Thinner than golden heavy body acrylic colors soft gels are moderately pourable hold only slight peaks the recommended acrylic to function as a glue for collaging soft gel gloss is ideal for glazing and other techniques where transparency is desired soft gel gloss is useful as a non removable isolation coat applied over an acrylic painting prior to varnishing must be thinned with water 2 parts soft gel gloss to 1 part water do not use soft gel semi gloss or matte for this purpose