Golden : Fluid
Golden Fluid Acrylics are highly intense, permanent acrylic paints with a consistency similar to heavy cream. Produced from lightfast pigments, not dyes, they offer very strong colours with very thin consistencies. No fillers or extenders are added, and the pigment load is comparable to Golden Heavy Body Acrylics.
Golden : Fluid Acrylic Paint
From $14.30
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint: Popular Questions from Artists
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint is a professional quality fluid acrylic paint. It has a medium viscosity that falls between the thick, buttery consistency of Heavy Body acrylics and the ink-like fluidity of High Flow acrylics.
Golden started creating Fluid Acrylics on a custom basis for artists. Many artists were already thinning Heavy Body paints with water; however, the results were often weaker than desired. Eventually, the popularity of the Fluid custom formula reached a point where Golden was able to introduce it as a standard line in the mid-1980s.
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint is perfect for most acrylic painting techniques, including brushing, pouring, staining, and fabric application.
Golden Fluid Acrylics are ideal for mixing with other Golden products, and they're particularly effective for tinting gels, mediums, gessoes, and grounds. They maintain strong colour intensity without significantly altering the consistency of the base product.
Most standard acrylic paint ranges have a thick, buttery consistency that is similar to oil paint. Used straight from the tube, it holds brushstrokes and retains its texture. In contrast, Golden Fluid Acrylics have a thinner, pourable consistency that self-levels and creates smooth, even applications.
The key difference is viscosity rather than pigment load. Golden Fluid Acrylics maintain the same intense colour saturation as thicker paints but flow more easily, making them better suited for glazing, pouring, and techniques where you want minimal texture.
Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint is very versatile. It has a rich pigment load and colour intensity while flowing smoothly enough to create even washes, fine details, and brushstroke-free applications.
Golden Fluid Acrylics are ideal when you want strong, vibrant colour without the thick texture of Heavy Body, or need more control and body than the very thin High Flow range. This makes them perfect for techniques like glazing, pouring, detailed brushwork, and creating smooth, flat colour fields.
