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# **flow aid for acrylic paint**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 18Conversion 87Competition 9Returns 96Price range 23Avg price 56Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 21

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.8%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****10.0%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Avg price**

**Good****$12.74**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Review moat**

**Bad****4,011.13**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Bad****$8.34–$16.99**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-13.3%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Market size**

**Bad****$69K**

$69K/yr · 54K searches

**Competition**

**Bad****90%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**5 **▼falling

**Sellers**

**18**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Liquitex72% - Mont Marte16% - Artecho5% - Nicpro5% - Winsor & Newton3%

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%15%$10K30%$21K45%$31K60%$42K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41rU2f2hFaL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid**Liquitex**$12.26**4.8★3,717 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KNPM46) [2![MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/315J4saeRUL.jpg)**MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml**Mont Marte**$8.80**4.6★2,811 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7YQRBM) [3![Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 237ml (8-oz)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31hYbvkD3CL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 237ml (8-oz)**Liquitex**$15.13**4.8★2,091 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IYWYNE) [4![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Gloss](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yk1G8xP+L.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Gloss**Liquitex**$15.07**4.8★4,160 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IXQAJY) [5![Artecho Pouring Effects Medium 8oz / 236ml Acrylic Medium for Acrylic Paint](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31TaXKU21sL.jpg)**Artecho Pouring Effects Medium 8oz / 236ml Acrylic Medium for Acrylic Paint**Artecho**$8.34**4.5★1,072 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C85QMF5M)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Q6p-jvX-L.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$9.68**751 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZJCVCH) [![Artecho Pouring Effects Medium 8oz / 236ml Acrylic Medium for Acrylic Paint](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31TaXKU21sL.jpg)**Artecho Pouring Effects Medium 8oz / 236ml Acrylic Medium for Acrylic Paint**Artecho**$8.34**1,072 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C85QMF5M) [![MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/315J4saeRUL.jpg)**MONT MARTE Premium Acrylic Flow Medium 250ml**Mont Marte**$8.80**2,811 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N7YQRBM) [![Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Medium Flow Improver 250ml (8.5-oz)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KKG588MdL.jpg)**Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Medium Flow Improver 250ml (8.5-oz)**Winsor & Newton**$16.99**2,338 rev16y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0060KRND6) [![Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41rU2f2hFaL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid**Liquitex**$12.26**3,717 rev19y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KNPM46)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Gloss](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yk1G8xP+L.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Gloss**Liquitex**$15.07**4.8★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IXQAJY) [![Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 237ml (8-oz)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31hYbvkD3CL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Matte Medium 237ml (8-oz)**Liquitex**$15.13**4.8★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IYWYNE) [![Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Q6p-jvX-L.jpg)**Nicpro Pouring Medium for Acrylic Paint 8.45oz / 250ml Acrylic Paint Thinner Acrylics Flow Medium Improve Flow Consistency**Nicpro**$9.68**4.5★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSZJCVCH) [![Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41rU2f2hFaL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Effects Medium 118ml (4-oz) Flow Aid**Liquitex**$12.26**4.8★**— 4%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KNPM46) [![Liquitex Professional Gloss Gel Medium 237ml (8-oz)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411ZELDIOLL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Gloss Gel Medium 237ml (8-oz)**Liquitex**$15.62**4.7★**— 7%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IYXIZM)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 62 weeks — -13.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

1K750Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**23%

*“Great medium”*

**Paint Quality**21%

*“Excellent product, easy to use and mix with the paint”*

**Engraving/Paint/Sublimation**10%

*“Made paint easier to apply”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%

*“Better than hoped”*

**Value For Money**7%

*“Great value for money”*

**Ease Of Use**5%

*“Easy to use”*

**Color**5%

*“Especially good if you are blending colors”*

**Efficiency**5%

*“Works”*

**Thickness**4%

*“It does a good job of thinning the paint so it goes on more smoothly”*

**Durability**2%

*“It lasts a long time as well so I do not purchase it very often”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Ease Of Use**20%

*“Unable to use”*

**Moist/Dry**17%

*“at least half my bottle was a dried mass of product”*

**Color**11%

*“I'm not going to test other colors”*

**Quality-Overall**6%

*“Bad Quality, Old”*

**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**6%

*“Deceptive business practices”*

**Size-Overall**6%

*“This came as one huge glob”*

**Suction**6%

*“The pouring is a bit deficient so you will waste some each use”*

**Product Condition**6%

*“The bottle appears to have been opened, returned, or spilled”*

**Leak-Proof**6%

*“Leaked”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%

**Paint Quality**14%

**Leak-Proof**12%

**Functionality-Overall**11%

**Value For Money**9%

**Thin**7%

**Size-Overall**5%

**Moist/Dry**5%

**Defective Material/Parts**3%

**Material Quality**3%