• Tape out the desired shape and size of acrylic sheet on a smooth sheet of glass.

• Brush
  1. Use a 1/2"-2" wide, soft brush to apply desired Liquitex® Acrylic Fluid Medium or acrylic medium/color mixture. For minimal brush marks, thin with 5-10% Liquitex Flow-AidTM Water. (Flow-Aid Water is a mixture of 1 part Flow-Aid and 20 parts water).
  2. Allow to fully dry, depending upon environment, 1-12 hours. While wet, mediums may appear slightly cloudy. When dry, some mediums will be totally clear while others will be translucent to opaque.
  3. Repeat steps #2 & #3 until coating is thick enough so that you can peel it off glass without tearing; 5-12 coats will give you a thickness of 1/16"-1/8". Coat successive layers in different directions, horizontal then vertical then horizontal, etc. The thickness of the coating can vary according to your desired effect. Thin layers between 1/32" to 1/16" may be difficult to handle.
  
• Roller
  Use a medium nap roller to apply fluid medium or medium/fluid paint mixture. This method applies the thinnest application of acrylic. Air bubbles may dry in completed sheet.
  
• Trowel
  Use a 2" - 6" trowel to apply a 1/8" - 1/4" thick application of Liquitex Gel Medium or medium/Heavy Body paint mixture. This method may result in an uneven application of acrylic.
  
• Pouring
  1. On smooth sheet of glass, tape desired shape with masking tape in 4-5 successive layers so that a ridge or dam is built up around image.
  2. Use a carpenters level to insure surface is level. If surface is not level, poured fluid medium will run toward lower edge and dry thicker at that edge.
  
  3. Pour fluid medium or paint/medium mixture over surface. Spread around with soft brush if need be while wet.
  
  Allow all methods to dry completely: 48-72 hours.
  
  Using razor blade, score along taped edges to separate sheet from tape. Peel off glass. If necessary dampen entire surface with a wet sponge to release acrylic sheet from glass surface.

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