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Technotes
Technotes
General Information
Definitions
GOLDEN Products
Environmental Health & Safety
Mixing Paint
Removing Acrylic Paint
Shelf Life
Smells
Support Induced Discoloration
 

Golden Airbrush Acrylics
Airbrush Medium and Extender
Characteristics of Airbrush Colors
Cleaning
Paint Lifting Off
Safety
Sprayability
Use in Technical Pens

Golden Fluid Acrylics
Characteristics of Fluid Acrylics
Mixtures With Fluids
Resistance to Fungus
 

Golden Gels & Mediums
Abrading Surfaces
Choosing a Gel
Choosing a Medium
Glazing Liquid
Milky Residue
Mixtures with Mediums
Removal
Super Loaded Matte Medium
Wax Mediums

Golden Gessoes & Grounds
Absorbent Ground
Characteristics of Gessoes
Creating a Smooth Surface
Encaustics on Acrylic
Ground for Pastels
Molding Paste
Why Gesso

  Golden Heavy Body Acrylics
Characteristics of Heavy Body Acrylics

Golden High Load Acrylics
Characteristics of High Load Acrylics

 

Golden Interference Acrylics
Characteristics of Interference Colors
Mixtures With Interference Colors
Sprayability

Golden Iridescent Acrylics
Characteristics of Iridescent Colors
Mixtures With Iridescent Colors

 

Golden Matte Acrylics
Characteristics of Matte Acrylics

Golden Polymers & Additives
Characteristics of Polymers and Additives

 

Golden Varnishes
Applications
Characteristics of Varnish
Choosing a Varnish
Isolation Coat
Mixtures With Varnish
MSA Verses Polymer Varnish
Old Varnish
Removal & Cleaning
Thinning
Using Acrylic Medium as a Varnish
Varnish Over Wax
Varnishing Collages
Varnishing Floorcloths
Varnishing Murals
Varnishing Prints
Why Varnish

Custom Products
Acrylic Modifier for Plaster

 

Purchasing Golden Products
Ordering Directly from Us
Ordering From a Store
Receiving GOLDEN Samples

Colors
Color Wheel
Colors No Longer Made or Never Made
Health Warning on Zinc White
Limited Pigments
Mixing Certain Colors
Organic and Inorganic Colors
Strong and Weak Colors
Titanium White and Zinc White

 

Substrates
Canvas
Cardboard
Ceramic and Glass
Fabric and Leather
Linen
Metal and Automotive
Paper
Papier Maché
Plastic
Vinyl
Wood

Priming
Acrylic Gesso Under Oil Paint
GAC 400
Sizing with GAC 100
Why Prime

 

Techniques & Effects
Absorbent Qualities
Acrylic on Gold Leaf
Effect Acrylic Has on Metal
Collage
Concrete Look
Decorative Finishes
Finger Painting
Gloss Effect
Hard-edge Painting
Iconography
Marbleizing
Masking
Metallic Effect
Mezzotints
Oil Pastels
Pours & Splashes
Printing with Golden Acrylics
Reflective Paint
Removing Acrylic Paints
Retarding Drying Time
Sanding Layers of Acrylic
Spray Fixing
Stained Glass Effects
Staining
Transferring Images
Use of Ink
Watercolor Effect
Wax Over Acrylics

Oil Painting
Oil Ground
Priming Supports
Support Induced Discoloration
Underpainting
Varnishing Oil Paintings

 

Murals
Indoor Murals
Mixed Media Murals
Murals on Canvas
Murals on Clayboard
Outdoor Murals
Priming for a Mural

Clean Up
Cleaning Brushes
Sticking Lids

 

Trouble Shooting
Adhesion
Bubbles
Masking
Milky Residue

Protection
Cross Stitch Pictures

 

Conservation & Restoration
A New Use
Cleaning Paintings
Marker
Murals

Transportation & Storage
Covering Paintings
Rolling Canvas for Shipment
Storing Paint Mixtures
Storing Paintings in an Attic
Traveling with Acrylics
Recommendations for Paint Storage Conditions