Liquitex Modeling Paste

Modelling Paste thick acrylic gel blended with marble dust foir strong durable texture

Gel Painting Medium

Texture: Thick

Sheen: Matte

Relative Opacity: Opaque

• Extra heavy body and very opaque. 
• A marble paste made of marble dust and 100% polymer emulsion. 
• Used to build heavy textures on rigid supports and create three-dimensional forms. 
• Dries to the hardness of stone. It can be sanded or carved when thoroughly dry. 
• Can be handled like clay if the top of the container is removed and some of the water is allowed to slowly evaporate until it reaches a clay-like consistency. 
• Adheres to any non-oily, absorbent surface. 
• Drying too quickly causes mud cracking that is usually cosmetic, not structural. 
• When mixed with acrylic colors will act as a weak tinting white, while increasing thickness and rigidity. 
• Excellent substrate for acrylic paint, oil paint, oil pastel, oil bars, watercolor, graphite or dry pastel. 

DIRECTIONS

• Apply with knife, brush, cake decorating tools, etc. 
• To prevent shrinkage cracks (mud cracking), dry slowly by covering loosely with plastic wrap. Apply less than 1/4" thick. 
• Mix with acrylic colors to produce a colored tinted paste. 
• When dry, Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste may be painted with acrylic or oil colors. 

APPLICATIONS

• Sculptural: Apply in thin layers allowing each layer to dry before applying next layer. If cracks appear, allow to dry and fill in with additional thin layer of Acrylic Modeling Paste. 
• Rigid support: Use straight from container. 
• Flexible support: Mix Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste 50/50 with Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium, Gloss Heavy Gel Medium, or Super Heavy Gel Medium. 
• Ground: Apply a thin layer of Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste to rigid surface (i.e. wood), using a palette knife, trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary. 
• Absorbent ground: Mix 1 part Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste with 3 parts Liquitex® Acrylic Gesso. Apply with trowel or roller. Let dry, then sand smooth. Repeat if necessary. 
• Papier-Maché: Mix Liquitex Acrylic Modeling Paste 50/50 with Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium, Matte Gel Medium or Gloss Heavy Gel Medium. Soak paper in this mixture