Rheotech
Colour Chart | Mediums
The First Choice in Student Acrylic Paints
The creators of Tri-Art Artist Acrylic colours bring you Rheotech Acrylics, the paint line which offers an excellent balance of quality and economy to the beginner and art student alike. The full palette of 33 vibrant colours provides teachers and students with the necessary tools for colour theory and mixing.
Rheotech Acrylics have a creamy, workable consistency while maintaining the ability to hold texture. This excellent viscosity profile is a result of research and development in rheology technology as it pertains to acrylic paint.
Rheotech acrylic colours are formulated to provide a variety of diverse effects ranging from thin washes to heavy impasto. Rheotech acrylic colours maintain a consistent viscosity and finish throughout the line. The creamy, smooth flow of the paint will sustain knife and brush marks, while continuing to maintain a uniform paint film and rich colour in a thinned state.
The flexible, waterfast nature of Rheotech Acrylics allows for versatility in application on a variety of surfaces, e.g. paper, wood, clay, plaster, etc.
Application to oily or greasy surfaces is not recommended as this will compromise adhesion and paint film integrity. Rheotech Acrylics are non-toxic and virtually scent free making them the ideal choice for both the studio and classroom.
Matte polymer
Rheotech now offers a Matte Polymer Medium. This pourable, fluid medium imparts a lightly toothy, matte finish to the paint can be used to extend colour, as a clear coat or transparent ground. Matte Polymer Medium also acts well as an adhesive and is the ideal transfer medium. It can be used to decrease the gloss of acrylic colours and mediums or to create matte glazes. Rheotech Matte Polymer medium will retain brush strokes and subtle textures.
Gloss and Matte Gel Mediums
Rheotech Gel Mediums provide the artist with a thick, buttery acrylic medium ideal for extending colour as well as creating impasto glazes and texture. Milky in the jar, Rheotech Gels will dry clear and are non-yellowing. These improved, superior quality gels have a creamy consistency and the capability of holding very detailed textures and peaks. They will mix beautifully with colours and can also be thinned with water for glazing or used as a clear, waterfast seal for sculpture. Their superior adhesive quality also makes them the ideal medium for collage, mixed media and craft applications such as decoupage. Rheotech Gel Mediums are available in gloss and matte formats.
Retarder
This quality retarder will slow down the drying time of acrylic paints and mediums. It is a water-based product, which can be mixed with colours and mediums at up to 15% to allow for greater manipulation and colour blending.
Gloss polymer
Rheotech Gloss Polymer Medium is a pourable, fluid medium used for extending colour and increasing the flow of acrylic colours. It is the medium of choice for wet on wet blending and glazing. Mix with colours instead of water to increase transparency and maintain good adhesion, flexibility and film integrity. Gloss Polymer Medium makes an excellent adhesive for mixed media, collage work and craft applications. Rheotech Polymer Medium is water-resistant and non-yellowing and can also be used as a transparent ground or clear coat.
Gesso
Rheotech’s economical acrylic Gesso can be used directly from the jar or thinned with up to 20% water to seal surfaces before painting. It produces a slightly porous ground, suitable for both acrylic and oil paints. Rheotech Gesso dries to a matte, white opaque finish with a slight tooth that can be sanded to provide a smoother surface. For creating light coloured grounds, Rheotech Gesso can be tinted with Rheotech Acrylic Colours. May require stirring.
Instructions:
Rheotech acrylic paints are fully compatible with each other and other acrylic paints and mediums. Do not mix with oil paints, solvent based paints or inks. To extend colours, use Rheotech Gel Mediums. Rheotech colours can be thinned with water at up to a 1:1 ratio to maintain a stable paint film. Brushes and painting tools should be kept wet during use and cleaned with warm water and soap immediatley afterwards.