Liquitex Matte Gel Medium reduces the gloss of tube or jar acrylics and produces heavy matte or semi-matte glazes. It is an excellent matte adhesive for collages and other materials, as well as for applications on canvas.

Liquitex Matte Gel Medium has better adhesion than Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium and Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel Medium. It is translucent when wet and transparent when dry. Thicker applications result in less transparent dry medium films.

Gel Painting Medium Texture: Thick
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Translucent

• 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
• Intermixable with Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint Colours and Mediums
• Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colour to obtain paint similar in colour depth to oil paint
• Colour mix will dry to a satin sheen.

Application as an Extender:

• Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colour to extend volume and increase transparency while maintaining paint viscosity
• Mix with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Colour to extend volume and increase transparency while increasing paint viscosity.
• Conforms to ASTM D4236; Safe for educational use

Application as a Ground:

They are recommended as translucent ground (size) for acrylic paint with excellent tooth and adhesion as an alternative to gesso. This will allow some colour and texture of the support to show through. Use as a substitute size for the hide glue size traditionally used for oil paintings.

Wash cotton or linen canvas before use to prevent Substrate Induced Discoloration (SID).

Exterior Murals: If the support or wall is very rough, the Liquitex Matte Gel Medium coat should be brushed or towelled onto the surface before gesso application.

Application for Impasto Effects:

Mix with Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Colour for impasto effects that dry to a matte sheen.

Applications in Collage:

Makes an excellent glue for collage and decoupage.

Applications with Powdered Pigments:

Use as the binder for powdered pigments to make an inexpensive "student grade" Heavy Body (thick) matte acrylic paint. Pigment must be compatible with acrylic emulsion.