Liquitex Professional Modeling Paste Gel Medium 8 oz (237ml)

A very thick, matte, opaque preparation of marble dust and polymer emulsion is used to build heavy textures on rigid surfaces. This product handles like clay and dries to a very hard stone-like surface. It can be mixed with acrylic colour or over-painted when dry; It Makes an excellent substrate for acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, oil bars, watercolour, graphite, or dry pastel. Great for sculptural applications and may be sanded, carved, or drilled when dry; for use on rigid supports.

MODELING PASTE - Thick Acrylic Gel Blended With Marble Dust for a Strong, Durable Texture
Gel Painting Medium Texture: Thick
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Opaque

• Extra heavy body and very opaque.
• A marble paste 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 water is allowed to evaporate until it reaches a clay-like consistency slowly.
• Adheres to any non-oily, absorbent surface.
• Drying too quickly causes mud cracking that is usually cosmetic, not structural.
• When mixed with acrylic colours will act as a weak tinting white while increasing thickness and rigidity.
• Excellent substrate for acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, oil bars, watercolour, graphite or dry pastel

DIRECTIONS

• Apply with a 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" thick.
• Mix with acrylic colours to produce a coloured tinted paste.
• When dry, Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste may be painted with acrylic or oil colours.

APPLICATIONS

Sculptural: Apply in thin layers allowing each layer to dry before applying the next layer. If cracks appear, allow them to dry and fill in with an additional thin layer of Acrylic Modeling Paste.

Rigid support: Use straight from the container.

Flexible support: Mix Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste 50/50 with Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium, Gloss Heavy Gel Medium, or Super Heavy Gel Medium.

Ground: Apply a thin layer of Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste to the rigid surface (i.e. wood) using a palette knife, trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary.

Absorbent ground: Mix 1-part Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste with 3 parts Liquitex® Acrylic Gesso. Apply with a trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary.

Papier-Maché: Mix Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste 50/50 with Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium or Gloss Heavy Gel Medium. Soak paper in this mixture.