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# **glazing medium for acrylic paint**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 20Conversion 91Competition 18Returns 96Price range 63Avg price 72Brand share 4Review moat 50Quality gap 18

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.8%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****11.1%**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****$14.64**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Good****$8.34–$26.15**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****1,487.58**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Growth**

**Bad****-10.8%**

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

**Competition**

**Bad****79%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Market size**

**Bad****$44K**

$44K/yr · 27K searches

**Brand share**

**Bad****98%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**6 **—flat

**Sellers**

**31**

**Top-5 brand share**

**98%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Liquitex55% - GOLDEN31% - Vallejo8% - Artecho2% - Mont Marte2% - Winsor & Newton2% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **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%10%$4K20%$9K30%$13K40%$18K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

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

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sWaFt6OlL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$9.61**4.7★1,759 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNPDO4) [2![GOLDEN Satin Glazing Liquid 8 fl. oz. Bottle Professional Acrylic Medium Semi-Transparent](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31WClUJI5BL.jpg)**GOLDEN Satin Glazing Liquid 8 fl. oz. Bottle Professional Acrylic Medium Semi-Transparent**GOLDEN**$12.97**4.8★1,187 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Z3XYEG) [3![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413ddSPd2GL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$19.05**4.7★1,759 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNPDP8) [4![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 473ml (16-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aFxrY-sAL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 473ml (16-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$23.84**4.7★1,759 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNYGYM) [5![Vallejo - Glaze Medium 60 ml. (2.02 fl.oz.) | Transparent Slow-Drying Acrylic Medium for Flow and Glazing Effects](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L9Vly-ksL.jpg)**Vallejo - Glaze Medium 60 ml. (2.02 fl.oz.) | Transparent Slow-Drying Acrylic Medium for Flow and Glazing Effects**Vallejo**$10.15**4.8★868 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004R8D5JY)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![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) [![Vallejo - Glaze Medium 60 ml. (2.02 fl.oz.) | Transparent Slow-Drying Acrylic Medium for Flow and Glazing Effects](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31L9Vly-ksL.jpg)**Vallejo - Glaze Medium 60 ml. (2.02 fl.oz.) | Transparent Slow-Drying Acrylic Medium for Flow and Glazing Effects**Vallejo**$10.15**868 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004R8D5JY) [![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sWaFt6OlL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$9.61**1,759 rev17y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNPDO4) [![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/413ddSPd2GL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 237ml (8-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$19.05**1,759 rev17y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNPDP8)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 473ml (16-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aFxrY-sAL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 473ml (16-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$23.84**4.7★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNYGYM) [![Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41sWaFt6OlL.jpg)**Liquitex Professional Fluid Medium 118ml (4-oz) Glazing Medium**Liquitex**$9.61**4.7★**▲ 69%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UNPDO4) [![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★**▲ 14%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C85QMF5M) [![Golden Acrylic Medium Glazing Liquid 32 Oz Satin](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FPfcSxU3L.jpg)**Golden Acrylic Medium Glazing Liquid 32 Oz Satin**GOLDEN**$26.15**4.7★**— 7%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027AEGX8) [![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★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IXQAJY)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 21 weeks — -10.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

700500Spike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Ease Of Use**19%

*“It adds working time”*

**Paint Quality**17%

*“This is an excellent product to add to acrylic paint”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“Great Product”*

**Engraving/Paint/Sublimation**10%

*“Made paint easier to apply”*

**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%

*“shine to them”*

**Color**5%

*“Especially good if you are blending colors”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%

*“Doing the job”*

**Efficiency**5%

*“Works”*

**Coverage**5%

*“Perfect for glazing and layering”*

**Spray/Flow**3%

*“Easy flow”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Ease Of Use**26%

*“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”*

**Paint Quality**11%

*“Faux painting”*

**Thickness**11%

*“It was a little bit thicker than I expected”*

**Quality-Overall**6%

*“Bad Quality, Old”*

**Size-Overall**6%

*“This came as one huge glob”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%

*“the two products shouldnt even be called the same thing”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%

**Paint Quality**14%

**Functionality-Overall**14%

**Value For Money**14%

**Size-Overall**6%

**Thin**5%

**Moist/Dry**5%

**Material Quality**4%

**Color**3%

**Leak-Proof**3%