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Professional Gloss Super Heavy Gel
SKU:094376931532
Increase gloss, extend volume and dramatically thicken, while extending open time - or use as a collaging adhesive.
Size
8oz/237ml
16oz/473ml
32oz/946ml
128oz/3.78l
$20.39
Quantity
MEDIUMS
Use with
Acrylic paints & mediums | check |
Use on
All acrylic-friendly surfaces | check |
Techniques
Painting | check |
Impasto & sculptural applications | check |
Glazing when used with transparent colors | check |
Blending & softening edges | check |
Collaging, decoupage & mixed media | check |
Photo transfers | check |
Character
Lightfast & archival | check |
Permanent | check |
Non-yellowing | check |
Flexible & non-cracking | check |
Water-resistant when dry | check |
Intermixable with all Liquitex materials | check |

All our paints are intermixable and water-based, with archival results. Tested and certified at Duke University by the ACMI.
MORE INFO
What it does
- Dramatically increases viscosity to create a stiff, oil paint-like consistency that holds high peaks and sculptural shape
- Increases surface gloss, color depth and transparency
- Extends your color further without affecting acrylic stability
- Slows drying time and gives minimal shrinkage
- Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality
How to use it
- Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
- Mix with Matte Gel to create a custom satin super 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 color to increase viscosity and transparency - the more you add, the more transparent your color 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
Tips & Techniques
Useful guides for working with mediums
Gloss Super Heavy Gel FAQs
Other artists have asked us...
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Try mixing your paint with Gloss Heavy Gel, Gloss or Matte Super Heavy Gel or Liquithick Additive. Each will give you a different result - Liquithick is more of a structural, opaque, spongey effect. The gels will be more rich and transparent. -
Each gives you a unique result - changing surface shine, thickness or transparency depending on what result you are after. Have a look at the individual descriptions for more detail. -
Some acrylic mediums are milky because of the water content within the emulsion. Others include matting agents that make them appear milky, while other mediums are formulated with a clear resin, giving them greater clarity both wet and dry.