Soften the line between painting and sculpture with this tactile gel! This archival thickening gel is designed for adding dimension and texture to water-soluble acrylic paint and mediums; it produces a matte surface sheen when dry. Used in small amounts, it produces handling characteristics very close to that of oil or encaustic paint. At higher concentrations it can thicken paint or mediums to sculptural consistency, or "cake." Thick, matte and transparent Drying time will be between 24 hours to 7 days depending upon amount added to acrylic paint or acrylic medium Paint and medium shrinkage will occur in proportion to the amount added