QoR Watercolor Mediums & Grounds

QoR Watercolor Mediums & Grounds Expand the abilities of your watercolors!

Designed to perform effortlessly with QoR Watercolors, these watercolor mediums exist to expand the abilities of any watercolor paint. Included in this line of watercolor mediums are an array transformation possibilities, such as the Light Dimensional Ground, which turns watercolors into a paste-like substance for added texture, or the Lift Aid, which awards artists the ability to lift watercolors, even after they have dried. Made with top quality materials, QoR Watercolor Mediums are sure to impress watercolorists of any skill level!

• Synthetic Ox Gall (59 ml) - Synthetic Ox Gall is a wetting agent that improves the flow of watercolors.    Adding 2-5 drops to your water makes paints easier to apply and blend when creating washes. Wetting paper with the water/Synthetic Ox Gal mixture will assist in creating clean, uniform washes and improves wetting on hard sized papers.


• Watercolor Medium (59 ml) - Watercolor Medium is a general all-purpose medium used to increase the transparency and flow of watercolors.  If used in larger amounts it will also increase the gloss and saturation of the colors.


• Lift Aid™ (118 ml) - Lift Aid™ is a fluid medium that is applied to the surface and improves the lifting of watercolors. May be applied to paper before painting or between washes. 


• Watercolor Ground (237 ml) - Watercolor Ground is an acrylic primer that creates a porous surface similar to hot press paper on many different materials, including canvas and panels. It dries to an absorbent, lightfast and flexible surface that can endure repeated lifting and scrubbing.  Allows for a full range of watercolor techniques, including wash and staining effects. It can also be brushed on to return stained areas to an absorbent white surface.


• Light Dimensional Ground (237 ml) - Light Dimensional Ground is a white, lightweight paste that can be spread like frosting. It can be applied smooth and thinly, or built up to create ridges, peaks and other interesting textures.  The extremely absorbent surface of Light Dimensional Ground allows color washes to spread quickly, yet allows the artist to create fine lines and detail as well.  Dropping color into lightly wetted areas can create beautiful blooms.  

Creativity & Control
The concept of QoR Watercolors does not end with colors. Like every product that comes from GOLDEN, the idea of equipping artists to realize their creative vision inspires our products. QoR Mediums help extend and enhance the creative range and control of watercolors, whether the objective is modulating colors through lifting with Lift Aid™, extending colors to their most distant point with Watercolor Medium, or unleashing the flow of colors with Synthetic Ox Gall.

Where our mediums carry forward traditional painting techniques QoR Grounds brings a totally new wave of expression to watercolors. Watercolor Ground quickly transforms nearly any surface into an absorbent bright white painting surface similar to hot-press papers, while Light Dimensional Ground transforms the surface with texture to a lustrous modeled surfaces that you design.