Achieve Maximum Dimensionality with Amsterdam Extra Heavy Gel Medium Gloss 021
Amsterdam Extra Heavy Gel Medium Gloss 021 is the ultimate tool for artists seeking to push the physical boundaries of acrylic paint. Specifically engineered to provide the highest level of volume and viscosity, this medium allows for the application of extremely thick, sculptural layers in a single stroke. Whether you are creating dramatic impasto effects or building structural foundations for mixed media work, this extra heavy gel ensures your textures remain sharp, defined, and brilliantly glossy.
Key Features and Artistic Benefits
- Extreme Volume and Body: Provides a sharp, pasty consistency that significantly increases the thickness of your paint, allowing it to retain peak definition and deep tool marks from brushes or palette knives.
- Brilliant Gloss Finish: Enhances the natural luster of your acrylics, deepening color saturation and providing a radiant, professional sheen to high-build textures.
- Enhanced Transparency: When mixed in higher concentrations, this gel increases the transparency of your colors, making it ideal for creating thick, luminous glazes and dimensional depth.
- Powerful Adhesive Properties: The high resin content and "extra heavy" body make this an exceptional adhesive for mixed media, capable of securing heavy objects, stones, or thick fabrics within your composition.
- Clear Drying Performance: Although it appears milky white during application to assist in gauging thickness, it dries to a completely colorless, transparent, and waterproof film.
- Structural Integrity: Formulated to maintain its shape as it cures, ensuring that the volume you apply on the easel is exactly what remains once the piece is dry.
Application and Usage Guidelines
- Mixing: Blend thoroughly with acrylic colors on your palette. It can also be applied directly to the substrate and painted over once dry.
- Tool Care: Due to the high adhesive strength of the gel, clean all painting knives and brushes with water immediately after use to prevent the medium from hardening on the bristles.
- Environmental Conditions: For optimal curing and film stability, apply at temperatures above 10° Celsius.
- Storage: Protect the quality of the acrylic emulsion by storing in a cool, dry place and ensuring the product is kept free of frost.
Technical Specifications
- Product Identification: 021 Extra Heavy Gel
- Finish Profile: High Gloss and Transparent
- Consistency: Extra Heavy Body (Maximum Viscosity)
- Base Chemistry: 100% Acrylic Resin Emulsion
- Water Resistance: Waterproof once fully cured
- Cleanup Requirement: Clean utensils with water
- Origin: Crafted to Amsterdam’s Premium Quality Standards
