More Information... Individual Gel & Paste Descriptions:

Clear Tar Gel
This product is the extreme in leveling. It is designed to produce an even film with excellent clarity. The gel has a unique resinous, stringy consistency and dries to a flexible, high gloss film.

Clear Tar Gel can be used increase transparency and sheen while imparting a leveling quality to other Golden Acrylic products. Excellent for dripping, drizzling effects that no other product will yield. Blends with all Golden Acrylic colors (though Fluids work best) offering a full range of colors for these techniques.

Self-Leveling Clear Gel
Designed to produce an even film with excellent clarity. This gel has similar qualities to the Clear Tar Gel: it has a resinous consistency and offers excellent leveling, yet its viscosity is closer to that of the Soft Gel. This product dries to a flexible, high gloss film, which can increase transparency and sheen while imparting a leveling quality to other Golden Acrylic products. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors to produce glazes without brush-strokes.

Soft Gel (Gloss, Matte and Semi-Gloss)
Thinner than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors, Soft Gels are moderately pourable and hold only slight peaks.

Soft Gel Gloss is ideal for glazing and other techniques where transparency is desired. Also, the recommended acrylic to function as a glue for collaging. Useful as a non-removable isolation coat, applied over the painting before the varnish layer (must be thinned with water - 2 parts Soft Gel Gloss to 1 parts water).

Regular Gel (Gloss, Matte and Semi-Gloss)
Same creamy consistency as Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors. Ideal for extending paint and regulating translucency without changing the consistency of the Heavy Body and Matte colors. Holds moderate peaks and texture. The Regular Gel Gloss is ideal for glazing and other techniques where transparency is desired.

Heavy Gel (Gloss, Matte and Semi-Gloss)
Thicker consistency than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors. Blend with colors to increase body. Good for holding peaks. Dries translucent.

Extra Heavy Gel (Gloss, Matte & Semi-Gloss)
Thicker consistency than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors. Golden's thickest gels, along with the High Solid Gels. Blend with colors to increase body. Excellent for holding peaks and impasto techniques. Dries translucent.

High Solid Gel (Gloss)
Thicker consistency than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors, similar to Extra Heavy Gels. Offers higher gloss, lower shrinkage and dries to the touch quicker than most Gels. Good for holding peaks. Blends with colors to make them feel more oil-like and increases retention of brushstrokes.

High Solid Gel (Matte)
Thicker consistency than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors, similar to Extra Heavy Gels. Dries to a matte finish. Offers lower shrinkage and dries to touch quicker than most Gels. Good for holding peaks. Blends with colors to make them feel more oil-like and increases retention of brushstrokes.

Fine Pumice Gel
Used to create finely textured surfaces. Dries to a hard film. To increase flexibility, mix in other Golden Gels or Mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors. Useful as a ground for pastels.

Coarse Pumice Gel
Used to create granular textured surfaces. Dries to a hard film. To increase flexibility, mix in other Golden Gels or Mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors. Useful as a ground for pastels.

Extra Coarse Pumice Gel
Used to create granular textured surfaces. Dries to a hard film. To increase its flexibility, mix in other Golden Gels or Mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors.

Clear Granular Gel
The same textural quality as its pumice counterpart, without the gray, opaque grit. Excellent for making translucent, textural glazes. The chroma will not be affected. Blends with Golden Acrylics.

Fine Garnet Gel
The newest textural family members are the Garnet Gels. The particle used is a naturally occurring Almandine Garnet, which has a violet-hued translucency. Dries to a hard film. Increase flexibility by adding other gels and mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylics.

Coarse Garnet Gel
The Coarse Garnet Gel has larger particle size that allows for more of the translucent nature to show. The particle used is a naturally occurring Almandine Garnet, which has a violet-hued translucency. Dries to a hard film. Increase flexibility by adding other gels and mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylics.

Extra Coarse Garnet Gel
The next best thing to putting diamonds into acrylic gel! Large chunks of crystal reflect light like no other product. The particle used is a naturally occurring Almandine Garnet, which has a violet-hued translucent quality. Dries to a hard film. Increase flexibility by adding other gels and mediums. Blends with Golden Acrylics.

Molding Paste
Excellent for building surfaces and creating textures. Dries to a hard, yet flexible, opaque film. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors.

Light Molding Paste
Offers dramatic weight reductions when building thick layers of acrylic. The density of the wet product is over 50% less than that of Golden regular Molding Paste. This results in a significantly lighter film. This dramatic weight reduction will be beneficial in creating artworks that are large in size and have thick film build-up. Designed to hold stiff peaks to create a highly textured surface. Dries to an opaque, matte finish. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors.

Extra Heavy Gel/Molding Paste
A blend of Extra Heavy Gel Gloss and Molding Paste. Dries to a satin, semi-opaque finish. Excellent for increasing viscosity and building surfaces. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors.

Hard Molding Paste
Dries to an extremely hard, opaque film. This product is useful for creating tough, durable finishes for smooth or textured surfaces. The dried film can be carved with hand or power tools. Blends with Golden Acrylic colors.

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