Surface Preparation Medium Texture: Fluid Sheen: Matte Relative Opacity: Opaque Liquitex Gesso is a premium acrylic gesso used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil paint. Non-yellowing Flexible and non-cracking Provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces such as canvas, paper and wood Excellent base coat primer for many applications for example murals One coat is usually all that is required Application Use undiluted or thin up to 25% with water. When thinning more than 25% use an equal mixture of water and Liquitex Matte Medium to thin gesso.