Liquitex Professional Ceramic Stucco Gel

A favourite medium of many artists. This thick, cement-like fine-textured gel can be applied with a palette knife to give the surface finish of an Italian fresco. It dries to a light gray matte stucco finish and is a great absorbent ground for washes and glazing. Try painting over the dry surface with airbrush medium or drawing with pastel or charcoal.

What it does

• Tiny hollow ceramic spheres add structure and texture to this 100% acrylic polymer gel
• Dries to a light gray matte stucco finish
• Highly flexible and adhesive
• Will not chip or crack on canvas
• Gives an opaque/semi-opaque appearance - the thicker you apply, the more opaque it becomes
• Can be used on its own, mixed with colour or overpainted once dry
• Provides an excellent absorbent ground for acrylics, pastels and graphite - for glazing, washes and drawing on
• Apply thickly to create bold 3D effects, or finely to give surface texture
• Maintains colour adhesion, durability and archival quality

Use with

• Acrylic paints & mediums

Use on

• All acrylic-friendly surfaces

Techniques

• Building texture
• Mixed media
• Underpainting & adding tooth
• Special effects
• 3D structure
• Staining, colour washes & glazes

• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
• Apply with palette knife or brush
• Tint with acrylic colour to make a coloured texture cement
• Intermix with other texture gels to get a custom effect
• Overpaint when dry with acrylic colour
• To use as an absorbent ground - apply a thin layer to surface and leave to dry
• To colour wash - paint over with a mix of colour and Airbrush Medium
• Apply thickly for sculptural texture
• For abstract effects, apply different colours with a knife, building layers dry or wet in wet
• Can be mixed with acrylic-compatible powdered pigments
• Varnish for additional protection

How not to use it

• 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