Liquitex Professional Acrylic Medium for Arcylic Paint, Gloss Gel, 946 ml

Amazing product

Really great results achieved for impasto art. I loved it and would definitely buy again. It mixes well with all acrylic brands and increases the volume of paint by 50% so it also makes your paints stretch that much further saving you money. I love the fact that all my brush and knife strokes stay show the canvas. It dries to a soft sheen. Nothing too garish or super shiny. I like the fact it’s in a screw top tub with a sliver foil seal and I can scoop up a little product with a wood stick and apply to my palette how much I need without waste. Wonderful quality- Liquitex is fast becoming a favourite brand.

I start with what I like. I like that it easily dilutes the acrylic colours, both heavy body and normal, irridescent etc. It is my universal medium. Not only as diluent (with or without inhibitor), but also to apply it as tints or glazes and just applying as a plain undercoat or overcoat (in place of varnish). What do I dislike? Well, the usual quick drying, that double edged sword of all acrylics. I also like (as many might agree with) the tub it is in. Just one recycled ice cream stick and I can scoop out to palette what I need for paint or glaze, add any water if necessary and continue.

I use this in mixed media work, mainly as a final layer to tone down the shine of acrylics. It is slightly opaque and somewhat mutes the colours, which is great if that's the effect you're looking for. You can also work on top of it as it has a slight tooth similar to gesso. It's quite fluid, but it will still show brush strokes. If that's undesirable, you can apply it with a plastic card or just use your fingers. In regular applications, it's meant to be mixed with paint, but I haven't tried that yet. I prefer using it as a matte varnish, even though that is not its intended purpose! It will get rid of the glossy reflection of magazine images or photos as well. It's great if you're looking for a mattifying medium. Some people use this to create a faux-encaustic (wax) effect mixed with other mediums and paint. That's definitely something I want to explore!

Works like magic,nice product

*I've been using Liquitex for some time and never let me down *sticks collage paper well *not shiny after it dries *so far had no issue with medium to get yellow over time *fair price for the amount *great for mixed media projects *nice to use as extender for acrylic paints *can be used for gel mono printing as last "pick up" layer

Really smooth texture. Easy to use. Great for undercoating paper. Also good to use on geli pad.

Have used this product before and have always been satisfied with the results. It is easy and clean to use and does the job well.

Good

As it’s label says, this is a very reliable matte surfacing medium. Used normally in fairly small amounts it completely pushes the gloss down into a dead flat. If increased in amount it will create a more transparent colour. But if you over use this medium expect to see so your paint appear a bit lighter in value. That whitish look is just a product of how matte medium works. And that’s normal. Thing is, most matte mediums don’t produce that whitish effect because they usually don’t contain enough of that material to really work reliably. This one does! I’ve tried so many as a studio art teacher. Use it in appropriate amounts and you’ll get a perfect result and you'll find the bottle will last a pretty long time. I love this ultra matte medium.

Ho usato questo gel per simulare il rilievo delle pennellate su una tela stampata di un mio dipinto in digitale, fatto stampare dai comuni servizi di stampa di quadri online. Il risultato è decisamente interessante, anche se l'efficacia del risultato dipende più dalla "mano" che dal gel ed è necessaria un po' di pratica per capire il comportamento del gel. Comunque in generale si tratta di un ottimo gel, con buona resa in termini di quantità. Io ho scelto la versione brillante (gloss) che forse è persino troppo lucida per la simulazione di pennellate ad acrilico o ad olio, comunque va a gusti. Decisamente consigliato per questo scopo, ma suggerisco di fare un po' di prove prima del lavoro definitivo, per studiarne appunto il comportamento. Il rapporto qualità prezzo è adeguato, a differenza di altri prodotti della Liquitex che sono un po' troppo costosi.

I’m a licensed artist, I love this product! I highly recommend if you want to work professionally. Thank you a million! The price is great according to the size. 🌷

Really a great product. Extends paint and drying time.