Sargent Art Pouring Acrylic Medium, 8 oz, 8 Fl Oz

I was skeptical at first when ordering, but I wanted to see what other pouring mediums were out here at a better price than some of the more popular brands. I just tried this product and I am very happy with it. I love the face that it has a gloss resin finish. I have used Liquitex Pouring Medium as well as Floetrol (available on Amazon) as pouring mediums and they are great, but I found that this product doesn't produce very many bubbles, which eliminates me using a blow torch (I always feel uneasy using fire with acrylics and such....lol). It dries quicker than the other mediums I have used, which can be a good or inconvenient depending on what kind of project you are working on. The label states that it will dry glossy and is waterproof, so I am unsure if a varnish is needed or would be overkill. Overall I am satisfied and just ordered 2 more bottles to try on a larger canvas (30"x40"). I am posting a small test piece (5"x7" canvas) that I just did did and will also post a picture of the finished product, once it has cured. I am anxious to see if the final product will have a glossy resin finish as the label states. Hopefully this helps anyone that is feeling hesitant or unsure about trying something different.

Love this stuff. Mixes easily and doesn't change the color of my paint. Will be ordering again.

I love the glossy finish! It is tacky at first after drying. It feels less tacky after a couple days. Looks beige in the bottle but it is fine! I will buy this product again!

I’ve been trying out different pouring mediums lately, and this is, by far, the cheapest I’ve found. And for a good reason, as it’s NOT a good product.The pouring medium was more beige than white when it arrived. I’m not sure if that’s normal or not. I expected it to be white like every other pouring medium I’ve used. I decided to give it a try anyway. Unfortunately, it turned out to be both a waste of my time and supplies.As many people have stated in their reviews, it does stay tacky for ages. I’ve had my paintings drying for two weeks, and the tackiness is still noticeable but slowly reducing. That’s annoying, as I must keep the paintings covered the entire time they’re curing instead of the usual 24 hours or so. I prefer to wait at least two weeks before applying finishing layers, which will take up a lot of table room if I have to keep these covered that whole time. Usually, I let a painting cure while hanging on the wall or sitting on my drying rack, making room to work on the next piece. That wouldn’t work for this product.My biggest complaint is that this pouring medium has caused significant yellowing, especially white pigment. The tackiness I might have been willing to work around while using this bottle, but the yellowing is a real problem.When I went to return the remaining product to Amazon, their top suggestion was that I contact the manufacturer, as the product was defective. So, that’s what I did, describing my issue with yellowing and sending a photo of the label (and the beige product behind it). Their general manager emailed me back, saying that the product I received was manufactured in March 2021 (I purchased it in April 2023) and that they had had no issues with that batch. She was surprised Amazon still had products made in 2021 to sell to me.She asked for the date of purchase and a receipt, which I sent to her. I had expected some sort of resolution from her at this point because if she wasn’t going to help, why did she have me go to the trouble of sending the proof of purchase? As it turned out, she was wasting my time.Her reply:“Thank you for the information. I am not sure what is causing the issue and we had no issue from that batch and the retains are working as they should.I don’t have any gallons to send to you and if you don’t want to use it I would get a refund and return from Amazon.”IF I don’t want to use it? Of course I don’t want to use it - it’s defective!So, they haven’t found an issue with that batch - even though they have a customer telling them there is an issue - so she won’t bother doing anything to help. Return it to Amazon; it’s not her problem that one of their products is defective. I also find it highly unlikely that the manufacturer’s general manager cannot source a gallon bottle of their own product. So, that feels a lot like a lie.I wouldn’t trust this company again and will be sure to avoid ever purchasing one of their products in the future. I was willing to give their product a second try after a fairly terrible first impression. However, their general manager doesn’t appear to care enough to ensure defective products are replaced as necessary. They don't stand by their products when something goes wrong.

I was all ready to write a positive review for this, but I'm glad I waited. I like this as a pouring medium - it's smooth and mixes easily into paint whether it's craft paint (Decoart, Folk Art, etc.) or professional artist's paint (Liquitex Basics, Amsterdam.) It has changed the color of my paint in the cup, BUT the paint dried back to the original color once on my canvas. So let it slightly darken the paint while I'm pouring...as long as it dries the color I'm expecting then it's all good.The problem I have with this pouring medium is that it dries tacky. I poured some pieces 22 days ago, and they are still sticky. STILL. TACKY. They stick to each other. They stick to the cups I had set up to dry the canvasses on. They stick to my counters. They stick to each other. They stick to everything! And I live in a very dry climate - I would hate to see how this does in a more humid environment.I don't know how this will do once flooded with a resin topcoat. My guess is that the tackiness won't matter, but not everyone covers their pieces in resin. That's a problem if you use this.I want everyone to be successful in their pouring exploits. I want everyone to use products that help them. Because of that, this is not something I can recommend. I would pass on this and move on to a different pouring medium.

I got great results making pour paintings with this. It works really well and is a great deal compared to other brands but it never seems to completely dry. All of my paintings have remained very very sticky, even several weeks afterwards. I ruined a couple of my pieces when i accidentally managed to get them stuck together. A few coats of varnish helped the sticky situation, but just know that you will absolutely need to varnish/seal your work in some way when you use this.

Ok, so all pouring mediums are not identical. Yes, this one is a bit sticky when dry, but with a quick spay of acrylic sealant, it's not sticky at all. And you should use a sealant to protect your work anyway.It really depends what you want to do with your art. I favor this over Liquitex because this is more fluid and I have more control that way. If you're wanting to do really easy beginners level pouring and swiping, you may want a thicker medium like Liquitex to form bigger silicone cells. Have fun. Experiment with different mediums for different effects.

Nice price, the medium is great consistency, not thick at all. The colour is a tad off white however, but I haven't noticed it affecting the outcome of the colours I pour.

Bah je sais pas trop. J'aime pas le résultat que ça donne. Il est pas totalement clair comme d'autres et il donne pas un effet super précis et vibrant. Plus il prend beaucoup de temps à sécher et la texture reste un peut collante.

Product works really well for pour painting. Easy 1 to 1 mixing. It’s a good thing the bottle was wrapped in a plastic bag inside the box, which was delivered on its side, because it leaked all over the place. When I took it out of the bag the lid was loose and a quarter of the bottle had leaked out. It was a huge mess to clean it up.

J’utilisais habituellement une autre sorte pour faire du coulage et le résultat était excellent. Cette sorte a complètement gâché mon projet. Quel gaspillage! Je n’acheterai plus ce produit. Tellement décue. Le silicone n’a eu aucun effet avec le produit. Il n’y a eu aucune cellule, comparé à mon produit habituel, c’etait Le seul item que j’avais changé dans ma recette. Grosse déception!

Doesn’t mix well, has chucks of something in it that doesn’t mix and leaves holes/divots in the paint along with leaving air bubbles and odd lines through out the paint. It also has an odd smell and tint of colour.Doesn’t waste your money. Really bad product.