Exploring Liquin Mediums

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 17 Jun 2024

There are five types of Liquin mediums, each will help you accelerate the drying times of oil paint; the varieties are a slightly different formulation of the original. There is Liquin Original, Liquin Fine Detail, Liquin Light Gel, Liquin Impasto and Liquin Oleopasto. Liquin Original improves the flow and extends your paint, as is shown here with Winsor Yellow and Cerulean Blue oil colours. Fine Detail is very fluid and self-levels brush marks, Light Gel provides a thick consistency and dries to a high gloss. The thickest are Impasto and Oleopasto, they will both retain brush strokes but Impasto has a semi-gloss finish whist Oleopasto dries faster and has a semi-gloss finish when dry.

Purchase the Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid at Michaels. Art masking fluid is a pigmented liquid composed of rubber latex and pigment. For masking areas of work needing protection when color is applied in broad washes. Art masking fluid is a pigmented liquid composed of rubber latex and pigment. For masking areas of work needing protection when color is applied in broad washes. Conforms to astm d4236.