Bio-Based Matte Gel

Name: Bio-based Matte Gel
Brand: Liquitex
SKU: 887452061021
Price: 21.49 USD
Availability: InStock

A planet-positive way to reduce shine, extend volume and thicken, while extending open time. Or use as a strong collaging adhesive.

Additive Size: 250ml

250ml 500ml

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$21.49 USD In stock, ready to ship

Key Features

Reduces surface shine, increases color depth and transparency
Extends your color further without affecting acrylic stability
Increases viscosity of soft body paints, giving a thicker consistency
Slows drying time and enhances appearance of brush marks

How To Use

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 create the viscosity and transparency you want - the more you add, the more transparent your color will become
Mix into Heavy Acrylic/Heavy Body Acrylic to extend volume and maintain viscosity
Mix into Soft Body or Acrylic Ink to extend volume and thicken

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Please note, this product is AP certified, even if the AP seal is not on the packaging.

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Product information

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Lightfastness | How long will it resist fading?

Each pigment is rated on scale by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM). Liquitex paints are all rated ASTM I (excellent) or II (very good) and considered permanent and lightfast for 50-100+ years in gallery conditions. Our metallic and fluorescent colors are naturally less lightfast.

Opacity/Transparency | We communicate opacity/transparency clearly on our packaging based on three categories:

Opaque: these colors do not allow light to pass through the color layer and offer the best coverage or hiding power.
Semi-opaque: these allow for some light to pass through the color layer and sit between opaque and transparent colors
Transparent: these colors offer the least coverage and allow light to pass through the color layer to the surface below.
Series:
Pigments come from a variety of sources and have different prices according to their rarity, processing and milling costs. We group our colors into a 'series' pricing structure according to how much each one takes to make. Series 1 colors contain the most inexpensive pigments, while Series 4 and 5 color contain the most expensive pigments.

MEET LIQUITEX BIO-BASED HEAVY ACRYLIC

WHAT DOES BIO-BASED MEAN?

Let’s dive in. The resin base of a typical pro acrylic medium is made from 100% petrol-derived ingredients sourced from fossil fuels and other non-renewable substances. For Liquitex Bio-Based we’ve halved this, replacing ingredients with ones from renewable, biological sources. These come from living or once-living organisms like corn, soy, sugarcane and algae which can be regrown or replenished relatively quickly through natural or farming processes.

As well as the resin, every other ingredient that has a bio-based alternative has been replaced and we’ve avoided any components or pigments derived from animals. As more bio-based ingredients become available, we’ll incorporate them.