Liquitex Flexible Modelling Paste

Description
How to Use

A matte, opaque preperation of marble dust and polymer emulsion. Dries to a hard yet flexible surface. Use to build heavy textures and three-dimensional forms. Recommended for use on supports with occasional flexing.

What it does

100% acrylic polymer and marble dust putty builds flexible form and structure
Dries to a very hard yet flexible opaque white matte finish, on supports that may be subject to some movement
Can be used on its own, mixed with colour or painted once dry
Dries more slowly than other modeling pastes
Gives minimal shrinkage
Can be overpainted with acrylics, oils, watercolours, graphite or dry pastels
Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality

Use with

Acrylic paints & mediums

Use on

All non-oily, absorbent surfaces
Techniques
3D modeling
Sculptural applications
Mixed media
Paper-mache

Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
Apply with knife or tool
Tint with acrylic colour to make a coloured paste
Can be handled like 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
If cracks appear, allow to dry and fill in with another thin layer of paste
Overpaint once dry with acrylics or most other media
To use as a slightly flexible 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
Can be mixed with acrylic-compatible powdered pigments or aggregates

How not to use it

Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media
Drying too quickly will cause cosmetic (not structural) cracks

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Great for adding texture and structure to a picture - Liquitex Flexible Modelling Paste 236ml

I had not used modelling paste before, so had a practice on a spare board. I was able to produce various textured affects, ridges and stippling etc. If you put it on really thick it will skin over fairly quickly but can take a couple days to dry right out. It can be put on in layers to build structure to your painting, it can also be sanded when completely dry Suzanne Holder (Farnborough, United Kingdom) on 7 Aug 2012

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great surfaces - Liquitex Flexible Modelling Paste 236ml

brilliant. A really superior product. A.L. Moir (St. Andrews, United Kingdom) on 5 Mar 2013

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Delighted with the product and service - Liquitex Flexible Modelling Paste 473ml

This paste has transformed and enhanced my artwork . still learning pallet knife skills but pleased with the results. Barry Durham (Market Rasen, United Kingdom) on 23 Aug 2018

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