Liquitex Ceramic Stucco Gel

Description
How to use it

A favourite medium of many artists. This thick, cement-like fine-textured gel can be applied with a palette knife to give the surface finish of an Italian fresco. It dries to a light gray matte stucco finish and is a great absorbent ground for washes and glazing. Try painting over the dry surface with airbrush medium or drawing with pastel or charcoal.

What it does

Tiny hollow ceramic spheres add structure and texture to this 100% acrylic polymer gel
Dries to a light gray matte stucco finish
Highly flexible and adhesive
Will not chip or crack on canvas
Gives an opaque/semi-opaque appearance - the thicker you apply, the more opaque it becomes
Can be used on its own, mixed with colour or overpainted once dry
Provides an excellent absorbent ground for acrylics, pastels and graphite - for glazing, washes and drawing on
Apply thickly to create bold 3D effects, or finely to give surface texture
Maintains colour adhesion, durability and archival quality

Use with

Acrylic paints & mediums

Use on

All acrylic-friendly surfaces

Techniques

Building texture
Mixed media
Underpainting & adding tooth
Special effects
3D structure
Staining, colour washes & glazes

Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
Apply with palette knife or brush
Tint with acrylic colour to make a coloured texture cement
Intermix with other texture gels to get a custom effect
Overpaint when dry with acrylic colour
To use as an absorbent ground - apply a thin layer to surface and leave to dry
To colour wash - paint over with a mix of colour and Airbrush Medium
Apply thickly for sculptural texture
For abstract effects, apply different colours with a knife, building layers dry or wet in wet
Can be mixed with acrylic-compatible powdered pigments
Varnish for additional protection

How not to use it

If varnishing, don't be too vigorous as this can cause clouding or foaming - spray varnish will give best results
Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media

User Reviews

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looking forward to using this product - Liquitex Ceramic Stucco Gel 237ml

looks good Elizabeth Shepherd (Bangor, United Kingdom) on 27 Feb 2015

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Different! - Liquitex Ceramic Stucco Gel 237ml

Interesting. I expect I'll use it quite a bit. A.L. Moir (St. Andrews, United Kingdom) on 5 Mar 2013

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