Paint & Brushes Liquitex Liquitex Acrylic Grounds | Mediums | Gels | Liquitex Professional Ultra Matte Gel Medium – 8Oz (237Ml)

Ultra Matte Gel Painting Medium – Thick Acrylic Gel That Adds Opacity
Texture: Thick
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Opaque

Liquitex Offers The Broadest Range Of Acrylic Mediums To Inspire Creativity At Every Stage Of The Painting Process. Liquitex Gel Mediums Add Body To Thinner Paint For Impasto Techniques As Well As Extending Color Volume And Adding Transparency. Gels Tend To Dry Slower Than Thinner Paint Films, Allowing For More Workable Time.

Gel Mediums Can Modify Acrylic Paints In A Variety Of Ways And Since They Contain Acrylic Resins, Tend To Improve Adhesion And Durability.

• Heavy Body.
• A Translucent White Gel Of High Density And High Solids, That Economically Extends The Volume Of Heavy Body Artist Colour Without Changing Its Heavy Body
• Add Up To 50% By Volume, To Double Amount Of Paint And Retain Colour Position
• If More Than 50% Is Added, It Acts As A Very Weak Tinting White
• Maintains The Opacity Of The Colour Better Than Using A Clear Gel Medium
• Dries To A Matte Finish, Giving Colours A Matte Sheen And Gouache Look

Applications

Running Out Of Colour During Painting: Use When Running Out Of A Mixed Heavy Body Artist Colour While Painting. When You Have Reached The Halfway Point Of Painting The Specific Area, Determine If You Have Enough Paint To Finish. If Not, Add An Equal Amount Of Ultra Matte Gel To The Colour Enabling You To Finish Painting Without Remixing. The Colour And Opacity Will Be Unchanged, But The Colour May Lighten (Higher Value)

Underpainting: Mix Into Heavy Body Artist Colour During Initial Underpainting To Double Amount Of Colour.</P