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Want to try out some things before investing 70 dollars in a gallon of medium? That's what this set is perfect for. You will get to play around with some of the most popular mediums before committing to a large order.
Regular Gel (Semi-Gloss) This is a moderately thick gel that has a "satin" appearance when mixed with pigment. On it's own, it will dry clear and satin. Holds moderate peaks and brushwork, but nothing extreme. Great for wet on wet blending. Creamy consistency similar to heavy body acrylic. Great for extending paints and preserving the heavy body 'out of the tube' texture.
Soft Gel (Gloss) A staple! Clear drying, glossy, spreads easily. Does not hold peaks or brush strokes all that well but that's not what it is intended for. This will give your paint a vibrant, glossy appearance. Also makes a GREAT isolation coat before varnishing with satin or matte varnish (2 parts gel to 1 part water). This is a must have in your acrylic arsenal. It's thinner than heavy body paint, but far from "liquid".
Extra Heavy Gel (Matte) A matte gel that holds stiff peaks and brushwork. You can build up a lot of texture with this. I prefer Extra Heavy Gel Gloss personally but every "kit" needs a matte. If you're looking for a heavy Satin you can mix 1 part Soft Gel Gloss to 3 parts Extra Heavy Gel medium. This is absolutely the thickest gel outside of high solid gels. Perfect for impasto.
Light Molding Paste In my opinion, makes a great ground for painting. If you mix pigment with it they WILL bleach out and you will end up with pastels so be warned. This would be perfect to use as a ground for staining with liquid acrylic as opposed to piling on heavy body as it would just be covered up and lose it's great qualities. You could use this to make some great "fresco" style paintings.
Clear Tar Gel Great for throwing, flinging, and pouring! With a drop or two of liquid pigment, can make great fine lines when dripped off of a palette knife. If you add a bit of heavy body colour, it becomes great for pouring but not so good for flinging. It will have a glossy sheen when dry.
Coarse Pumice Gel This is exactly what it sounds like. It's a rocky greyish medium that takes pigment well. If you stop mixing before the mixture is homogenized you will get great results with the natural colour showing through. This has limited uses and requires a bit of practice to use well but can be very fun and visually striking.
This is not exactly what I would put in a kit*, but it is a great starter kit at a great price. It gets a 4 star from me only because a couple of the mediums are only occasionally useful. I could see them sitting on a shelf collecting dust, which really isn't a great use of money.
If *I* were making a kit I would suggest:
Soft Gel (Gloss), Regular Gel (Matte), Heavy or Extra Heavy Gel (Gloss), Clear Tar Gel, Crackle Paste (crackles when dry if it has no pigment mixed in, if you mix in pigment the cracking is less to virtually non-existent and it mimics the appearance of Modeling paste instead), Self Leveling Gel.
It's all personal preference and really depends on what kind of work you do but I am never without a gallon of the aforementioned in my studio.
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This little starter set contains six mediums and molding pastes for getting started in working with mediums and acrylic paints. I have used these with Golden Open acrylic paints, and they are a great way to learn about adding texture and dimension to your painting and painting surface. Each little package is generously large enough to do some good experimentation with, and then you can move on and purchase a larger canister of those that you feel you will be using. My own favorites include the pumice and the light molding paste.Golden products are high quality, and this little starter set is good value for the money. For tips on how to use these mediums, consider Nancy Reyner's "Acrylic Revolution."
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