Create a flexible, coarse-grade granular look and feel with this thick acrylic gel.
- Different size acrylic particles give structure and texture
- Dries to a semi-gloss, sand-like finish
- Highly flexible and adhesive
- Will not chip or crack on canvas
- Can be used on its own, mixed with color, or overpainted once dry
- Apply thickly to create bold 3D effects, or finely to give surface texture
- Maintains color adhesion, durability and archival quality
- Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products - Basics and Professional
- Apply with knife or brush
- Can be thinned with small amount of distilled water if required
- Mix with different consistencies and ratios of acrylic color/medium to create a custom texture
- Start by adding very small amounts of color and build up as needed
- Paint when dry with acrylic color
- Apply thickly for sculptural texture
- Mix with Gloss Fluid Medium to create a textured glaze
- If varnishing, don't be too vigorous as this can cause clouding or foaming - spray varnish will give best results
- Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media
- The Cincinnati, Ohio based company Permanent Pigments created Liquitex, the first water-based acrylic paint for artists in 1955. The name Liquitex stands for "Liquid texture." The Liquitex brand has been at the forefront of paint ever since, leading the industry with a number of firsts, Gloss and Matte Meduims, Hue colours in place of more expensive pigments, iridescent acrylics and many more.