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Daler Rowney System 3 Heavy Body Acrylic

Daler Rowney System 3 Heavy Body Acrylic has exceptional heavy body consistency, System 3 Heavy Body is ideal for achieving textured effects and using impasto techniques. It retains brush marks, holds its shape, allows the creation of motion and adds volume to your artwork.

For texture effects, apply System 3 Heavy Body colours straight from the tube using a knife or a brush for clean crisp effects. Use a cranked blade knife to keep your hands off the surface.

To load a palette knife with System 3 Heavy Body colours, first mix the colour needed, then load the head of the knife on only one edge in order to build a roll of colour. Use this to create edges and ridges, then wipe off any excess colour and reload the knife.

System 3 Heavy Body acrylic colours take well to all semi-porous surfaces such as paper and board, but more absorbent surfaces, such as cloth, plaster or wood, require a primer to seal the surface for maximum durability.

Although System 3 Heavy Body will not adhere permanently to smooth surfaces such as laminated plastics, metal, glass or glazed ceramics, adhesion can be improved by abrading, etching or roughing surfaces or first applying a suitable primer, such as those used for priming car bodywork.

• High quality
• Very high pigment load for excellent colour strength
• Outstanding value for money
• Excellent lightfastness, durability and covering power
• Create motion and add texture effects and impasto techniques, retains brush marks
• Uniform price across the range
• 34 Colours