Liquitex Professional Liquithick Thickening Gel Effects Medium 8oz (237ml)

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

Liquitex offers the broadest range of acrylic mediums to inspire creativity at every stage of the painting process. Liquitex offers a variety of specialty products including Fluid Mediums, Gel mediums, Texture Gels and Additives which have been specifically designed to achieve various techniques, applications and special effects.

• 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, produces handling characteristics very close to that of 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 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 very small 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 color 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 desired effect and do not exceed 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 acrylic 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.