Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish is a versatile, professional-grade acrylic medium that enhances color vibrancy while providing a durable, glossy finish. Designed for use as both a medium and a varnish, it improves paint flow, increases transparency, and protects finished artwork. It enhances color brilliance by adding a rich, glossy sheen that deepens colors and improves vibrancy. This multi-purpose product functions as both a fluid medium to extend paint and a protective varnish. It improves flow and workability, reducing brushstrokes and enhancing blending for smooth application. The medium is permanent and non-yellowing, drying to a flexible, clear, and water-resistant finish that preserves artwork. It is ideal for mixed media, working well with acrylics, collages, and layering techniques. Perfect for artists seeking enhanced color depth and long-lasting protection, Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish is an essential addition to any acrylic painting toolkit. The workhorse of the Liquitex mediums range, this all-purpose medium performs multiple functions. Give your paint a gloss finish, while thinning and extending its volume. It can also be used as a collaging adhesive and fixative. This medium increases surface gloss, color depth and transparency. It lowers the viscosity of heavier body paints, giving increased flow and extends your color further without affecting acrylic stability. It maintains paint adhesion, durability, and archival quality. To use, it is fully intermixable with all Liquitex products. Mix with Matte Medium to create a custom satin fluid medium. It can be thinned by diluting with up to 25% water (distilled water will give best results). Mix as much as you like into acrylic color to create the viscosity and transparency you want; the more you add, the thinner and more transparent your color will become. Stir gently to avoid creating foam; if bubbles appear, leave it to sit while the bubbles rise and disappear. This medium is semi-opaque when wet and transparent when dry. To fix pastel, graphite or chalk, mix 1 part medium to 1 part distilled water and apply with an atomizer or airbrush. Apply with a brush/sponge as a lightweight collaging glue. Do not shake or vigorously over-brush as this can result in a foggy, hazy look when dry. Do not use with any non-acrylic media.