Watercolor Mediums
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Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground
Item #: 02124
(57)
$8.44 - $17.98
Why should watercolor painting be limited to paper? Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground enables you to use watercolors on canvas, other fabrics, wood, plas...
Winsor & Newton Gum Arabic Solution
Item #: 00318
(105)
$10.93
Increases watercolor brilliancy, gloss, and transparancy, giving greater depth to color. Also slows down drying time of paint, and can be used for con...
QoR Watercolor Grounds
Item #: 02126
(14)
$10.63 - $11.68
Like QoR Modern Watercolors, these grounds combine the best of tradition with the latest technical advances, resulting in remarkable quality and perfo...
Winsor & Newton Granulation Watercolor Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
Granulation Medium is known for giving a mottled or granular appearance to colors that usually give a smooth wash. For maximum effect, dilute color wi...
Da Vinci Gum Arabic
Item #: 00371
(7)
$5.89
Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional gum arabic is designed especially for use wi...
Winsor & Newton Iridescent Watercolor Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
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 trans...
Schmincke Aqua Fix Medium
Item #: 02100
(7)
$14.19
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 ...
Winsor & Newton Gum Arabic Solution
Item #: 00318
(105)
$10.93
Increases watercolor brilliancy, gloss, and transparancy, giving greater depth to color. Also slows down drying time of paint, and can be used for con...
Holbein Gum Arabic Medium
Item #: 02021
(2)
$13.76
Holbein Gum Arabic Medium is an artist-grade medium that enhances gloss and transparency when mixed with watercolors. Mixing Gum Arabic Medium with op...
Holbein Gum Arabic Paste
Item #: 02021
$9.57
Use Holbein Gum Arabic Paste to introduce unique visual effects into paintings. This artist-grade medium results in an impasto effect when mixed with ...
Daler-Rowney Gum Arabic
Item #: 01569
(1)
$12.65
Daler-Rowney Gum Arabic increases the brilliance, gloss, and transparency of watercolor paint, which gives greater depth to each color. Gum Arabic als...
Schmincke Ready-to-Use Watercolor Binder
Item #: 02016
$30.69
This ready-to-use watercolor binder is ideal for producing your own watercolors in small batches. Just add dry pigment to the binder and mix with a pa...
Schmincke Ready-to-Use Gouache Binder
Item #: 02016
$30.69
This ready-to-use gouache binder is ideal for producing your own gouache colors in small batches. Just add dry pigment to the binder and mix with a pa...
Jacquard Gum Arabic
Item #: 02135
(1)
$2.19 - $10.39
Let your creativity take over as you make your own transparent watercolors, washes, stamping, and calligraphy inks with Jacquard Gum Arabic. A versati...
Da Vinci Gum Arabic
Item #: 00371
(7)
$5.89
Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional gum arabic is designed especially for use wi...
Schmincke Aqua Gloss Medium
Item #: 02100
(1)
$14.19
This medium increases the gloss and brilliance of watercolor. It can be applied over dried watercolor or mixed with color prior to painting. Aqua Glos...
Holbein Watercolor Medium
Item #: 02021
(1)
$10.69
Mixing Holbein Watercolor Medium with watercolors facilitates fine line and stroke development by improving flow.
Maimeri Watercolor Medium
Item #: 01700
(1)
$7.54
This opalescent medium increases watercolor transparency and brightness. It improves adhesion and spreads the brush stroke.
Winsor & Newton Watercolor Blending Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
Slows the drying of watercolors allowing more time for blending techniques. For maximum effect, dilute watercolors with medium only, but water can als...
Da Vinci Watercolor Medium
Item #: 00371
(6)
$5.49
Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional iridescent medium is designed especially for...
Winsor & Newton Watercolor Permanent Masking Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
A non-removable, transparent liquid mask, the Winsor & Newton Watercolor Permanent Masking Medium is excellent for detail.
Schmincke Aqua Effect Spray Medium
Item #: 02100
(1)
$20.43
This spray medium disturbs the surface of watercolor paint and creates interesting patterns. It should be used on wet or damp watercolor for maximum i...
Winsor & Newton Granulation Watercolor Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
Granulation Medium is known for giving a mottled or granular appearance to colors that usually give a smooth wash. For maximum effect, dilute color wi...
Schmincke Aqua Granulation Spray Medium
Item #: 02100
$13.99
Schmincke Aqua Granulation Spray Medium is a watercolor medium that creates granulated effects in non-granulating watercolors. This 15 ml glass bottle...
Schmincke Aqua Shine Medium
Item #: 02100
$18.87
This is a sparkling iridescent medium with a pearlized effect. It can be applied pure to dry paint, or mixed with watercolor to create beautiful tints...
Holbein Iridescent Medium
Item #: 02021
$23.09
Holbein Iridescent Medium is an artist-grade medium designed to facilitate iridescent and pearlescent effects when used with waterbased media.
Winsor & Newton Iridescent Watercolor Medium
Item #: 00346
(105)
$6.17
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 trans...
Da Vinci Iridescent Medium
Item #: 00371
(11)
$4.99
Formulated with the same high quality standards that distinguish their renowned paints, this professional iridescent medium is designed especially for...
Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground
Item #: 02124
(57)
$8.44 - $17.98
Why should watercolor painting be limited to paper? Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground enables you to use watercolors on canvas, other fabrics, wood, plas...
Schmincke Aqua Primers
Item #: 02100
(4)
$22.05 - $41.42
Priming with these products transforms supports not usually used for watercolor, such as canvas, painting boards, and wood, into suitable grounds for ...
Watercolor Mediums
Watercolor mediums change the working characteristics of paint, or of the surface that you are painting on. They can create special visual and textural effects, such as iridescence, granulation, and wax resistance.
Blending medium extends drying time of colors and aids in blending with other colors. Other mediums increase brilliance and transparency, or alter the absorption of the surface. Prepare your surface with a primer or watercolor ground. They’ll enhance and alter the surface for a wide variety of techniques.
Gum arabic, the binder used in traditional watercolors and gouache, is a natural gum derived from the acacia tree of sub-Saharan Africa. It is completely non-toxic as well as edible, and its major use is in the food and cosmetics industries. It serves as an ideal binder for watercolors because it dissolves so easily in water, yet dries to form a thin layer that binds pigment to a paper surface. Add additional gum arabic to watercolors to increase their transparency and gloss, while extending drying time.
Wetting Agents are substances that reduce the surface tension of water. They help watercolor paints to spread and blend more easily, to penetrate the surface of the paper and its sizing. Watercolor paints contain wetting agents to increase working time and prevent them from drying out. Oxgall, extracted from the gall bladders of oxen as a byproduct of meat production, is the traditional wetting agent used by watercolor painters. Modern synthetic wetting agents are also available.