Liquitex Liquithick Painting Medium is a thickening gel for water-soluble paints and acrylic mediums. When dry, it produces a matte surface sheen. Colour and medium shrinkage will occur in proportion to the amount of Liquitex Liquithick added.

This archival Liquithick Thickening Gel additive boasts a unique polymer formula that thickens acrylic paints and mediums without adding transparency. It is used in small amounts and produces handling characteristics very close to oil or encaustic paint. It can reduce paint or mediums to a "cake-like," sculptural consistency at higher concentrations. Depending on the amount used, it dries to a matte sheen from 24 hours to 7 days.

Liquithick Thickening Effects Painting Gel - an additive that thickens paint without adding transparency.
Texture: Thick
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Transparent

• Effects Painting Additive: A thickening gel for water-soluble acrylic paint and acrylic mediums
• Lightweight, non-toxic and dries to a matte surface sheen
• Intermixable with Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint Colours and Mediums.
• Conforms to ASTM D4236; Safe for educational use
• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.8 inches (6.5 x 6.5 x 9.5 cm)
• A thickening gel for water-soluble acrylic paint and acrylic mediums.
• Used in small amounts, producing handling characteristics very close to oil or encaustic paint.
• At higher concentrations, can thicken paint or acrylic mediums to "cake" or sculptural consistency.
• Drying time will be between 24 hours to 7 days, depending upon the amount of Liquitex Liquithick added to acrylic paint or acrylic medium.
• Liquitex Liquithick does not increase transparency.
• Liquitex Liquithick produces a matte surface sheen when dry.
• Paint and medium shrinkage will occur in proportion to the amount of Liquitex Liquithick added.
• Archival
• Contains a unique polymer

Directions

Start by adding a minimal amount of Liquitex Liquithick to acrylic paint or acrylic medium and mix well with a palette knife. The proper proportion will vary with colour and desired effect.

Proportions of 20 or 25 parts colour to 1 part Liquitex Liquithick will change the handling characteristics.

Continue adding Liquitex Liquithick slowly until the desired viscosity is achieved.

Add only enough for the desired effect, and do not exceed a 1 to 4 ratio, as excessive shrinkage and cracking may occur.

Application

Liquitex Paint Additives are similar to acrylic mediums in that they are mixed into acrylic paint and mediums to change consistency, thickness, transparency, sheen, drying time, and absorption rate. However, they are different in that they do not contain acrylic polymer emulsion and, therefore, have no binding qualities inherent in them.