Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel is a very thick gel medium that extends working time and increases brilliance and transparency.   Increases viscosity to create an oil paint-like consistency that holds knife and brush marks Increases surface gloss, color depth and transparency Extends your color further without affecting acrylic stability Slows drying time Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality   How to use   Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products Mix with Matte Gel to create a custom satin heavy body gel 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 increase viscosity and transparency - the more you add, the more transparent your color will become This is semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry - when used very thickly it may dry semi-opaque Apply with a brush as a collaging glue and fixative How not to use it Do not vigorously over-brush as this can result in a foggy, hazy look when dry Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media Use with Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic and Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic colours.