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Golden Acrylic Ground for Pastel, 8 oz

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  • GOLDEN Pastel Ground is a 100% acrylic medium designed to prepare surfaces for the application of pastels, charcoal and other art media where a coarse tooth is desired. It contains finely ground sand (silica) in a pure acrylic emulsion.
  • Pastel Ground can be applied to paper, canvas, wood or any primed support. This allows almost limitless applications for media typically confined to standard papers.
  • Pastel Ground can be used as a toothy, gritty ground for many different media, including dry media (soft pastels, graphite pencils, etc.), water-based media (water-soluable pastels, colored pencils, etc.), and oil-based media (oil pastels, oil sticks, etc.).
  • Thinning: Due to the weight of the solids in Pastel Ground, it is produced very thick, and does not come ready to brush-apply. Thin 20-40% with water to desired consistency.
  • Pastel Ground can be blended with GOLDEN Acrylic Paints to achieve colored grounds. However, add minimal amounts of color since all additions of paint to Ground will decrease the tooth.

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Product Description

Golden acrylic ground for pastels is an acrylic ground for the preparation of canvas and other supports for pastels. It provides a tooth similar to papers designed for pastel and chalk. To increase tooth, add Golden fine or coarse pumice gel. The product can be blended with Golden acrylic colors for colored grounds.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
255 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the color, texture, ease of use, performance and quality of the paint. For example, they mention it turns anything into a great pastel surface, it has a subtle addition to the tooth of paper and that it works well with pastels. Opinions are mixed on transparency.

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17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the paint. They mention that it is a great product, it has excellent tooth, and holds many many layers of pastel. They also say that it offers a quality surface for color pencil and is able to prep a page for pastels.

"this stuff is great and it last a long time" Read more

"...It has excellent tooth and holds many many layers of pastel...." Read more

"This stuff is amazing. It gives a good tooth for doing pastels...." Read more

"This medium offers a quality surface for color pencil. Not clear - translucent." Read more

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Customers are happy with the performance of the paint. They mention that it works well, is perfect for producing desired results, and is great for turning watercolor paper into a surface for pastels.

"...Works so good! You do have to dilute some with water but easy to do. I tried this on cardstock but that paper wasn't strong enough...." Read more

"...I have been told that this ground is perfect for producing desired results." Read more

"...The medium grabbed onto the surface like I wanted. Extremely workable, flexible. I would have given it 5 stars if it dried clear...." Read more

"Works great for turning watercolor paper into a surface for pastels. Covers a lot of paper." Read more

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Customers are satisfied with the texture of the paint.

"...I'm very impressed. The texture is great, but not so toothy that it eats through pastels and colored pencils...." Read more

"...The texture is very similar...." Read more

"...Applied with an old grungy credit card to mixed media paper it adds wonderful texture...." Read more

"Great texture for pastel work" Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers like the color of the paint. They say it turns anything into a great pastel surface, has rich and beautiful colors, and allows the creation of your own surface. The paint is translucent and provides a very subtle addition to the tooth of paper without going over rough.

"Rich and beautiful colors." Read more

"...Not only can you create your own pastel surface but as many people reference you can recycle old works of art — on various types of paper/canvas —..." Read more

"Translucent, very subtle addition to tooth of paper without going over rough." Read more

"turns anything into a great pastel surface." Read more

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Customers find the paint easy to use and apply. They say it has a great consistency and blends well with acrylic. Customers also mention that the layers go smoothly.

"...was too rough, but after applying a few layers it worked fine and went smoothly...." Read more

"...This was easy to use, with a wide mouth to get your spreader into but it did not dry clear...." Read more

"Easy to apply…great consistency …mixes well with acrylic." Read more

"Easy to use. Love it" Read more

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Customers like the mixing of the paint. They mention that it works well with acrylic, and the pastels grab and layer nicely.

"...My pastels adhere beautifully." Read more

"...It really worked, the pastels grab and layer nicely...." Read more

"Easy to apply…great consistency …mixes well with acrylic." Read more

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Customers are mixed about the transparency of the paint. Some mention it's transparent for the most part, while others say it does not dry transparent and has a slight milkiness.

"...I would have given it 5 stars if it dried clear. It is transparent for the most part but does dry significantly off white...." Read more

"Translucent, very subtle addition to tooth of paper without going over rough." Read more

"...I should have looked more closely at the container. It dries with a slight milkiness and I feel it had a touch of yellow in it which dulled my..." Read more

"Transparent enough to put on top of existing layer of pastel..." Read more

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I've been looking for a more affordable pastel surface to draw on. I love drawing on paper, but the prices are a bit high for me nowadays. Enter Golden Pastel Ground. Seriously, this stuff is a game changer. I applied 2 coats, thinned with water and tinted dark gray to a miniature canvas and tested a few different drawing mediums on it (see photo). I'm very impressed. The texture is great, but not so toothy that it eats through pastels and colored pencils. I'm most impressed with how little of the primer shows though each type of medium, without even applying that much material to the canvas. Also, because you thin it down, there are several levels of grittiness to be achieved, and the jar will definitely last a while. I'll definitely be buying more. And as an added bonus, the jar was shipped in a box and not one of those horrible plastic bags. 🙌
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I've been looking for a more affordable pastel surface to draw on. I love drawing on paper, but the prices are a bit high for me nowadays. Enter Golden Pastel Ground. Seriously, this stuff is a game changer. I applied 2 coats, thinned with water and tinted dark gray to a miniature canvas and tested a few different drawing mediums on it (see photo). I'm very impressed. The texture is great, but not so toothy that it eats through pastels and colored pencils. I'm most impressed with how little of the primer shows though each type of medium, without even applying that much material to the canvas. Also, because you thin it down, there are several levels of grittiness to be achieved, and the jar will definitely last a while. I'll definitely be buying more. And as an added bonus, the jar was shipped in a box and not one of those horrible plastic bags. 🙌
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Christina Delacroix
1.0 out of 5 stars Company said it works on canvases...but it does NOT work for Canvases.
Reviewed in Canada on October 4, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Magic stuff
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2022
Claudio D.
5.0 out of 5 stars pro art golden
Reviewed in Italy on September 2, 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
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