Liquitex Professional Gloss Heavy Gel Medium

A very thick gel that extends working time and increases brilliance and transparency. Mix with acrylic paint to increase body and attain oil paint like consistency that holds brush or palette knife marks.

What it does

• Increases viscosity to create an oil paint-like consistency that holds knife and brush marks
• Increases surface gloss, colour depth and transparency
• Extends your colour further without affecting acrylic stability
• Slows drying time
• Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality

Use with

• Acrylic paints & mediums

Use on

• All acrylic-friendly surfaces

Techniques

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

• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
• Mix with Matte Gel to create a custom satin heavy body gel
• Can be thinned by diluting with up to 25% water - distilled water will give best results
• Mix as much as you like into acrylic colour to increase viscosity and transparency - the more you add, the more transparent your colour will become
• 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