Gel - Gloss GOLDEN
Heavy Gel - Blend with colors to increase body. Heavy Gels have a thicker consistency than GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic colors. Good for holding peaks. Dries translucent.
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Heavy Gel - Matte GOLDEN
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Heavy Gel - Semi Gloss GOLDEN
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High Solid Gel - Gloss GOLDEN
High Solid Gel - Makes colors feel more oil-like and increases retention of brushstrokes. High Solid Gel has a thicker consistency than GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic colors, while being similar to Extra-Heavy Gels. Offers higher lower shrinkage and dries to the touch quicker than most Gels. Good for holding peaks. Available in Gloss or Matte.
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High Solid Gel - Matte GOLDEN
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Pumice Gel - Coarse GOLDEN
Pumice Gels - For textural effects. Pumice Gel allows you to add varying degrees of texture that dry to a cement hard yet flexible finish. Increase flexibility by adding heavy bodied gel products. Available in Coarse, Extra-Course and Fine.
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Pumice Gel - Extra Coarse GOLDEN
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Pumice Gel - Fine GOLDEN
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Regular Gel - Gloss GOLDEN
Regular Gel - Holds moderate peaks and texture. Regular Gels have the same creamy consistency as GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic colors. Ideal for extending paint and regulating translucency without changing the consistency of the Heavy Body and Matte colors. The Regular Gel Gloss is ideal for glazing and other techniques where transparency is desired. Also available in Matte and Semi-Gloss.
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Regular Gel - Matte GOLDEN
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Regular Gel - Semi Gloss GOLDEN
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Self-Leveling Clear Gel GOLDEN

Self Leveling Clear Gel - Produces an even film with excellent clarity. This gel has a unique resinous, stringy consistency resulting from the leveling property. This product dries to a flexible, high gloss film, which can increase the transparency and sheen, while imparting a leveling quality to other GOLDEN Acrylic products.

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Soft Gel - Gloss GOLDEN
Soft Gel - Moderately pourable and holds slight peaks. Soft Gels are thinner than GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic colors. The recommended acrylic to function as a glue for collaging. Soft Gel Gloss is ideal for glazing and other techniques where transparency is desired. Useful as a non-removable isolation coat, applied over the painting and before the varnish (must be thinned with water�2 parts Gel to 1 part water). Available in Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Matte.
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Soft Gel - Matte GOLDEN


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Soft Gel - Semi Gloss GOLDEN
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Absorbent Ground GOLDEN
Absorbent Ground - For Watercolor-like effects! Absorbent Ground is an acrylic liquid surfacing medium that dries to a porous, paper-like surface. Applied over gessoed canvas, it allows for raw canvaslike staining and watercolor effects. Lightfast, permanent and flexible. Health Labeled (HL) Product. Not for use by children.
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Gesso - Black GOLDEN
Gesso - The bridge between the surface and the paint. GOLDEN's Gesso is designed to penetrate a material and provide a surface for the adherence of paint. Proper preparation of the support with GOLDEN Gesso can increase the life span of the artwork. This Gesso is formulated to be flexible and is highly pigmented for excellent opaque coverage. Allows artists to prepare materials for acrylic paintings or other art media such as oil, alkyds, charcoal, pastels and even watercolor. Available in White and Black.
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Gesso - White GOLDEN


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Pastel Priming Ground GOLDEN
Pastel Priming Ground - Provides a tooth similar to papers designed for pastel and chalk. This acrylic ground is for the preparation of canvas and other supports for pastels. To increase "tooth", add GOLDEN Fine or Coarse Pumice Gel. The product can be blended with GOLDEN Acrylic colors for colored grounds.
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Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid 

- is a specially formulated liquid medium designed to have longer working time than typical acrylic mediums. Very useful for fine art applications where subtle blending, subtractive techniques and similar methods are desired. Also ideal for decorative painting techniques. Available in Gloss and Satin.

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Golden Polymer Medium (Gloss)  

A general purpose liquid medium useful for creating glazes, extending colors, enhancing gloss and translucency and increasing film integrity. Has a unique feel that is much more oil-like or resinous in nature and that promotes flow and leveling.

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Golden Fluid Matte Medium 

 - A liquid medium useful for extending colors, decreasing gloss and increasing film integrity. Useful for blending with GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics to decrease the gloss, without increasing viscosity.

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Golden Matte Medium  

- A general purpose, pourable medium useful for extending colors, decreasing gloss and increasing film integrity. Can be used as a ground, instead of gesso.

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Golden Super Loaded Matte Medium 

- Super Loaded Matte Medium is useful for reducing gloss. Because of its high level of matting agents, it will lower sheen of another product with a minimal addition, thereby changing other paint attributes the least, such as color strength and viscosity. Super Loaded Matte Medium should always be blended with other acrylic paints or mediums as this product is not intended to be used by itself.

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Golden Airbrush Transparent Extender  

- GOLDEN Airbrush Transparent Extender is a 100% acrylic binder system that is designed to modify GOLDEN Airbrush Colors for increased transparency and film hardness. Engineered to meet the highest standards of professional airbrush illustrators, Airbrush Transparent Extender possesses excellent spraying properties and is formulated to minimize tip build-up, clogging and surface defects.

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Golden Airbrush Medium  

- Designed for modifying the GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics for airbrush/spray application. Blends with minimal effort with the Fluid Acrylics to yield a paint mixture with the proper viscosity for airbrushing. Effectively decreases clogging and tip buildup during spraying, eliminating the largest drawback to airbrushing with acrylics. While designed with the Fluid Acrylics in mind, Airbrush Medium will also reduce the Heavy Body, Matte, High Load, Iridescent/Interference and Fluorescent Acrylics for spray applications. GOLDEN Mediums and Gessos can also be blended with Airbrush Medium for spraying.

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Golden Silkscreen Medium 

- A water-borne system designed to blend with acrylic paints for silkscreen application. Increases working time and retards paint from drying in the screen. Safe to use with minimal odor. Mix 1 part Silkscreen Medium with 1 part GOLDEN Acrylic colors (Heavy Body, Matte or Fluid) and use this mixture to screen with. The Silkscreen Medium is not designed to impart opacity, hence the opacity of the mixture will be determined by the nature of color being used and the ratio of paint to Medium used.

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Golden GAC 100 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion useful for diluting and extending colors as well as increasing flexibility and film integrity. Wets out solids more readily than other polymers and is useful for creating homemade paints.

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Golden GAC 200 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion that is the hardest and least flexible of GOLDEN acrylics. Useful for increasing film hardness and reducing tack. Increases adhesion to non-porous surfaces; however some surfaces, such as glass and glazed tile, will not allow for a permanent bond. Used in its pure form, it is limited to applications on non-flexible supports. Generally recommend a maximum level of GAC 200 be 33% of the entire paint mixture.

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Golden GAC 400 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion which dries to a hard, stiff film. When applied over a fabric support, such as cotton, linen or silk, the GAC 400 will serve to dramatically stiffen the support. This allows the artist to transform a lightweight fabric into a free-standing form that will hold its shape.

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Golden GAC 500 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion with leveling ability, that forms a hard, glossy film. Useful for increasing film hardness and reducing tack, while maintaining flexibility. The hardest polymer that is suitable for flexible supports.

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Golden GAC 700 Acrylic 

A liquid acylic polymer emulsion offering excellent film clarity, gloss, and reduced shrinkage. Useful for glaze applications. Exercise care to reduce foaming during application.

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Golden GAC 800 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion that does not craze in pours/puddles. That is to say that it dries with the same uniform surface and dimensional integrity as when wet (other GACs will craze, developing shrinkage crevices running across the surface). Dries with good gloss and flexibility, but only moderate clarity. Useful to increase adhesion to chalky surfaces.

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Golden GAC 900 Acrylic 

A liquid acrylic polymer emulsion which when heat-set offers a very soft hand and laundering stability. This product is most useful to artists painting on clothing. GAC 900 can be blended with various acrylic colors to produce fabric paints that can be airbrush, hand brush or screen applied. For a short video about this product

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Golden OPEN Acrylic Gel 

(Gloss and Matte) has a slightly softer feel than our Regular Gel (Gloss) and the same consistency as OPEN colors. It can be used for glazes and to extend the paints while maintaining working properties of OPEN acrylics.

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Golden OPEN Acrylic Medium 

(Gloss and Matte) has a lower viscosity and is used to extend paint and maintain properties when a more fluid mixture is desired to increase flow.
 
OPEN Gels and Mediums are compatible with Golden Heavy Body and Fluid Acrylic colors, as well as regular acrylic gels and mediums and will increase open time while altering their consistency.

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Golden OPEN Thinner 

Contains no binders and is used to thin the consistency of paint mixes without altering open time, or to maintain and adjust the workability of colors on the palette without the use of water mist and moisturizing palettes.

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