Gel Mediums are an excellent addition to your artist arsenal if you want to add more dimension and sculptural elements to your paintings or to simply get a heavier body paint. Gels can be mixed with acrylic paints and don’t lose any of the color of the original paint since the gels are transparent when dry. Here are a few options to consider for your upcoming projects.
Nova Gel is ideal for building texture and sculptural elements for your work. It’s great at changing the consistency of acrylic paint to help you create different textures without losing any of the color. It can also be used as an adhesive, and since it dries clear it is ideal for mixed media and collage work. When partially mixed with acrylics, you can get some interesting marbling between the color of your paint and the clear acrylic. Since gels are flexible once dry, they are less prone to cracking and splitting. Lastly, it increases the viscosity of your paints making them perform like heavy bodied acrylics.
How to use:
Mix desired amount with Nova Color paint to thicken and increase viscosity
Can be used as a collage adhesive
Drying time may differ depending on weather conditions and amount used
Great for when you want to reduce the amount of glossiness in your paints while increasing the viscosity. Similar to #207 Nova Gel, #208 Matte Gel is great for building texture and sculptural elements to your painted works. Along with reducing surface shine and giving your mixed paints a matte finish, it can also extend your color further without ever affecting the acrylics’ stability. It can even be used as a super strong collaging adhesive.
How to Use:
Mixed with Gloss Gels (#207 and #209) to create a custom satin gel
Mixed into soft bodied acrylics or acrylic inks to extend volume and thicken
To thin matte gel medium, simply dilute it with up to 25% water (preferably distilled water for the best results). Mix as much matte gel into acrylic color to create the viscosity and transparency you desire.
Can be used as a collage adhesive.
Drying time may differ depending on weather conditions & amount used.
#209 Super Gel paste is an extra stiff glossy paste that’s perfect for thickening acrylic paint or as an adhesive for collages, mixed media pieces, and more.
The clear Super Gel paste can be easily added to your acrylic paints to make them extra thick when you need to create texture. And it never compromises the color of your vibrant acrylics. With Super Gel, you’re in complete control of the thickness and viscosity of your paints.
Along with thickening your paint, Super Gel paste is the perfect medium when you want to experiment with unique textures. You can easily mix sand, crushed rock, glitter, or other materials into the Super Gel paste to create one-of-a-kind textural effects on your canvas.
How to use:
Mix desired amount with Nova Color paint to thicken and increase viscosity
Can be used as a collage adhesive
Drying time may differ depending on weather conditions & amount used
#213 Flex Gel is the loosest gel on offer and the most flexible when it dries, which prevents cracking. A clear loose paste that is used as an acrylic paint thickener, an adhesive, and can be mixed with acrylic paint to be used on clothes, garments, & shoes. It dries glossy, permanent and water resistant. Can be mixed with sand, crushed rock, glitter, wood, or other materials to create textural effects.
How to use:
Mix desired amount with Nova Color paint to thicken and increase viscosity
Can be used as a collage adhesive
Drying time may differ depending on weather conditions and amount used.
Do not use it on vertical surfaces
Do not use it as a topcoat