Mmm, Cheese steaks "wit" sounds good! Congrats to the Eagles and their fans!
I said I would get back to you about the Golden Mediums demo ...
Well, it took quite a bit of time for the amount of info. I was the only one who showed up, so we waited. One more showed up 1/2 hour late, and she was in to talking politics, so it took longer than it should have. We filled squares on a pre-printed swatch and spread and mixed them with paints using a palate knife. That way we got a "feel" for them. "Samples" were advertised, but none delivered except for the swatch sheet we brought home. I did get some good info and a lesson on acrylics from the knowledgeable Golden sales rep. so that was worthwhile.
Oh yeah, one tip I got from him was that
Golden High Flow paint is a good substitute for ink. He said because it is a paint and not an acrylic ink, it has better lightfastness. Maybe not as important in a greeting card, but if you want your artwork to last, it's important. He also said artwork needs to be varnished or sealed. I wish I asked more about that ... but he shared that Golden gets lots of phone calls. One artist wrapped his artwork in bubble wrap for mailing and when the recipient received it, it had an impression of bubble wrap on it!
He also said acrylic paint is porous so that is another reason for varnishing. The other person at the demo teaches drawing and painting and she said she wraps with glassine, and that works well. (Just in case one of us is the next big acrylic artist! ) She also said the Golden website is a wonderful resource, so you might check that for questions about paints and mediums. I did ask about how the mediums will dry in FL (or sub. your high humidity location). He said they WILL dry hard. I've had mod podge, and kid crafts (Crayola model magic - that's kind of marshmallow-y) get sticky. Most of my swatch sheet did dry, though it took a good day or more for some of it. The molding paste is still not hard. It's applied thicker than I would use through a stencil, so that could be why it's taking longer ... I will keep an eye on that.
You'll see where I got distracted and put paint where the medium was supposed to go on the green/light molding paste.
ETA : I should have waited till my swatch sheet was dry before I photographed. Please see the short video I linked in the next post.