Liquitex Ultra Matte Fluid Medium

Description

What it does

• Dramatically reduces surface gloss to give a dead matte finish with no sheen
• Maintains paint opacity, color intensity and hue
• Economically extends opaque color to double amounts without affecting color or acrylic stability – perfect when underpainting or running out of color mid way through¬†
• Slows drying time to help you create more subtle color blends
• Lowers the viscosity of heavier body paints
• Maintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality
• Makes a weak tinting white when you add over 50% of the medium, increasing the value of your original color by one level

How to use it

• Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
• The matte effect is most obvious when mixed with opaque colors
• 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 create the viscosity and transparency you want – the more you add, the thinner and more transparent your color will become
• Stir gently to avoid creating foam – if bubbles appear, leave it to sit while the bubbles rise and disappear
• When running out of a color mid painting, just add an equal volume of this medium to extend it further
• This is semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry

How not to use it

• Do not shake or vigorously over-brush as this can result in a foggy, hazy look when dry
• Do not use with any non-acrylic media