Golden
Golden Artist Colors is a unique company in the business of making professional artist paints. Their mission is, “To grow a sustainable company dedicated to creating and sharing the most imaginative and innovative tools of color, line, and texture for inspiring those who turn their vision into reality.” Aside from their eponymous acrylic paints and medius, Golden Artist Colors also manufactures Williamsburg Handmade Oil paints and mediums and QoR Modern Watercolors.
Absorbent Ground Golden
These acrylic grounds dry to a porous, paper-like surface. Apply over gessoed surfaces to prepare for stains or watercolor effects. They are permanent and flexible.
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Acrylic Explorer Sets Golden
Artists now have the opportunity to explore acrylics even further with a self-guided workshop experience in a box. By following the instruction guide provided in these sets, artists will experience the unique properties of Heavy Body, Fluid Acrylics, OPEN Acrylics and High Flow Acrylics, as well as a range of Pastes, Gels and Mediums. The exercises are designed to be easy to execute while providing artists with an understanding of the materials and a foundation for translating the experience into their own creative process.
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Acrylic Gel Mediums and Molding Pastes Introductory Set Golden
This introductory set of acrylic gel mediums and molding pastes offers the opportunity to experiment with a range of textures and sheens. The set includes one 2 oz. jar each of Soft Gel (gloss), Regular Gel (semi-gloss), Extra Heavy Gel (matte), Light Molding Paste, Coarse Pumice Gel and Clear Tar Gel. The set also includes product sample cards consisting of finished one-inch square samples of each product with a brief description.
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Airbrush Medium Golden
Used for modifying Golden Acrylic Colors and Gesso for spray application by decreasing clogging and tip build-up during spraying. Also useful as a general painting medium for blending and aiding brushability. Note: Airbrush Medium is not designed to be mixed with Airbrush Colors; use Airbrush Transparent Extender.
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Archival Varnish Spray Golden
Use this spray-on acrylic varnish for an archival, non-yellowing finish on all media including paintings, drawings, ink-jet prints, etc. The 100% acrylic polymer in mineral spirit vehicle goes on clear and stays clear, with a fan spray tip for precise application. The varnish's UV light stabilizers inhibit light damage. While the varnish is permanent, with excellent dust and moisture resistance, it is removable for conservation purposes making it preferred by professional painters, conservators, museums and gallery customers. In a 10 oz. aerosol can.
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Clear Granular Gel Golden
This extra-coarse granular gel offers excellent clarity and durability. It has a thick consistency and does not distort colors.
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Clear Leveling Gel Golden
Designed to produce a clear even film, this gel dries to a flexible, high gloss film while imparting a leveling quality to acrylic colors.
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Clear Tar Gel Golden
Clear Tar Gel is designed to yield a pully, tar-like feel in a colorless gel. It is useful for generating fine detailed lines by “ dripping” it over surfaces. It blends well with all acrylic colors, especially Golden Fluid Acrylics.
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Color Pouring Medium Golden
Mix Heavy Body, Fluid, or High Flow Acrylics into Color Pouring Medium Gloss for an almost opaque, glossy and level appearance. Color Pouring Medium Matte provides a low luster finish on color pours. Colors hold their edges when poured wet into wet.
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Color Pouring Medium Sets Golden
These sets feature color pouring medium that is a leveling, low crazing extender for pouring acrylic colors. Sets are available in gloss and matte.
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Crackle Paste Golden
Crackle paste is a white, light-weight ground made with a unique balance of solids and acrylic binders. It's use results in an intentional controlled failure that causes the material to develop cracks as it dries. This product allows the artist to introduce a random, cracked look which can imitate an aged surface, like that seen on old frescoes or antiques. The cracking is random but can be influenced somewhat by the thickness of the application. This ground can be tinted with acrylic color before application (up to 10% by volume) and can be painted, glazed or stained with color once dry. This product performs best on a rigid support which is primed with an absorbent undercoat such as gesso, high-load color, or even house paint. The directions on the package should be followed. Tools clean up with water.
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Extra Heavy Gels Golden
This very dense gel is made for extending acrylics to a thick texture.
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Extra Heavy Molding Paste Golden
Extra Heavy Molding Paste is a an acrylic texture medium. It dries to a satin, semi-opaque finish.
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Fiber Paste Golden
This medium offers a dry film that has the appearance of rough handmade paper. Skimming the product with a wet palette knife can make a smoother surface. When dry, it has an off-white color and is very absorbent, making it ideal for use with acrylic and watercolor washes or inks. It has a thick, somewhat sticky feel in the wet state.
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Fluid Acrylic Sets Golden
These highly intense, permanent colors have a consistency similar to heavy cream. They are produced from lightfast pigments, not dyes. No fillers or extenders are added. Fluid Acrylics contain high pigment levels suspended in an acrylic polymer vehicle.
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Fluid Acrylics Golden
These highly intense, permanent colors have a consistency similar to heavy cream. They are produced from lightfast pigments, not dyes. No fillers or extenders are added. Fluid Acrylics contain high pigment levels suspended in an acrylic polymer vehicle.
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Fluid Matte Medium Golden
This liquid medium is useful for extending colors and decreasing gloss.
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Fluorescent Colors Golden
Fluorescent Acrylic Colors are intense, brilliant colors, produced from dyes surrounded by a heavy-body polymer coating. Because fluorescent colors are transparent, greater intensity is achieved by applying them over bright white surfaces. Fluorescent Colors are not lightfast. For permanency, a topcoat of Golden MSA Varnish with UVLS is recommended, although varnish and top coats will eliminate the fluorescent "glow" under black light.
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GAC 100- Universal Acrylic Polymer Golden
GAC 100 is 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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GAC 200- Acrylic Polymer for Increasing Film Hardness Golden
GAC 200 is 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.
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GAC 400- Acrylic Polymer for Stiffening Fabrics Golden
GAC 400 is 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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GAC 500 Gloss Extender for Fluid Acrylic Colors Golden
GAC 500 Gloss Extender for Fluid Acrylic Colors is a unique balance of film hardness and flexibility offering increased leveling, Increases mar resistance and decreases dry film tack. GAC 500 is particularly useful for extending Fluid Acrylic colors with minimal property change. It can be mixed with Airbrush Transparent Extender for a fast-drying, sprayable isolation coat.
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GAC 800- Acrylic Polymer for Reducing Craze Golden
GAC 800 Acrylic is 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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GAC 900 Fabric Painting Medium Golden
GAC 900 is 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.
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Glass Bead Gel Golden
A coarse textured medium with a heavy body viscosity 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. Glass Bead Gel can appear very similar to Coarse Pumice Gel or Clear Granular Gel when mixed with enough paint to hide the appearance of the glass beads.
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Glazing Liquid Golden
When mixed with acrylic colors, Glazing Liquid (formerly Acrylic Glazing Liquid) dries slowly, allowing sufficient working time for a wide variety of glaze and faux finish techniques. Available in gloss or satin finishes.
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Gloss Medium Golden
This general purpose liquid medium is useful for creating glazes, extending colors, enhancing gloss and translucency and increasing film integrity. It is oil-like and resinous in nature, promoting flow and leveling. Formerly known as Polymer Medium (Gloss).
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Gripr Cap Removal Tool Golden
Acrylic colors can act as a glue between caps and tubes, so many have difficulty removing caps. Additionally, people with diminished manual dexterity or strength find the small caps on most paint tubes difficult or even painful to work with. This strong and flexible ABS plastic tube opener makes it easy to quickly remove fouled caps. It works with 2 oz. and 5 oz. Golden tubes, Williamsburg Oil tubes, QoR Watercolor tubes, and similarly sized paint tube caps from other manufacturers.
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Heavy Body Acrylic Sets Golden
These 100% acrylic, smooth, thick colors are offered in a large assortment of unique pure pigments. There are no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners or dyes added. They render excellent permanency and lightfastness. Each color is formulated differently depending on the nature of the pigment. Colors that tolerate higher pigment loads dry to a more opaque, matte finish. Colors that are more reactive and do not accept high pigment loading dry to a glossy finish and tend to be more transparent.
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Heavy Body Acrylics Golden
These 100% acrylic, smooth, thick colors are offered in a large assortment of unique pure pigments. There are no fillers, extenders, opacifiers, toners or dyes added. They render excellent permanency and lightfastness. Each color is formulated differently depending on the nature of the pigment. Colors that tolerate higher pigment loads dry to a more opaque, matte finish. Colors that are more reactive and do not accept high pigment loading dry to a glossy finish and tend to be more transparent.
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Heavy Gels Golden
Heavy Gels are thicker than Heavy Body Acrylics and may be blended with colors to increase body.
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High Flow Acrylic Sets Golden
These sets feature acrylic paints that can go from brush to marker or from fountain pen to airbrush and more. From fine line detail work to broad strokes this acrylic paint has an ink-like consistency that lends itself to a wide range of techniques. Designed for artists who want to achieve fine line detail, standing effects and leveling colors.
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High Flow Acrylics Golden
These acrylic paints have an ink-like consistency that lends itself to a wide range of techniques. From fine line detail work to broad strokes, these acrylics are suitable for many different applications including calligraphy, mixed media, airbrush, refillable markers, technical pens and brushes. Designed for artists who want to achieve fine line detail, standing effects and level colors. The line includes natural earth colors, core colors, iridescent colors and fluorescent colors.
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High Flow Marker Set Golden
The High Flow Marker Set from Golden includes 5 High Flow colors plus 3 empty markers, providing an ideal way to discover how easy it is to use refillable markers with High Flow Acrylics.
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High Flow Medium Golden
High Flow Medium (formerly Airbrush Transparent Extender), the thinnest of the Golden acrylic mediums, is designed to increase transparency and film hardness of High Flow colors. It can be blended in any amount to achieve precise control of transparency. It can also be used as a top coat to finished work, leaving a tough hard film.
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High Solid Gels Golden
These gels blend with colors and make them feel more oil-like by retaining brush strokes. The gloss offers less shrinkage than the matte which dries to a cloudy, waxlike finish.
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Interference Colors Golden
Interference Colors are heavy body acrylic paints that offer a unique “interference flip” when viewed from different perspectives. They flip between a bright opalescent color and it's opalescent complement when applied over white surfaces. Over darker surfaces, the bright opalescent color is very noticeable, but the effect is not evident. Combine with Gloss Gels and Fluid Acrylics for an endless variety of colors and effects.
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Iridescent Acrylics Golden
Iridescent Acrylics are heavy body colors that may be used alone or with other colors, gels and mediums. "Coarse" colors employ a larger reflective particle size in comparison to "Fine" colors.
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Isolation Coat Golden
An isolation coat can be applied to acrylic paintings to unify and protect the surface. Sealing an acrylic painting with an isolation coat prior to varnishing ensures an even application of varnish and provides a layer of protection if/when varnish is removed.
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Mica Flake Acrylics Golden
More of a medium than a paint, these colors create a shimmering faceted finish from mica particles suspended in a gloss acrylic medium.
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Mineral Spirit Acrylic Varnishes Golden
This mineral spirit based acrylic varnish forms a tougher, less permeable film than waterborne acrylic emulsion varnishes. Ultraviolet light stabilizers reduce damage caused by the sun. It reduces dirt penetration and surface marring, offering an extremely level film with less foam and fewer pinholes. For interior or exterior use.
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Molding Pastes Golden
These pastes dry to a hard, opaque film. Although still flexible, they are more rigid than the gels and able to hold stiff peaks. The Light Molding Paste offers significant weight reduction when building thick layers. It is soft, very flexible and dries to an opaque, matte finish. The Hard Molding Paste provides the hardest opaque, matte finish. It blends well with color and is useful for creating tough, durable finishes. The dried film can be carved.
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MSA Solvent Golden
With manufacturers changing their formulas to comply with legislative restrictions, it can be difficult to find compatible MSA (mineral spirit acrylic) varnish solvents. This MSA varnish solvent is designed especially for use with Golden MSA varnishes. It can be used for tool and paintbrush clean-up, as well as for removal of MSA varnish once dry for restoration purposes.
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OPEN Acrylic Colors Golden
OPEN Acrylics feature uniquely relaxed working characteristics and a remarkable ability to resist skinning and remain wet on the palette during long painting sessions. Working time varies according to how thickly the material is applied. Thin applications “tack up,” allowing additional layers to be applied and blended. Thicker applications may be worked for hours. They are versatile and can be used for techniques where acrylics are normally challenging to use including portraiture, plein air painting, monoprinting and screen printing.
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OPEN Acrylic Gel Golden
Formulated with100% acrylic polymer dispersion and engineered to have the same optimized working time as OPEN Acrylic Colors, this medium will stay wet on the palette for extended periods without skinning over. It can be used to extend paint, regulate transparency, create glazes, reduce viscosity or improve adhesion and film integrity. It is the same consistency as OPEN Acrylic Colors and is ideal for extending the paints while maintaining working properties.
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OPEN Acrylic Medium Golden
Formulated with 100% acrylic polymer dispersion and engineered to have the same optimized working time as OPEN Acrylic Colors, this medium will stay wet on the palette for extended periods without skinning over. It can be used to extend paint, regulate transparency, create glazes, reduce viscosity or improve adhesion and film integrity. It is formulated to a lower viscosity than OPEN Acrylic Colors and is used to maintain properties when a more fluid mixture is desired to increase flow.
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OPEN Acrylic Sets Golden
OPEN Acrylics feature uniquely relaxed working characteristics and a remarkable ability to resist skinning and remain wet on the palette during long painting sessions. Working time varies according to how thickly the material is applied. Thin applications tack up, allowing additional layers to be applied and blended. Thicker applications may be worked for hours. They are versatile and can be used for techniques where acrylics are normally challenging to use including portraiture, plein air painting, monoprinting and screen printing.
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OPEN Acrylic Thinner Golden
OPEN Thinner is a water-based additive designed to thin the consistency of OPEN Acrylics without altering open time, as well as maintain and adjust the workability of colors on the palette. It can also function as a thin-bodied retarder when used with heavy body or fluid acrylics. It contains no binders, does not form a film and should never be used alone.
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Pastel Ground Golden
This acrylic ground is used for preparing supports for pastels, graphite, pencil, charcoal or chalk. It provides a tooth similar to pastel paper. Blend with acrylic colors to achieve colored grounds.
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Phosphorescent Green Heavy Body Acrylic Golden
Phosphorescent Green is a heavy-body acrylic paint that can be applied to various surfaces. The unique pigment used has the ability to absorb and store natural and artificial light. Once the light source is removed (i.e. when the lights are turned off or the painted object is taken into a dark area), a bright, greenish glow is emitted for up to 15 minutes. The glow steadily diminishes as the stored light energy is released.
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Pumice Gels Golden
Pumice Gels with various grades of gritty textures which dry to hard films.
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Regular Gels Golden
These gels are creamy like Heavy Body Acrylic colors and are ideal for extending paint and regulating transparency.
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Sandable Hard Gesso Golden
Sandable Hard Gesso is formulated with 100% acrylic polymer emulsion with high levels of titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate and talc to produce an easily sanded, smooth and even surface for painting.
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Silkscreen Medium Golden
Silkscreen Medium is designed to blend with acrylic colors for silkscreen application. It increases the working time and retards paint from drying in the screen. Note: Silkscreen Medium is not designed for clothing application.
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Silverpoint/Drawing Ground Golden
Silverpoint/Drawing Ground is a liquid acrylic used for the preparation of supports for drawing media. The ground is designed for the achievement of fine detailed lines on a permanent, lightfast, flexible ground. Developed for easy application, the ground has a very fluid consistency that will level as it dries. A single coat of Silverpoint provides a smooth, durable surface, ideal for use with a silverpoint stylus or other metals, such as brass, gold, copper, or even a steel paperclip.
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SoFlat Matte Acrylic Sets Golden
To brush out smooth, saturated color that dries to an even, glare-free surface, you need a paint that is more than just matte. It should have better coverage and more leveling properties. That combination of qualities makes SoFlat unique.
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SoFlat Matte Acrylics Golden
To brush out smooth, saturated color that dries to an even, glare-free surface, you need a paint that is more than just matte. It should have better coverage and more leveling properties. That combination of qualities makes SoFlat unique.
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Super Matte Medium Golden
A pourable medium with a very high content of matting agent. When mixed with acrylic colors, the result is a high degree of gloss reduction. It is also suitable as a primer instead of gesso. Formerly known as Super Loaded Matte Medium.
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Waterborne Varnish Golden
Waterborne Varnish is for use on interior acrylic paintings and can be applied without the need for harsh solvents for thinning, cleanup or removal, or the ventilation and other precautions necessary when working with mineral spirit varnish. Varnish provides a layer of protection that resists retention of dirt and dust. A true “varnish” can be removed to facilitate cleaning, and Waterborne Varnish is removable in addition to containing Ultra Violet Light Stabilizers [UVLS] to provide protection from exposure to sunlight. It can be removed with ammonia.
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Wetting Aid Golden
Concentrated additive for reducing surface tension of water and for stain painting.
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