Liquitex : Super Heavy Gel Mediums

Liquitex Extremely Thick Acrylic Gel is a dense, clear gel with high surface drag that creates a stiff, oil-like feel. It dries clear to translucent depending on the thickness of application.

This gel extends paint, enhances brilliance and transparency, and keeps paint workable longer than standard gel mediums, with minimal shrinkage as it dries. Once dry, it is flexible, non-yellowing, and water-resistant.

Application as a Heavy Bodied Extender:

• Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Colour or Liquitex Heavy Body Professional Artist Colour to increase colour viscosity, body, extend volume, increase transparency and colour brilliance.

Application as a Ground:

• When creating a sculptural ground, be sure to use adequate pressure to force the gel into the raw canvas to ensure proper bonding. Apply paint over the gel after the gel is dry.

Application as a Collage:

• Excellent adhesion for collage and decoupage.

Application with Powdered Pigments and other Aggregates:

• Be careful not to include too many foreign materials as to jeopardise the strength of the acrylic paint film. Be sure they are compatible with acrylic emulsion.
• Use as the binder for powdered pigments to make an inexpensive ‘student grade' extra-heavy viscosity (thick) gloss acrylic paint.