Liquitex Heavy Body · Set of 24 22 ml Tubes

Liquitex Professional Heavy Body — Set of 24 Tubes of 22 ml of High-Viscosity Artist's Acrylic

Set of 24 colours of Liquitex Heavy Body professional artist's acrylic, in 22 ml tubes. Heavy Body is the highest-viscosity range of Liquitex professional acrylics: a dense, satin-finish paint that holds the brushstroke and the palette-knife mark. The label on each tube shows the series and opacity of the colour; the colour table brings together the data for all 24.

What is it used for?

• Impasto and textures with brush or palette knife: the Heavy Body range is designed for working with body.
• Blending of colour.
• Expanding the palette with 24 colours from the range, from Hansa Yellow Light to the two iridescents.
• Supports the Heavy Body range is designed for: stretched canvas, paper and card, photographic paper, wood, fabric, glass, plaster and brick, clay and ceramic.

Why choose the Liquitex Heavy Body set of 24 tubes?

• The highest viscosity of Liquitex professional acrylics: the Heavy Body range holds the clean brushstroke and the palette-knife mark, with a long open time.
• 22 of the 24 colours with ASTM I or ASTM II lightfastness: 18 colours ASTM I (excellent) and 4 ASTM II (very good). ASTM is the lightfastness scale of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
• Series and opacity, shown on each tube. The set brings together 14 opaque, 5 semi-opaque and 5 transparent colours.
• High pigment concentration, typical of the Heavy Body range, with minimal colour shift between wet and dry.
• Flexible, durable dry film: like the whole Heavy Body range, it does not yellow, resists ultraviolet (UV) rays and is water-resistant once dry.

The 24 colours in the set

The pigment codes are those of the Colour Index: PY = yellow, PO = orange, PR = red, PV = violet, PB = blue, PG = green, PBr = brown, PBk = black, PW = white. For lightfastness, ASTM I = excellent and ASTM II = very good.

Presentation and storage

• Presentation: box with 24 tubes of 22 ml (0.74 US fluid ounces, US fl oz, each), with screw cap.
• Storage: in the original container, tightly closed, in a cool, well-ventilated place, out of direct sunlight and away from extremely high or low temperatures.
• Shelf life of Liquitex acrylics: 5 to 7 years, tightly closed, at room temperature and uncontaminated.
• Information on the tube label:
  • All colours contain 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-methyl-1,2-benzothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.
  • They also contain reaction mass of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (3:1): Hansa Yellow Light, Azo Yellow Medium, Cadmium-Free Yellow Medium, Cadmium-Free Orange, Quinacridone Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue (Red Shade), Prussian Blue Hue, Phthalocyanine Green (Blue Shade), Vivid Lime Green, Oxide Yellow, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Titanium White, Payne's Grey, Iridescent Bright Silver and Iridescent Bright Gold. May produce an allergic reaction.
  • Naphthol Red Light: also contains 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one. May produce an allergic reaction.
  • Hansa Yellow Light: also contains maleated rosin. May produce an allergic reaction. Keep out of reach of children.
  • Light Pink, Brilliant Purple, Cerulean Blue Hue, Light Blue Permanent, Unbleached Titanium, Vivid Lime Green, Titanium White, Iridescent Bright Silver and Iridescent Bright Gold: Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist.
• During use: avoid contact with skin and eyes and wash your hands when finished. Do not pour leftovers down drains.

Liquitex, from the Colart group. The Heavy Body range is made in France.

How to work with it

• 22 of the 24 colours have an ASTM lightfastness classification: 18 are ASTM I (excellent) and 4 are ASTM II (very good): Hansa Yellow Light, Brilliant Purple, Dioxazine Purple and Prussian Blue Hue.
• It can be thinned with water. For fluid work, the right approach is to start from a paint of a more fluid consistency.

Frequently asked questions

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