Acrylic medium is a versatile product for use with acrylic paint and in mixed-media projects. A liquid that’s milky when wet and translucent when dry, it can be added to acrylic to increase fluidity; ...

Acrylics, because they are water-based, can be thinned with water to create transparent washes. But the pigments don’t tend to adhere very well once this is done, which is where glazing media come in.

Just like prepping and priming your models, when hobbyists and mini gamers first start to paint miniatures, one of the largest mistakes they make is not thinning paints. Acrylic paints, the most ...