1. Gloss Medium is also known as Gloss Medium Varnish. Use it as a non-removable final picture varnish where a glossy protective coat is desired, or as a painting and glazing medium.
2. It enhances the depth of color intensity, increases transparency and gloss, eases the flow of paint, and adds flexibility and adhesion to the paint film.
3. Translucent when wet, and transparent when dry, this 100% acrylic polymer varnish is water-soluble when wet and can be thinned. Use it as an extender, a fixative, a ground, or a varnish.
Watercolor paper has three main surfaces: hot press, cold press and rough. Hot press is very smooth, rough is highly textured, and cold press is somewhere between the two.
1. cold press is probably the most commonly used because watercolors are harder to control on smooth paper and rough tends to create more texture than many artists prefer.
2. paper surfaces will differ greatly from one manufacturer to another, so you may find a cold press that seems more like hot press or a rough that is extremely heavily textured.