Liquitex Professional Flexible Modeling Paste 237ml

Liquitex Flexible Modeling Paste is a matte, opaque preparation of marble dust and polymer emulsion.

• 100% acrylic polymer and marble dust putty builds flexible form and structure.
• It dries more slowly than other modelling pastes to a hard, yet flexible surface.
• 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 color or painted once dry.
• Dries more slowly than other modeling pastes.
• Gives minimal shrinkage.
• Can be overpainted with acrylics, oils, watercolors, graphite or dry pastels.
• Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality.
• Recommended for use on supports with occasional flexing.

How to use:

• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products.
• Apply with knife or tool.
• Tint with acrylic color to make a colored 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
• Do not use with any non-acrylic compatible media.
• Drying too quickly will cause cosmetic (not structural) cracks. Use withandcolours.