{"product_id":"liquitex-professional-modeling-paste-473ml","title":"Liquitex Professional Modeling Paste - 473ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcrylic and marble putty to build texture on rigid supports and create 3D forms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e100% acrylic polymer and marble dust putty builds form and structure\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDries to a very hard 'stone-like' opaque white matte finish that you can sand, drill or carve\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used on its own, mixed with color or painted once dry\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eGives minimal shrinkage\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCan be overpainted with acrylics, oils, watercolors, graphite or dry pastels\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMaintains paint adhesion, durability and archival quality\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFully intermixable with all Liquitex Professional products\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUse on rigid supports only\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eApply with knife or tool\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTint with acrylic color to make a colored paste\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCan 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\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFor sculptural texture, build up in thin layers (each no more than a quarter of an inch thick), allowing each to dry\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDry slowly by covering loosely with plastic wrap to avoid shrinkage cracks\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eIf cracks appear, allow to dry and fill in with another thin layer of paste\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEnsure paste is completely dry before sanding, carving or drilling into\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eOverpaint once dry with acrylics or most other media\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTo use as a ground - apply a thin layer to rigid surface with knife\/trowel\/roller, leave to dry, sand smooth and repeat if needed\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eTo make an absorbent ground, mix 1 part Modeling Paste to 3 parts Liquitex Professional Gesso, apply with a trowel\/roller, leave to dry, sand smooth and repeat if needed\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFor flexible supports, ideally use Flexible Modeling Paste, but you can mix Modeling Paste 50\/50 with Gloss\/Matte Gel\/Gloss Heavy Gel\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFor paper-mache, soak paper in a 50\/50 mix of Modeling Paste and Gloss\/Matte Gel\/Gloss Heavy Gel\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCan be mixed with acrylic-compatible powdered pigments or aggregates\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHow not to use it\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDo not use with any non-acrylic compatible media\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDrying too quickly will cause cosmetic (not structural) cracks\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDo not use on flexible supports unless mixed with another medium\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liquitex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44109568180455,"sku":"LIQ5516","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9736\/3943\/products\/p_c28bf492-7864-4f7e-b75d-03a63b2f48a0.jpg?v=1666135341","url":"https:\/\/opusartsupplies.com\/en-us\/products\/liquitex-professional-modeling-paste-473ml","provider":"Opus Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}