Playing with Acrylic Mediums by Lisa Solomon

Intermediate | 1 hour

Taught by Lisa Solomon

Many people are familiar with acrylic paints, but acrylic mediums are a bit more mysterious. In this pro-series class, artist and educator Lisa Solomon provides a thorough lesson on how acrylic mediums can help you create everything from textured impasto surfaces to smooth resin-like finishes. You’ll learn all about the transparency, translucency and opacity of your paints, and how to combine them with acrylic mediums to create glazes that will add depth and dimension. Along the way, Lisa demonstrates how use a photo as an underpainting and build thin layers of color to create a finished piece. She'll also show you how to collage using matte and gloss gel medium, create resin effects with pouring medium, and work on glass to create acrylic “skins.” Learning about new materials has never been this fun or vibrant.

New to acrylic painting? Get started with Lisa's beginner's course!

Learn how to:

Understand the transparency of paint
Glaze using medium
Build glazes to create depth in your painitng
Work with pouring medium
Use gloss and matte medium
Create impasto surfaces with modeling paste
Paint over existing surfaces
Understand what acrylic mediums do and how they work
Collage using medium
Create resin like surfaces
Create acrylic skins

What you’ll get:

Step-by-step expert instruction from Lisa Solomon on how to work with acrylic mediums
10 video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students