Liquitex Professional Matte Gel Medium, 237ml (8-oz)

Description

Liquitex offers the broadest range of acrylic mediums to inspire creativity at every stage of the painting process. Liquitex Gel Mediums add body to thinner paint for impasto techniques in addition to extending color volume and adding transparency. Gels tend to dry slower than thinner paint films, taking into account more workable time. Gel mediums can modify acrylic paints in a lot of ways and since they contain acrylic resins, tend to make stronger adhesion and durability. Liquitex gel mediums can add texture fortify color and increase transparency within your work Liquitex Matte Gel Painting Medium dries translucent with a satin/matte finish. Viscosity and body similar to Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color. Translucent when wet, transparent when dry. Thicker applications result in less transparent, dry medium films. Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color to obtain paint similar in color depth to oil paint. Color mix will dry to a satin sheen. APPLICATION: AS EXTENDER: Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color to extend volume and increase translucency at the same time as maintaining paint viscosity. Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Color to extend volume and increase translucency at the same time as increasing paint viscosity. AS GROUND: Really helpful as a translucent ground (size) for acrylic paint with excellent tooth and adhesion as an alternative to gesso. Will allow some color and texture of the strengthen to show through. Use as a substitute size for the hide glue size traditionally used for oil paintings. To prevent Substrate Induced Discoloration (SID) wash cotton or linen canvas before use. EXTERIOR MURALS: If the strengthen or wall is very rough, a coat of Liquitex Matte Gel Medium will have to be brushed, or toweled, onto the surface prior to gesso application. FOR IMPASTO EFFECT: Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Color for impasto effects that dry to a matte sheen. Visit our Liquitex Amazon Storefront for full product assortment.

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Dries translucent with a satin/matte finish; Viscosity and body similar to Liquitex Heavy Body Paint
Lightweight, non-toxic; Translucent when wet, transparent when dry
Includes 8-oz / 237ml jar of medium
Intermixable with Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint Colors and Mediums.
Conforms to ASTM D4236; Secure for educational use