
Tri-Art Mediums - Top Coat Soft Gloss
Description
Tri-Art Top Coat Soft Gloss is a premium-quality acrylic medium that provides a soft, glossy finish to protect and enhance your artwork. Ideal for flexible materials like fabrics, this topcoat adds a glossy sheen without overpowering the underlying colors or textures. Its flexible finish resists cracking and yellowing, making it ideal for a wide variety of surfaces such as canvas, wood, and mixed media projects. Perfect for artists looking for a protective layer that enhances vibrancy and depth, Tri-Art Top Coat Soft Gloss ensures your work remains vibrant and well-preserved over time while offering a refined, polished look.
About Acrylic Paint
This explains what acrylic paint is, and why our acrylic films are dependable over time.
What acrylic paint actually is
Acrylic paint is pigment dispersed in an acrylic polymer emulsion. As water evaporates, the acrylic particles coalesce into a continuous, flexible film that locks pigment in place and adheres to the surface.
Our binder and manufacturing approach
Tri-Art paints are 100% acrylic polymer emulsion products. We manufacture using a custom high-solids acrylic resin, and this binder standard applies across our range, including professional and student quality.
Using water confidently
Because our acrylic films are built on a high-solids acrylic resin system, artists can be more comfortable using water as a working medium without feeling like they are automatically compromising film integrity. For very thin applications, build in controlled layers and let each layer dry before continuing.
Practical tip: if you are creating extremely thin washes for extended areas, consider alternating thin layers with normal-strength layers to maintain a robust film build.

