Chroma Archival Oils Gel Mediums

Use these gel mediums from Chroma with a variety of oil painting techniques. Gel Mediums, including Flow Gel (which liquefies when picked up on a brush), can be conveniently placed on a palette. It is best not to dispense a larger quantity of any Archival Medium than can be used in one day, however, because of the quick-drying properties. Many artists use Archival Gel Mediums to speed up the drying process of their paintings, which means that pure paint on the palette remains usable longer. As well as being interchangeable, Archival Gel Mediums are designed not to increase gloss levels, avoiding unwanted glossy patches on paintings. Artists who use thickly applied oil paints should use a gel medium, as using thick paint alone increases drying time from 6 to 18 months after application. Archival Mediums stabilize the oil paint, resulting in proper curing of thick slabs of paint without stress or wrinkling. Using Archival Mediums is economical as well, if used with highly pigmented paints such as Archival Oils. Archival Gel Mediums offer another important benefit when used for wet-on-wet applications. All of the mediums, when mixed on the palette, are softer than the paint that has "settled in" on the painting, making wet-on-wet application very easy. Simply work the fresh paint in with a brush or knife, resulting in greater control over paint application.