Liquitex Acrylic Additive Mediums

Effects Painting Additive

Texture: Fluid

Sheen: Satin

Relative Opacity: Transparent

• Use in conjunction with any acrylic medium or acrylic color when increased flow and absorption and decreased film tension and friction are important. 
• A flow enhancer that improves the flow, absorption, and blending of any water-soluble paint (i.e. acrylic paint), medium, ink or dye. 
• Minimizes brush marks by reducing friction of paint application. 
• Does not contain a binder. Over thinning of acrylic paint with Liquitex Flow-AidTM and applying to a non-absorbent surface (i.e. gessoed canvas) may result in poor adhesion. Always make a test piece for your particular application and surface. 
• On non-absorbent surfaces, will increase the fluidity and open (drying) time of the paint. 
• On absorbent surfaces, will act as a stain, dye or watercolor. 

Application

• Liquitex® Paint Additives are similar to acrylic mediums in that they are mixed into acrylic paint and acrylic mediums to change consistency, thickness, transparency, sheen, drying time and absorption rate. However, they are different in that they do not contain acrylic polymer emulsion and therefore have no binding qualities inherent in them.

Effects Painting Additive

Texture: Fluid

Sheen: Satin

Relative Opacity: Transparent

• Fluid consistency that thins all acrylic paint and mediums. 
• Increases ‘open‘ (working) time of acrylic paint. Reduces paint skinning-over on a palette. 
• Increases blending time, making blending of colors and detail brushwork easier. 
• Mix with Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums to retard drying time up to 50%. 
• Fluid consistency, made to be used with Liquitex Soft Body Artist Color and Soft Body mediums. 
• May also be used with Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Color and Heavy Body gel mediums, however, thickness of paints and mediums will be reduced to a more fluid consistency. 
• Archival 

Directions

• Do not mix more than 25% per volume into acrylic paint and acrylic mediums or paint may not fully dry. 

Application

• Liquitex Paint Additives are similar to acrylic mediums in that they are mixed into acrylic paint and acrylic mediums to change consistency, thickness, transparency, sheen, drying time and absorption rate. However, they are different in that they do not contain acrylic polymer emulsion and therefore have no binding qualities inherent in them. Only limited quantities (usually up to 25%) of any additive can be added into the color before harming the paint film.

Liquitex Acrylic LiquiThick Gel Additive, 4.65oz Tube (Limited)

LiquiThick Thickening Gel - A binder-free heavy body gel with high levels of gelling agents. Used in small amounts, it produces handling characteristics very close to that of oil or encaustic paint. At higher concentrations, it can thicken paint or acrylic mediums to "cake" or sculptural consistency.

Liquitex Acrylic LiquiThick Additive, 8oz (237ml) Jar

Texture: Thick

Sheen: Matte

Relative Opacity: Transparent

• A thickening gel for water soluble acrylic paint and acrylic mediums. 
• Used in small amounts, produces handling characteristics very close to that of oil or encaustic paint. 
• At higher concentrations, can thicken paint or acrylic mediums to "cake" or sculptural consistency. 
• Drying time will be between 24 hours to 7 days depending upon the amount of Liquitex Liquithick added to acrylic paint or acrylic medium. 
• Liquitex Liquithick does not increase transparency. 
• Liquitex Liquithick produces a matte surface sheen when dry. 
• Paint and medium shrinkage will occur in proportion to the amount of Liquitex Liquithick added. 
• Archival 
• Contains a unique polymer 

Application

• Liquitex Paint Additives are similar to acrylic mediums in that they are mixed into acrylic paint and acrylic mediums to change consistency, thickness, transparency, sheen, drying time and absorption rate. However, they are different in that they do not contain acrylic polymer emulsion and therefore have no binding qualities inherent in them.

Liquitex Acrylic Slow-Dri Gel Additive 8oz (237ml) Jar

Slow drying time by 40%, without affecting color opacity, so you can work it for longer.

• Texture: Thick 
• Sheen: Satin 
• Relative Opacity: Transparent 
• Extends the open time of your gel color/medium by 40% so it is blendable and workable for longer
• Maintains the same level of transparency
• Thickens and increases viscosity
• Retains brush/knife marks
• Archival 
• Increases blending time 
• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products 
• Start by adding up to 25% of Slow-dri to your color/medium with a knife