Transform your favourite acrylic paints into thick-bodied, creamy paint with DecoArt Americana Additions Make It Thick. This innovative thickening medium is designed for use with Americana Acrylics, making it easy to create bold impasto effects, raised details, textured layers and dimensional artwork while preserving the paint's vibrant colour and signature matte finish.
Simply mix Make It Thick into your acrylic paint, allow it to rest for 20 minutes, and enjoy a thicker consistency for painting, stencilling and other creative techniques. The thickened paint remains flexible and resists cracking over time. Just a small amount goes a long way, with one 2oz (59ml) bottle capable of thickening up to 16oz (473ml) of Americana Acrylic paint.
Features:
Thickens Americana Acrylics into a creamy, thick-bodied paint
Ideal for impasto techniques, texture, layering and dimensional effects
Preserves vibrant colours and the original matte finish
Flexible, durable finish designed to resist cracking
Intermixable with acrylic paints and suitable for use like a heavy-bodied acrylic or texture medium
Great for stencilling and indoor art projects
Suitable for canvas, wood, terracotta, paper and more
One 2oz (59ml) bottle thickens up to 16oz (473ml) of Americana Acrylic paint
Easy soap-and-water cleanup while wet
Dries permanent
Directions:
Mix 1 part Make It Thick with 8 parts Americana Acrylic paint. For approximately 1oz (29ml) of paint, add around 40–60 drops of medium.
Allow the mixture to sit for 20 minutes to thicken.
Begin painting. The mixture is ready to use immediately and may continue thickening slightly over the next 24 hours.
Drying time varies depending on application thickness; allow up to 24 hours to dry to the touch.
If applying varnish, allow the finished piece to cure for up to 3 weeks beforehand.
Clean tools with soap and water while the paint is still wet.
Details:
Product: DecoArt Americana Additions Make It Thick
Size: 2oz (59ml)
Type: Acrylic paint thickening medium
Finish: Matte
Use With: Americana Acrylics and suitable indoor art projects
