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Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Artist Taylor Laurie recently asked how to use GOLDEN Artist Acrylics in self-3D-printed paint markers. High Flow Acrylics are the best choice for markers - ready to go to work directly from the bottle. Other GOLDEN paint lines can also be modified to work in markers.
Thanks for the great question, Taylor Laurie.
See High Flow colors on our website: goldenpaints.com/products/colors/high-flow
Artist Taylor Laurie recently asked how to use GOLDEN Artist Acrylics in self-3D-printed paint markers. High Flow Acrylics are the best choice for markers - ready to go to work directly from the bottle. Other GOLDEN paint lines can also be modified to work in markers.
Thanks for the great question, Taylor Laurie.
See High Flow colors on our website: goldenpaints.com/products/colors/high-flow
![How to use GOLDEN [Acrylic] Paints in Markers | Pints From the Paint Bar](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/khKSMYQtiq8/mqdefault.jpg "How to use GOLDEN [Acrylic] Paints in Markers | Pints From the Paint Bar
Artist Taylor Laurie recently asked how to use GOLDEN Artist Acrylics in self-3D-printed paint markers. High Flow Acrylics are the best choice for markers - ready to go to work directly from the bottle. Other GOLDEN paint lines can also be modified to work in markers.
Thanks for the great question, Taylor Laurie.
See High Flow colors on our website: https://goldenpaints.com/products/colors/high-flow")
![HOW TO TURN HEAVY BODY [ACRYLIC PAINT] INTO FLUID](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mcTIzbnbKpA/mqdefault.jpg "HOW TO TURN HEAVY BODY [ACRYLIC PAINT] INTO FLUID
This Pints from the Paint Bar question is one we get a lot: can you make GOLDEN Heavy Body paint behave more like GOLDEN Fluid paints? More simply, what’s the best way to thin a thick paint?
Distilled water and/or a variety of GOLDEN acrylic mediums will thin Heavy Body colors to a more Fluid consistency.
However, adding water or fluid medium spreads out (extends) the pigment and binder in your Heavy Body paint creating a more wash-like quality on your painting. Thinned Heavy Body will be more transparent and, in that way it is NOT the same as our Fluid Paints which have a pigment load and opacity very similar to full-strength Heavy Body colors.
It may seem strange, but the difference is between our Heavy Body and Fluid paints is NOT the amount of water or medium in the paint – they have pretty much the same amount color for color.
Thank you, Meredith, for this great question! Enjoy your FREE pint of paint from the GOLDEN Paint Bar!
Submit your Pints from the Paint Bar question: https://www.goldenpaints.com/pints
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Learn more about Heavy Body Acrylics: https://goldenpaints.com/products/colors/heavy-body
Learn more about Fluid Acrylics: https://goldenpaints.com/products/colors/fluid
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![[Acrylic] Soft Gels for Blending, Collage Adhesion, Glazing, and Texture](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ph4qvarsxME/mqdefault.jpg "[Acrylic] Soft Gels for Blending, Collage Adhesion, Glazing, and Texture
Soft Gels are thinner than Heavy Body Colors. They can be mixed with acrylic colors to produce a brilliant glaze. Soft gels can be used as a base for wet blending or as an adhesive for collage.
Gel Mediums offer many ways to build texture. GOLDEN offers five consistencies from our most viscous Extra Heavy Gel to Soft Gel. Each gel is available in Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Matte finishes. They can be used to create glazes, extend paint and change finishes. Gels are essentially colorless paint, as they use the same 100% acrylic polymers as acrylic paint. Gels are also excellent adhesives for collage and mixed media, they dry with excellent flexibility with chemical, water and UV resistance.
For more information on GOLDEN Gel Mediums, see Gels & Mediums Product Information & Application: https://goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo/technicalinfo_gelsmeds")
