Liquitex Professional Modeling Paste, 473ml (16-oz)

This stuff is great. Apply on with old brush or hobby tool. Can be smoothed, shaped or cleaned up with water. Form and let dry. Minimal cracking. Dries hard but easily carved or sanded. Paints well with acrylics. Useful for bonding items in displays or diorama scenery. Love it for modeling.

It certainly lives up to the promise of an easy and quick filler/modelling compound! Little errors can be quickly fixed and it sets-up in only about an hour for sanding or cutting with a sharp blade or craft-saw. It's hard but of a constant internal structure when fully set, so there are no surprises when carving.I still have the 8oz jar (now about half full) I bought from a local Art Supply over a year ago, so you don't use very much, but when you do it's the answer that nothing else can equal... Simple to use, NO mixing, and the best tool I have for application is a thin, offset, stainless-steel pallet-knife, that will make very small on-point fills or wide, flat spreading for painting textures. (Regular carbon-steel will RUST.)But if you forget to close the lid tightly after each use it will have hardened inside the jar by the next time you need to make or fix something. It's worth taking the extra trouble to make sure it's ON TIGHT.

I love it. Very helpful. I think of this product and my whole body feels relief. I'm so glad it exists, not only for creating texture in acrylic and filling gaps in 3-D work, but also because it saved me once when I needed an acid-free collage adhesive. This was recommended as such in some forums.It's very matte. It's very heavy-body. Keeps its shape nicely when dried.I gave it only 4 stars in the areas of ease of use and spreadability, just because it's not. But I have no suggestions on how to improve that. It's difficult to mix into paint --- takes some patience and muscle work. But that's normal for heavy body acrylic products. There's no way around that. The container is ugh as far as that the product tends to dry out quickly around the top if you are getting into it often, or for longer than a minute or so at a time with the lid off. But again, I see no way around that, and I just accepted it and tried to enjoy it as part of the personality of the experience.Well worth the money. Liquitex is my favorite brand, and this product did not disappoint.

I used this to glue together several puzzles. It works great. It goes on white, but dries COMPLETELY clear, no matter how thick you put it on. I would do either one thick layer, or two thin layers, and the puzzles held together, even when I hung then on the wall. Highly recommend.

I bought this to do image transfers to fabric. It's OKAY; But while this was in shipping, I learned you can use modpodge to do the transfers with too! WHAT!?So I tried both with inkjet prints (you should definitely use laser prints for most projects; but I was experimenting). And because some people seem confused between laser and inkjet, I'll explain it. LASER printers are what places like kinkos, Office Depot, and big offices use to make lots of copies for really cheap. The prints will be a bit shiny anywhere there is color, and because the printed parts are ON the paper, they can also come off of the paper (which is what this transfer method does). INKJET printers are what most of us have at home. They use ink cartridges. The ink gets absorbed into the paper, and that's how we get a print. These are not best for transferring because you have to leave some of the paper behind; the image doesn't "come off" like it does with a laser print. YES, you can use inkjet prints, but you will have a much better result (and less of a pain in the butt) if you use laser.I actually like the way the modpodge worked better; the image is brighter and less of the photo came off in the "rubbing" phase. It also seems to be stuck down better, even though I used the same amount of product (or at least very close to it) for each. Both remained very flexible, and I would have no problem using either one for a design on a throw pillow.The container is pretty wide considering the size, so it's easy to just dip a sponge brush in there. The lid is also nice and grippy, so it's easy to get off, even if you are notorious for accidentally gluing lids shut -.-I DO like the liquitex, and it did perform, so it wasn't a total waste of money. So it gets 4 stars. But I bought it and didn't ACTUALLY need it. AND it didn't perform as well as the stuff I already had on hand. I can see myself using it for lots of other things, too. But if you are getting it for image transfers and already have modpodge on hand... maybe not the best use of $8.

I used this to attempt a photo transfer using a laser printed color photo (reverse it before printing!) to wood. It worked beautifully! I could not be more pleased with it. I was unsure how much medium I would need in order to transfer the photo, but it was not much at all. I will say that there is some discrepancy in instructions for how to do this... some people say to apply to the picture and then place it on the wood and others say to apply the medium to the wood and then apply the paper on top of it. I tried both because I got a little overzealous in my sanding when it was dry... I did better applying mine to the wood, waiting overnight for it to dry thoroughly, covering the piece with a damp cloth for about 20 minutes, then using wet fingertips to remove the paper. I did need to stop and remoisten several times to get all the paper off, but when you start seeing the picture, you need to work more carefully.I ended up sanding the edges a little, staining it, then sealing it. It was a gift for a friend and it was a big hit.PROS: Lots of medium in this package so you can do lots of projects with it. Non-toxic, no fumes or stink, easy to use.CONS: Be careful not to apply too much as it is hard to get off when it oozes from under the edges of the paper.Conclusion: I'll be back to buy it again when I run out. It was a good purchase and fits my 1/$1 rule (which means I'll get at least one use for every dollar I spent on it!).