DecoArt Media® Texture Products
DecoArt's Media line has multiple texture products all used to create dimension in mixed media art.
Heavy Gel
Thick viscosity medium that is ideal for impasto
techniques in mixed media painting and will allow you to build texture or increase paint body. It
can be tinted but will dry translucent.
Modeling Paste
Smooth Modeling Paste is an opaque, flexible
texture that can be used as a stencil paste or to create stamped impressions, textured surfaces or
dimensional designs. It is available in both black and white and can be tinted with up to 10% Media
Fluid Acrylics.
Texture Paste
Sandable medium that allows you to add smooth or
rough texture and dimension to craft and mixed media projects. It can be tinted or painted to
create custom-colored texture. It can also be used as a stencil paste or to create stamped
impressions.
Texture Sand Paste
Ultra-fine Texture Sand Paste is a
brushable, sandable,and paintable paste that creates texture and dimension similar in look and feel
to wet sand. It is ideal for use as astencil paste, and can be tinted with up to 10% Media Fluid
Acrylics.
Liquid Glass
Clear Liquid Glass is a specially formulated
product for adding dimensional details, designs, or embellishments, or to adhere and magnify
embellishments. It dries quickly to a clear,glass-like finish that is hard, durable, and non-tacky.
Choosing the Right Texture Product
Each Media texture product serves a different function when you are creating. Consult our chart to help determine the right product for the effect you are trying to achieve.
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Opaque and Translucent Options |
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Opacity Guide:
- Transparent - allows light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen
- Transluscent - allows light to pass through, but not detailed images
- Opaque - does not allow light or images to pass through
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