Acrylic Gel Medium and How to Use It.

What is acrylic gel medium?

            It's easy to fall in love with acrylic gel when you play with it's versatility.
            Acrylic gel is basically acrylic paint, without any pigment. It starts as a white goo that dries clear and shrinks a bit as the water evaporates from it, just like Elmer's glue.
           Artists use this to stretch out their paint, and add a luminosity to it, like adding more oil in oil painting. It can also be used as a varnish, and a "glue" for almost anything you can stick on it, like glass beads. Gel is also used for transfers, when print out are transferred to another surface using the gel. 

          There are a few kinds of gel, gloss, matte, and string. Gloss gel gives a great depth, and makes the surface very shiny. While you do have a problem with glare, I find it the best for enhancing colors. Matte gel does not have a shiny surface, and is easier to view in different angles. it can also make the surface look whiter because of the diffuse way it reflects light. String gel is like melted cheese, it make long strings instead of puddling up or making drops.