Professional Mediums

Professional Modeling Paste

Acrylic and marble putty to build texture on rigid supports and create 3D forms.

Size: 473ml
Key Features
  • 100% acrylic polymer and marble dust putty builds form and structure
  • Dries to a very hard 'stone-like' opaque white matte finish that you can sand, drill or carve
  • Can be used on its own, mixed with color or painted once dry
  • Can be overpainted with acrylics, oils, watercolors, graphite or dry pastels
  • Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality
How to Use
  • Can be handled like a lightweight clay - for best results remove the lid to let some of the water slowly evaporate until you get the texture you want
  • For sculptural texture, build up in thin layers (each no more than a quarter of an inch thick), allowing each to dry. Dry slowly by covering loosely with plastic wrap to avoid shrinkage cracks
  • To use as a ground - apply a thin layer to rigid surface with knife/trowel/roller, leave to dry, sand smooth and repeat if needed
  • To make an absorbent ground, mix 1 part Modeling Paste to 3 parts Liquitex Gesso, apply with a trowel/roller, leave to dry, sand smooth and repeat if needed
  • For paper-mache, soak paper in a 50/50 mix of Modeling Paste and Gloss/Matte Gel/Gloss Heavy Gel

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UNLOCK MORE PERFORMANCE IN YOUR ACRYLIC PAINT

Ready to unlock more performance from your acrylic paints? Try our Professional Gels & Pastes Mediums. All 12 professional formulas – available in your choice of weights, surface sheens and effects – maintain your paint’s structure, so it dries normally, stays robust and keeps its archival quality. This range can also help you add impressive thickness and texture to your acrylics and make them go further. So, whether you’re working with mattifying gels or modeling pastes, you’ll have what you need to elevate your paint.

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4.6Based on 9 reviews5740322010Write A ReviewSearch reviewsSelect a rating for filtering reviews, from 1 star (lowest) to 5 stars (highest)RatingWith mediaPopular topicsqualitylookSort bySort by:Most recentPaul S. 🇺🇸Verified BuyerI really love the newI really love the new light molding paste from Liquitex. Mixes easily, easy to apply, dries fairly quickly, can be easily sanded, and gives a great finished look. Paul ScoonoverPublished date01/01/25Was this review helpful?10Paul 🇮🇹Verified ReviewerGreat productAmazing product... made a 1.5 metre tall sculpture with it (with a papier maché base structure)Published date10/10/24Was this review helpful?00Olga 🇨🇭Verified ReviewerIs is absorbing oil from oil paint?Hi ! I did paint before with oil paint above the modeling acrylic fine paste, which did absorb all the oil. I am looking same paste now (those I used is not available anymore). Did you try to paint with oil paint above this paste? Is it absorbing the oil?Published date09/27/24Was this review helpful?20NS 🇺🇸Verified ReviewerArchival quality?Is this archival quality ? I notice it’s not mentioned in the key featuresPublished date09/11/24Was this review helpful?00

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Other creatives have asked us...

I'm trying to make solid pink forms for a sculpture piece. What can I use?

Try one of our professional acrylic modeling pastes. You can color them exactly as you want - with one of our acrylic inks or paint.

You're now calling your Liquitex Gel Mediums range 'Gels & Pastes' "“ are you making adhesive pastes now?

No we wanted to be clearer in how we communicate, as we have a popular trio of modeling pastes that were being ignored in the category title. We do not make adhesive pastes. The Gels & Pastes collection includes all our gels plus Liquitex Light Modeling Paste, Flexible Modeling Paste and regular Modeling Paste for fine art applications.