GEL MEDIUMS - Extra High Viscosity

HEAVY GEL

Attributes

• Extra heavy body medium of great density which dries to translucent gloss finish.
• Mix with acrylic paint to increase body, density, viscosity and attain oil paint like consistency with brush or palette knife marks.
• Extends paint while increasing brilliance and transparency
• Keeps paint workable for a longer period of time than other gel mediums.

Product Information

Refer to the following Part 11 Applications & Techniques Sections: Acrylic Sheets, Collage, Glazing, Transferring Printed Images, Brushworks: Blending (Wet into Wet) and - lmpasto

As An Extender:

• Mix with Medium Viscosity Concentrated Artist Color and High Viscosity Artist Color to extend volume, increase transparency and increase color viscosity.

As A Ground:

• Refer to Gloss Gel Medium: Ground for more detailed information.

With Powdered Pigments:

• Use as the binder for powdered pigments to make an inexpensive "student grade" extra- heavy viscosity (thick) gloss paint.

ACRYLIC MODELING PASTE

Attributes

• A marble "putty" made of marble dust and 100% polymer emulsion.
• Used to build heavy textures on rigid supports and create three-dimensional forms.
• Dries to the hardness of stone. It can be sanded or carved when thoroughly dry.
• Can be handled like clay if the top of the container is removed and some of the water is allowed to slowly evaporate until it reaches a clay-like consistency.
• Adheres to any non-oily, absorbent surface.
• Drying too quickly causes mud cracking that is cosmetic, not structural.
• When mixed with acrylic colors will act as a weak tinting white, while increasing thickness and rigidity.
• Excellent substrate for acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, oil bars, watercolor, graphite or dry pastel.

Directions

• Apply with knife, brush, cake decorating tools, etc.
• To prevent shrinkage cracks (mud cracking), dry slowly by covering loosely with plastic wrap. Apply less than 1/4" layer at a time. Mix with acrylic colors to produce a colored tinted paste.
• When dry, Acrylic Modeling Paste may be painted with acrylic or oil colors.

Application

• Sculptural: Apply in thin layers allowing each layer to dry before applying next layer. If cracks appear, allow to dry and fill in with additional thin layer of Acrylic Modeling Paste.
• Rigid support: Use straight from container.
• Flexible Mix Acrylic Modeling Paste support: 50/50 with Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium or Gloss Heavy Gel Medium.
• Ground: Apply a thin layer of Acrylic Modeling Paste to rigid surface (i.e. wood), using a palette knife, trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary.Absorbent Mix 1/4 Acrylic Modeling Paste ground: with 1/4 LIQUITEX Acrylic Gesso. Apply with trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary.
• Paper-Mach.- Mix Acrylic Modeling Paste 50/50 with LIQUITEX Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium or Gloss Heavy Gel Medium. Soak paper in this mixture.

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