What, Why and How: Painting with GOLDEN Acrylic Gel

Patti Brady reviews the range of gloss, semi-gloss and matte gels from GOLDEN, including Soft, Regular, Heavy, and Extra Heavy Gels. How are the products different, how are they similar and how can they can be used in painting. Recorded at the Paint Bar in the GOLDEN factory in New Berlin, NY.

[rockykelley]

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[rebeccaspringer]

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[littlenonni]

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[ashleyw]

I love golden so much from your products, customer service and everything in between. I appreciate these videos as well. They are so informative! Golden you are awesome!

[cicada]

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[teosiriosica]

Hello, dears, is there a video about the difference between matte satin and gloss glazing mediums with practical results shown? Thanks ❤❤❤

[bellaca]

So very interesting! have to try things out now 🙏🙏

[cinderblockstudios]

Interesting new labels! Should be easier to find the right gel in the store with them.

[MiArcangel]

Does it take 2 days to be completely transparent? I'm making a piece with what is supposed to be water, add a thick layer of glass bead gel thinking that when it dries it would become transparent, it has dried but it still looks white

[CnithTheOnliestOne]

What's the difference between soft gels, heavy gels, and high solid gel?

[AHibbs-tuks]

For sealing a wood panel is soft gel medium or gac 100 better? I adhere paper to the panel with soft gel after sealing.

[RealCoolWorld]

Do you have an academy? I'd love to learn from you! I am a retired Haircolor Specialist and find myself fascinated by the colors and the techniques. Thank you.

[cpwwxup]

Is there any acrylic medium that make transparent color to opaue? I wonder how KAWS painted perfect flat and opaque color. as far as I know he use Golden paints.

[JYPSY]

how does your High Solid Gel compare?
does the gloss version dry transparent? Can it hold stiff peaks?

[tica]

Hi! Can you tell me please what is the temperature you supposed to store your golden soft gloss gel and your acrylic, is 50-55 F good or is it to low or is it ok ? Thanks!

[rhondamagee]

quick question, why are all of the mediums labeled so closely. People such as myself, have purchased the wrong ones. Labels should be different colors, to distinquish, more easily.

[CarolReidCA]

Do you have a hard copy sheet that has the uses for each of your mediums & their properties? (such as matte softening colors, lighter, etc.)?
Difference between sealing a painting with string gel vs this medium?
There are SO many!
Some of us need a hard copy in front of us to pull what we need, or to make a shopping list.
Thanks!
Also, do you have a paint chart for your heavy body acrylics, high flows & others used in multimedia projects too? a check-off or swatch chart we can paint when we buy the colors, so we can reference what we have? A glazing & mixing chart we can paint on, write notes such as pigments, transparency, etc. on them?
If not, it would be incredibly helpful to have a blank chart we can paint in the squares (a swatch chart) that can fit in a 3-ring binder, or hang on the wall (a nice one, instead of those with our chicken scratch on it, and everyone had their own versions!
When visiting/teaching, it would be great to have a standard chart we can look at, that we are familiar with, and know what a person, classroom, party, etc. has right away, without digging through paint drawers! :)
Thank you! Love your paints, and have for many years!

[TOKIDOKI]

I purchased the regular gel gloss to use as the 1st layer on some sanded wood before applying with gesso so I can use acrylic paint..

Am I not supposed to use the gel as the 1st layer to protect the wood and prepare it for acrylic paint?

[karenscofield]

I have some Golden Fluid Acrylics (not High Flow or Matte). I want to work mainly with fluid acrylics but may want to occasionally wander over into thicker paint territory, e.g. doing a reproduction of a Van Gogh work for my new home. Can I achieve that by adding Golden Fluid Acrylic colors to Golden Extra Heavy Gel in Gloss, or should I wait until I can invest in some heavy body paints and use them with little or no gels added? (Money's a consideration since we lost everything in a housefire a few months ago.)

[peaceforchildren]

what is the best product for thickening heavy body acrylic paints in order to paint impasto with palette knives? thankyou