Gel Mediums

Amsterdam Acrylics Photo Transfer Gel

Add photographs, photocopied work, and more to your paintings for an abstract and mixed media result!

Transfer your favourite photo prints or photocopies onto canvas or other surfaces with Amsterdam Photo Transfer Gel.

To prepare, print your photograph ona laser printer or a photocopier and add the gel on the print side of the paper. Then press the print side onto the surface and rub away any air bubbles that could be trapped under the print. Leave to dry for at least 24 hours. Once dry, remove the paper by carefully rubbing it with a brush dipped in water or a moist cloth.

Once transferred, the photo transfer can be painted over with acrylic paint to add some colour or it can be sealed with acrylic medium or varnish to complete the transfer.

Immortalize your photographs today with this photo transferring method!

GOLDEN Clear Leveling Gel

Golden Clear Leveling Gel (formerly called Self-Leveling Gel) is unique in its stringy consistency, which results from its self-leveling property. It can be poured or brushed. The dried gel is clear, glossy and flexible. Blend it with acrylic paints or mediums to increase transparency, sheen and leveling quality. It is an excellent additive to acrylic paints for glazing.

Please note: this product is only available at select Opus locations. It can be purchased through our website or, at your request, it can easily be ordered for you to your nearest store location. Simply ask our store staff for assistance or email us at sales@opusartsupplies.com

GOLDEN Clear Leveling Gel

GOLDEN Clear Leveling Gel (formerly called Self-Leveling Gel) is unique in its stringy consistency, which results from its self-leveling property. It can be poured or brushed. The dried gel is clear, glossy and flexible. Blend it with acrylic paints or mediums to increase transparency, sheen and leveling quality. It is an excellent additive to acrylic paints for glazing.

Please note: this product is only available at select Opus locations. It can be purchased through our website or, at your request, it can easily be ordered for you to your nearest store location. Simply ask our store staff for assistance or email us at sales@opusartsupplies.com

GOLDEN Clear Tar Gel Medium

GOLDEN Clear Tar Gel is a 100% acrylic polymer colourless gel with an extremely resinous and stringy, tar-like consistency. Designed to yield a pulley, this gel is useful for generating fine detailed lines by dripping it over surfaces as it continuously flows from palette knives or other tools.

The specific "feel" and consistency of Clear Tar Gel is created by the type of thickener used during the manufacturing process. This thickener gives the gel a long rheology, similar to the consistency of honey, which allows for better leveling and less brush-strokes.

It blends easily with Acrylic paints, and can be thinned with other Gel Mediums or water.

GOLDEN Extra-Heavy Gel Medium Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

One of the thickest of GOLDEN’s gels, Extra Heavy Gel is a 100% pure acrylic polymer gloss medium that is used for creating thick textures, peaks and impasto techniques. The acrylic paints can be blended with this gel to increase body.

Drying translucent, this gel can be used as a glue for collaging materials together or for adding extra gloss.

GOLDEN Extra-Heavy Gel Medium Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

One of the thickest of GOLDEN’s gels, Extra Heavy Gel is a 100% pure acrylic polymer gloss medium that is used for creating thick textures, peaks and impasto techniques. The acrylic paints can be blended with this gel to increase body.

Drying translucent, this gel can be used as a glue for collaging materials together or for adding extra gloss.

GOLDEN Extra-Heavy Gel Medium Matte

Experience many ways to build texture.

One of the thickest of GOLDEN’s gels, Extra Heavy Gel is a 100% pure acrylic polymer matte medium that is used for creating thick textures, peaks and impasto techniques. The acrylic paints can be blended with this gel to increase body.

Drying translucent, this gel can be used as a glue for collaging materials together or lower sheen.

GOLDEN Heavy Gel Medium Gloss

A thicker gel which is mixed with colours to increase the body of the paint. It is excellent for holding peaks and dries translucent.

GOLDEN Heavy Gel Medium Gloss

A thicker gel which is mixed with colours to increase the body of the paint. It is excellent for holding peaks and dries translucent.

GOLDEN Heavy Gel Medium Matte

A thicker gel which is mixed with colours to increase the body of the paint. It is excellent for holding peaks and dries translucent.

GOLDEN Heavy Gel Medium Semi-Gloss

A thicker gel which is mixed with colours to increase the body of the paint. It is excellent for holding peaks and dries translucent.

GOLDEN High Solid Gel Medium Gloss

Use with acrylic colours to make them feel more oil-like. There is minimal shrinkage when dry, allowing for more brush strokes to be retained. The gloss offers a higher gloss finish and less shrinkage.

GOLDEN High Solid Gel Medium Matte

Use with acrylic colours to make them feel more oil-like. There is minimal shrinkage when dry, allowing for more brush strokes to be retained. The gloss offers a higher gloss finish and less shrinkage.

GOLDEN Regular Gel Medium Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Regular Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints.

This creamy gel is similar in texture to heavy body acrylics, and is ideal for impasto effects, extending paints and regulating transparency without changing the consistency of your heavy body colours.

Also, great for adhering collages and mixed media works. They dry with excellent flexibility, and chemical-, water- and UV-resistance.

GOLDEN Regular Gel Medium Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Regular Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints.

This creamy gel is similar in texture to heavy body acrylics, and is ideal for impasto effects, extending paints and regulating transparency without changing the consistency of your heavy body colours.

Also, great for adhering collages and mixed media works. They dry with excellent flexibility, and chemical-, water- and UV-resistance.

GOLDEN Regular Gel Medium Matte

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Regular Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints.

This creamy gel is similar in texture to heavy body acrylics, and is ideal for impasto effects, extending paints and regulating transparency without changing the consistency of your heavy body colours.

Also, great for adhering collages and mixed media works. They dry with excellent flexibility, and chemical-, water- and UV-resistance.

GOLDEN Regular Gel Medium Semi-Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Regular Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints.

This creamy gel is similar in texture to heavy body acrylics, and is ideal for impasto effects, extending paints and regulating transparency without changing the consistency of your heavy body colours.

Also, great for adhering collages and mixed media works. They dry with excellent flexibility, and chemical-, water- and UV-resistance.

GOLDEN Soft Gel Medium Gloss

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Soft Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints. Thinner than Heavy Body Acrylics, this gel produces a brilliant glaze when mixed with a small amount of colour. It can also be used for the wet blending of colour. Soft Gel Gloss makes an ideal isolation coat for your acrylic paintings, before applying a final, removable varnish. Simply thin with water and apply with a brush.

GOLDEN Soft Gel Medium Matte

Experience many ways to build texture.

GOLDEN Soft Gels are essentially colourless paints, as they utilize the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paints. Thinner than Heavy Body Acrylics, this gel produces a brilliant glaze when mixed with a small amount of colour. It can also be used for the wet blending of colour. Soft Gel Gloss makes an ideal isolation coat for your acrylic paintings, before applying a final, removable varnish. Simply thin with water and apply with a brush.

GOLDEN Soft Gel Medium Semi-Gloss

When mixed with a small amount of colour, this gel produces a matte glaze. It can also be used for the wet blending of colour. Soft Gel makes an ideal isolation coat for your acrylic paintings, before applying a final, removable varnish. Simply thin with water and apply with a brush.

Liquitex BASICS Gloss Gel Medium

A thick, transparent medium for mixing with acrylic paint to improve colour blending, extend paint volume and drying time and increase paint transparency.

Use direct as a glue for paper and canvas.

Permanent, non-yellowing, flexible and water resistant when dry. Dries to a gloss finish.

Can be used to transfer images from laserjet printers onto fabric.

Liquitex BASICS Matte Gel Medium

Dries translucent with a satin/matte finish, this medium has a viscosity and body similar to Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color.

Liquitex Matte Gel Medium has greater adhesion than Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium and Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel Medium.

Translucent when wet, transparent when dry. Thicker applications result in less transparent dry medium films.

Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color to obtain paint similar in color depth to oil paint. Colour mix will dry to a satin sheen.

Pebeo Phosphorescent Gel Turquoise

The Pebeo Phosphorescent Gels absorb natural or artificial light and re-emit it in the dark. These gels are slightly dyed in order to distinguish the colours more easily in the day. Apply thickly with a painting knife.

Made with a non-yellowing acrylic binder, the gels are translucent and indelible after drying.

Pebeo Studio Auxiliary Gel - Gloss

Pébéo Studio Acrylics range of auxiliaries widen the realm of creative possibilities when painting with Acrylic paints.

Pébéo Studio Auxiliary Gel is a non yellowing acrylic gel which improves colour mixing and increases the volume of the paint and the drying time.

Pébéo Gels mediums can be mixed with the colours to provide an even colour consistency, to allow better adhesion, transparency, depth, drying time without thinning the paint. Can be cleaned off brushes and painting knives with soapy water.

• Available in Matte and Gloss Mediums
• Bright and transparent after drying
• Can be applied on canvas, cardboard, wood or metal
• Can be mixed with acrylic paints to increase transparency, depth, volume and drying time
• Ideal for inlays and collages
• Can be diluted with water or thinned with acrylic mediums