Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums

Aquapasto - A translucent gel medium that reduces flow and thickens watercolors & gouache to give an impasto effect.

Art Masking Fluid Watercolor Medium, 75ml Bottle by Winsor & Newton

Art Masking Fluid To Expand Artists' Creativity With Watercolors!

Art Masking Fluid is a lightly tinted mask for paper to preserve its original colour. Temporarily protects the areas you do not want to paint. Covers areas and prevents paint from adhering to paper. Helps to omit areas when painting, especially for fine details.

• Art Masking Fluid Watercolor Medium, 75ml Bottle
• Slightly tinted for better visibility on white paper
• Once medium is dried, the covered areas will not absorb colour
• Watercolor Medium used to create an even wider variety of techniques and effects for your work
• A pigmented liquid composed of rubber latex and pigment
• For masking areas of work needing protection when color is applied in broad washes
• Limitless opportunities
• Increasing drying time
• Improving flow
• Changing gloss and texture
• Art Masking Fluid has a slight yellow tint, making it easier to see where it has been used

When applying Art Masking Fluid - Remove as soon as possible after application. Brushes can be cleaned if washed immediately with water after use.

Use an old brush to apply Masking Fuid. Do not use on damp or soft-sized paper. Apply medium to areas you want to protect. Wash brush immediately, before the medium dries. After it has dried on your paper, the covered areas will not absorb any colour. Remove the fluid by rubbing the surface gently to reveal the paper underneath. Remove as soon as possible to stop the mask from becoming permanent. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Blending Medium, 75ml Bottle

Blending Medium maximises the working time of your watercolours to achieve even smoother blends. Use the Blending Medium to work different colours into each other or to show a single colour in all its intensity levels.

Allows colour blending for longer and reduces staining. Ensures pigments remain on the surface and strengthens their bond. Does not affect the colour or its other properties.

How to use: Mix Blending Medium with paint for your desired level of blending. The more Blending Medium, the greater the effect.

• Blending Medium, 75ml Bottle
• Slows down the drying process
• For seamless washes, including on a large scale

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Colourless Art Masking Fluid, 75ml Bottle

Colourless Art Masking Fluid is a transparent mask that is used to preserve the original paper colour. Temporarily protects the areas you do not want to paint.

Covers areas and prevents paint from adhering to paper. Helps to omit areas when painting, especially for fine details.

• Colourless Art Masking Fluid, 75ml Bottle
• Completely transparent and colourless when dried
• After medium is dried, the covered areas on paper does not longer absorb any colour

Use an old brush to apply Colourless Masking Fluid. Do not use on damp or soft-sized paper. Apply medium to areas you want to protect. Wash brush immediately, before the medium dries. After it has dried on your paper, the covered areas will not absorb any colour. Remove the fluid by rubbing the surface gently to reveal the paper underneath. Remove as soon as possible to stop the mask from becoming permanent. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Granulation Medium, 75ml Bottle

Low-viscosity formula for fine, uneven textures with watercolour. Creates a natural granular texture within a single colour application.

Increases the granularity level of watercolour and provides a mottled look, even in tints which normally result in an even wash.

• Granulation Medium, 75ml Bottle
• Creates a flocculation effect
• Non-granulating colours become granulating
• Intensifies the granulation of colours that already have this property

How to use: Shake well before use. The more Granulation Medium goes into the colour, the stronger the effect.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Gum Arabic, 75ml Bottle

Gum Arabic is the main binder in watercolour. Controls the flow of wet colour, slows drying and increases gloss and transparency.

Allows colour blending for longer and reduces staining. Ensures pigments remain on the surface and strengthens their bond.

• Gum Arabic, 75ml Bottle
• Slows down the drying process
• Controls colour spread
• Adds slight gloss

How to use: Add a few drops into your cup of water if you want to use it throughout your painting. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Iridescent Medium, 75ml Bottle

Add lustre to your artwork with this additive. The Iridescent Medium brings shine to your watercolour. Pearlescent particles add metallic effect to watercolour.

• Iridescent Medium, 75ml Bottle
• Adds a soft, reflective grain
• Brightens watercolour slightly
• Usable on top of dry colours

How to use: Shake well before use. Mix with watercolour or apply over a dried wash. The more medium is used, the stronger the sparkling effect. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure. Not harmful to brushes, but rinse thoroughly.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Lifting Preparation, 75ml Bottle

Lifting Preparation prevents watercolour from sinking into the surface permanently. Apply Lifting Preparation to paper first to allow easy removal of watercolour after the surface has dried.

Colour can be removed with no or only minimal traces. This is helpful for later corrections or when certain effects are intended.

• Lifting Preparation, 75ml Bottle
• Allows dried colour washes, to be easily lifted from paper
• Also works with staining colours

How to use: Use a soft, wide brush to prepare either specific areas or an entire sheet of watercolour paper. When Lifting Preparation has dried, watercolour can be applied but also easily removed again. Use a clean wet brush or rag to remove paint.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Ox Gall Liquid, 75ml Bottle

Enhance the flow of watercolours with this colourless medium. Ox Gall Liquid also reduces surface tension.

Colour can be removed with no or only minimal traces. This is helpful for later corrections or when certain effects are intended.

Ox Gall is a wetting agent for smooth washes and good colour absorption, even on hard-sized paper.

• Ox Gall Liquid, 75ml Bottle
• Wetting agent
• Improves flow
• Promotes soak-in of watercolours

How to use: Add three to four drops per cup of water to reduce surface tension. Cautiously add more to further increase the flow. Avoid adding too much liquid, as it can affect the integrity of your paper.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Permanent Masking Medium, 75ml Bottle

Colourless and transparent mask for paper to preserve its original colour. Permanently protects the areas you do not want to paint.

Permanent Masking Medium covers areas and prevents paint from adhering to paper. Helps to omit areas when painting, especially for fine details.

• Permanent Masking Medium, 75ml Bottle
• Creates a permanent, transparent and water-repellent film.
• Remains as protective film on the paper

How to use: Use an old brush to apply Permanent Masking Medium. Do not use on damp or softsized paper. Apply medium to areas you want to protect. Wash brush immediately, before the medium dries. After it has dried on your paper, the covered areas will not absorb any colour. Non-removable. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure.

Winsor & Newton Watercolour Mediums - Texture Medium, 75ml Bottle

Additive with small particles to create the impression of structure and depth. Use texture medium to create a rough-looking surface in your watercolours. Particles in the medium add fine texture. More layers of colour can be applied over the top.

• Texture Medium, 75ml Bottle
• For a textured look
• Effect resembles sandpaper
• Imparts more depth

How to use: Shake well before use. Add just a few drops to your paint to ensure colour still has a good flow. Test on a separate sheet to see what texture the mixing ratio gives. Wipe the neck of the bottle after use, to ensure the safety cap remains secure.