Liquitex Gloss Gel 237 ml

Increase gloss, extend volume and thicken, while extending open time - or use as a collaging adhesive.

Use with:

• Acrylic paints/mediums

Use on:

• All acrylic-friendly surfaces

Techniques:

• Painting
• Impasto
• Glazing when used with transparent colours
• Blending and softening edges
• Collaging, decoupage and mixed media
• Photo transfers

Character:

• Lightfast and archival
• Permanent
• Non-yellowing
• Flexible and non-cracking
• Water-resistant when dry
• Intermixable with all Liquitex materials

What it does:

• Increases surface gloss, colour depth and transparency
• Extends your colour further without affecting acrylic stability
• Gives heavy body paint an oil-like colour brilliance
• Increases viscosity of soft body paints, giving a thicker consistency
• Slows drying time and enhances appearance of brush marks
• Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality

How to use it:

• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
• Mix with Matte Gel to create a custom satin gel
• Can be thined by diluting with up to 25% water - distilled water will give best results
• Mix as much as you like into acrylic color to create the viscosity and transparency you want - the more you add, the more transparent your color will become
• Mix into Heavy Body Acrylic to extend volume and maintain viscosity
• Mix into Soft Body or Acrylic Ink to extend volume and thicken
• This is semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry - when used very thickly it may dry semi-opaque
• Apply with a brush as a collaging glue and fixative

How not to use it:

• Do not vigorously over-brush as this can result in a foggy, hazy look when dry
• Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media