Watercolor Mediums

Da Vinci professional grade watercolor mediums are formulated to meet the same high quality standards as their renowned paints. Stock your watercolor studio with these terrific tools to improve flow and transparency, or to create iridescent effects.

Maimeri Watercolor mediums are the finest available, created from the purest ingredients — the best guarantee of brilliance and vibrancy.

Aqua watercolor mediums from Schmincke allow artists to create a wide range of unusual and exciting effects. The development of this line responds to the ever-evolving needs of contemporary artists who work in watercolor.

Whether you experiment with one or try them all, each medium has a specific property to add to your artistic expression when painting. Glass bottles are 2.5 oz (75 ml).

Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional gum arabic is designed especially for use with Da Vinci Artists' Watercolors, but works well with any watercolors.

Use Aqua Collage pure or mix it with watercolor on your painting. Then strew or press the elements you're using — for example, textiles, silk paper, pigments, sand — into the wet medium. It is best suited for use with lightweight collage materials.

Aqua Fix can be mixed with watercolor paint in lieu of water or applied over a watercolor wash. It makes the surface waterproof and allows successive washes of color that do not disturb one another — colors remain clean and vibrant.

Provides a matte, opaque paint that can later be reworked with water without modifying the opacity or matte finish. Ready to use product is made from natural gum, glycerin, water, and a preservative. For permanent colors, coat your painting with gouache va

Maintains the watercolor’s transparency and brilliance. Mix with dry pigments to provide a smooth, water-soluble paste with a honey-like consistency. Ready to use medium can be used as a thinner in thick paints.

Increases watercolor brilliancy, gloss, and transparancy, giving greater depth to color. Also slows down drying time of paint, and can be used for controlling spread when painting wet-on-wet. Bottle.

Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional watercolor medium is designed especially for use with Da Vinci Artists' Watercolors, but works well with any watercolors.

This medium increases the gloss and brilliance of watercolor. It can be applied over dried watercolor or mixed with color prior to painting. Aqua Gloss retards drying time and remains water soluble.

This medium slows the drying rate, allowing extra time for blending watercolors. As a result, it is particularly useful in hot climates. Dilute color with medium alone for maximum blending time.

This spray medium disturbs the surface of watercolor paint and creates interesting patterns. It should be used on wet or damp watercolor for maximum impact. When applying the spray, areas of the painting that must remain white should be masked.

A medium that is known for giving a mottled or granular appearance to colors that usually give a smooth wash. For maximum effect, dilute color with medium alone.

Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional iridescent medium is designed especially for use with Da Vinci Artist Watercolors, but works well with any watercolors.

This is a sparkling iridescent medium with a pearlized effect. It can be applied to pure to dry paint or mixed with watercolor to create beautiful tints. This medium has retarding qualities, slightly lengthening the drying time of colors.

Mix this medium with watercolors or apply it over a dry wash to give iridescent or glitter effects. It is particularly effective when mixed with transparent colors.

Apply this liquid rubber watercolor mask with a brush to areas of the painting that you want to remain unpainted. Allow several minutes for drying time, then paint over the masking. Remove by peeling or rubbing. Can be thinned with water. 1 oz glass jar.

Grumbacher Miskit Frisket 559 is a fluorescent orange color, for use on hard-sized watercolor papers, photos and other media, to mask areas that are meant to be painted once the dried frisket is removed. Washes out of pens and brushes with soap and water.

This high-quality, non-pigmented liquid frisket is ideal for watercolor masking. It dries to a neutral cream color that shows through dry paint, so that you can see exactly where you've masked.

Composed of natural rubber latex, ammonia and water, this milky fluid masks out surfaces. It dries to a flexible and water resistant film that is easy to remove. Housed in a 75 ml glass jar with twist-off cap.

Masking made easy! Masquepen is as easy to use and as precise as a pen for the ultimate in user control. Draw thick, thin, straight lines, or curves. The pale blue water-based latex solution is easy to see, apply, and peels away from paper like a charm.

This removable gray liquid frisket for watercolor and airbrush is water soluble when wet, but dries waterproof.

Aqua Fix can be mixed with watercolor paint in lieu of water or applied over a watercolor wash. It makes the surface waterproof and allows successive washes of color that do not disturb one another — colors remain clean and vibrant.

Use these removable fluids to make specific areas water resistant. They will retain areas of white paper or areas of underpainting, then easily rub off with a finger or eraser. The handy dispensing bottle allows for fine detail work.

Shiva Liquid Masque is for watercolor and airbrush painting. With a brush, apply the masque to areas where color is not wanted. Paint as desired. When dry, remove the masque by peeling or rubbing. Use Shiva Liquid Masque Cleaner for cleaning brushes.

Use this removable, colorless liquid to mask areas of work that need protection when color is applied in broad washes. It is specifically designed for soft sized papers to avoid staining. Made from rubber and latex staining.

A non-removable, transparent liquid mask, this medium is excellent for detail. It can be applied directly onto the paper, or mixed first with watercolors. Ensure that the fluid is thoroughly dry before overpainting.

Priming with these products transforms supports not usually used for watercolor, such as canvas, painting boards, and wood, into suitable grounds for watercolor painting. Available in coarse and fine textures.

Apply the medium directly to paper and allow it to dry before painting. The preparation then allows dry washes, including staining colors, to be more easily lifted from paper with a wet brush. Ideal for making corrections.

Use these modeling pastes to create interesting, textured surfaces. The Coarse Modeling Paste features a fantastic gritty feel and good, even application. The Fine Modeling Paste has a creamy consistency and can be used to build up textural effects.

Pasto is a thickening gel that increases the body of the paint, giving pleasing textural lines and adding extra gloss. It is best suited for use with tube watercolor. Pasto dries slowly, reduces the flow of color, and remains water soluble.

Producing a textured finish for watercolors, this medium can be applied directly onto the paper, or mixed with watercolors first.

Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional watercolor medium is designed especially for use with Da Vinci Artists' Watercolors, but works well with any watercolors.

Just a few drops of Maimeri Ox Gall Medium increases the fluidity of watercolors. Maimeri Watercolor mediums are the finest available, created from the purest ingredients — the best guarantee of brilliance and vibrancy.

This medium increases the gloss and brilliance of watercolor. It can be applied over dried watercolor or mixed with color prior to painting. Aqua Gloss retards drying time and remains water soluble.

This is a natural wetting agent for degreasing of undercoats before painting with watercolors or gouache. It should be used sparingly, and it is suitable as a leveling agent for watercolors.

This medium slows the drying rate, allowing extra time for blending watercolors. As a result, it is particularly useful in hot climates. Dilute color with medium alone for maximum blending time.