Liquitex Professional Effects Medium, 118ml (4-oz), Flow Aid

A terrific product for the use of acrylic paints as it keeps the acrylic open and smooth so you can create great art.

I have some older citadel paints that were too thick, this helped give them new life and it worked much better after this!

How much do I love this stuff? I live in the Mojave desert. Using acrylics here is often a race against time. I keep this stuff in a diluted state in a small spray bottle next to my pallet. I mix in a few spritzes with the colors I'm using and often give the brush a spray before starting. When things start getting draggy I'll add another spritz to the color and possibly the brush too. When I'm trying to blend something and it's drying out, I will even spray it lightly directly onto the surface of the painting where I'm working. I like being able to control the flow rate and consistency with little spurts from the spray bottle. This stuff and Golden OPEN acrylic medium greatly extend my working time and keep the paint in a workable consistency.

This worked great on my paints that were semi-dried out. It didn’t work at all on the completely dried out paints. So if you think you want to use it just make sure that your paints have a little movement. If it’s solid it won’t work. I followed the instructions on the bottle and I even started using it without any water like the instructions said to no success. But I’m still satisfied with it. Not gonna get all angry about it. That’s the only reason I have a 4 ⭐️

Very cost effective. Easier to use and less expensive than using liquitex gloss medium. Use one of the dropper bottle from Amazon and dilute with water. The only change to your paint is consistency. The pigment and gloss level all stay the same. It just smoother.

This flow aid had been a game changer that I never knew I needed! Lately, I've gotten into paint by numbers and often times the paint is quite frustrating. Sometimes it's too thick, clumps/dries too quick in the container...or worse, the container comes not all the way closed.Using the flow aid medium (4-5 drops) per PBN pot/container brings the paint to a lovely, smooth consistency without compromising the color or opacity. It makes painting soooo much easier and more fun because the paint simply glides smoothly across the canvas. This also allows for more precision. It is clump free. And because the paint goes on smoothly and evenly, it dries with a more pleasant, professional appearance. I decided to try this product out 3/4 of the way through this PBN and I wish I would have tried it sooner! Adding water to the paint just sucks in comparison.My only recommendation is getting a pipette which will allow you to drip drop the flow aid medium into the small paint pot with accuracy. I found trying to squeeze drops from the bottle a bit troublesome between it dripping down the nozzle and accidently adding too much due to extra drippage and spillage.

Loved using this medium to thin down a tiny bit of my watercolors, which extends the life of my paints. Will order again

The media could not be loaded. I used this product for the first time on this painting it really does help the paint flow better and it also gives a shine to it.