Powertex Universal Medium Transparent 5000g
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Powertex Universal Medium Transparent is the one medium that ties your whole art table together. Brush it onto fabric, paper, wood, leather, or sand and watch an absorbent surface turn firm and fully sculptable — it's the foundation nearly everything else in the Powertex line is built to work with.
Mix it with any of our texture powders — Stone Art, Easy 3Dflex, or Powersmooth — to build your own custom texture pastes and air-dry clays. 3D Balls & Sand are porous too, so they blend in beautifully for extra dimension. And every one of our fibers hardens and holds shape once it's coated in Universal Medium — it's genuinely the thread that runs through the whole studio.
This medium is non-toxic, low in odor, and safe for mixed media work of every kind. Universal Medium Transparent is also available in 500g and 1000g sizes.
What you can do with it:
- Harden and shape fabric, paper, and natural fibers
- Mix with texture powders to make your own air-dry clay
- Use as a glue to bond absorbent materials
- Paint or brush directly onto your project
Tips:
- Stir before use
- Combine colors or add pigments for custom tones — our full line of Universal Medium colors can also be mixed together to create nearly any color on the wheel
- Transparent looks milky while wet but dries clear, letting the color and pattern beneath show through
Heads up: Transparent isn't UV resistant — add a UV inhibitor varnish before displaying a piece in direct sunlight.
For additional usage information and tips, click on the links below under "Downloads".
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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
The AP Seal identifies art materials that are safe and certified in a toxicological evaluation by a medical expert to contain no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to humans, including children, or to cause acute or chronic health problems. Children in grade six and lower, and adults who may not be able to read and understand safety labeling should use only non-toxic materials. The AP Seal ensures products are non-toxic when used as intended for young children, the physically or mentally handicapped, and any persons who cannot read or understand the safety labeling on product packages.
🎨 USAGE TIPS
🎨 USAGE TIPS
- Protect from Cold: Ensure Universal Medium doesn't freeze while in liquid state. Store in a stable, moderate temperature environment.
- Mix Thoroughly: Before use, stir with a paint stick or dowel. Shake to evenly distribute any settled pigments.
- Make Air-Dry clay: Mix Universal Medium with Stone Art or Easy 3D Flex.
- Customize colors: Mix Powertex Universal Medium colors together or with pigments or colorants to create custom colors for your projects.
- Seal Finished Projects: Seal your completed Powertex projects with a varnish or sealer for added durability and protection.
- Explore Mixed Media: Combine Powertex with various materials like fabric, paper, or found objects to add depth and interest to your creations.
- For more information: How to use Powertex Universal Medium
✨ CLEAN UP MADE EASY:
✨ CLEAN UP MADE EASY:
- Simply rinse tools and brushes with warm, soapy water
- Eco-Friendly Disposal: Dispose of Powertex products responsibly according to local regulations. Reuse any unused Universal Medium by pouring it back into the bottle. Let excess dry before disposing in the garbage.
DOWNLOADS
DOWNLOADS
What is Powertex Universal Medium
I use with gourds..works great!
I'm enjoying this product! I've learned so much with my experiments 🤠😆! I do find it expensive, but the results are as intended. It's hard to convey to buyers the process COUNTS! Keep the scratch and dent coming!! 🥰
The bronze was just what I needed for my newest project.
Great product - very versatile and is very useful in all of my mixed media creations!
I'm very happy with the performance of the Ivory Universal Medium.
I'm planning many more projects.
The product and customer service has been 100% Thank You so much for helping my art level up
Awww, thank you so much for this compliment and review. We work hard to provide the best customer service we can to go with what we feel are some of the best art mediums on the market! We appreciate our loyal customers so much. Thanks for supporting our small mother/daughter business.
I have worked with this product for years. I make figures and animals with it. Never had a problem
I’ve used Powertex for years and love it as a sealant and hardener. I brush my pieces over a black back background, so it’s perfect for the look I want.
The ivory is use with Bister and it’s a fantastic look!!!
I enjoy using the Powertex Universal Transparent so much that I went for the biggest size!
love this. i mixed it with some paperclay i had which had dried up and was in crumbles. worked amazing on a piece i was working on.
I'm a mixed media artist and also teach classes at several art galleries. Powertex Transparent is a MUST HAVE for my 3D sculptures as well as for my classes. The transparent allows me to incorporate all kinds of natural fabrics including silk, cotton, linen, gauze. It's also very convenient when adding "found" objects to my 2D relief pieces. Don't know what I'd do with this product!
My scratch and dent had the seal broken, aka opened bottle. Absolutely not a thing wrong with it! It worked wonderfully for my project!
Love this product! Works great with fabric and dries fast!
It doesnt make things as hard as the very frist one I bought a few years ago....
I didnt realize that it was going to cover my painted product... I think the last one I bought was clear... Its kind of sticky and doesn't applyy easily..I have to rethink how to use it...I wont buy this again.... sorry...
Thank you for your feedback Jan. We do still have the transparent in stock, which dries clear and will not cover your artwork or patterned fabric. All other colors of our Universal Medium, including the Ivory you used, are opaque and meant to cover. Our Universal Medium is also sticky, as it has adhesive properties in addition to the hardening properties. We'd be more than happy to help you select the right product(s) for your projects. Please feel free to call us or email us anytime for assistance.
I'm a mixed media artist and Powertex is a main component for many of my pieces. As time goes on, I'm coming up with more and more uses for this product. I recently purchased some very old apothecary bottles at an estate sale. Several of the bottles still had labels on them. They were very fragile - dating back to the early 1900s. I was able to preserve them beautifully using the Transparent Powertex. I also found an old opera score dating back to 1910. It, too, was very fragile. I was able to create a very interesting 2D relief using several Powertex products, including the Transparent. As long as I'm creating artwork, I'll be using Powertex! Thank you!
What a great way to use the Universal Medium to preserve your opera score. Thank you for the 5-star review; we sure appreciate you supporting our small business. We'd love to see a pic of your opera score if you could email us that at info@powertexproductsusa.com and may we share this on social media?
Very useful product for my fiber art Jewelry. It is a bit messy to work with, but with the right tools, and a very heavy drop cloth, the results were just what I wanted. The fabrics turned out to be gorgeous, my textiles are firm and easy to cut into the shapes that I need. Great product!
I love your product!!!!!!!!!
I love it
Awesome product
I love this stuff. So much fun to work with.
Terrific product
Easy to work with. So versatile. Have made clay, used it as fabric hardener, and as a base for adding stone art for texture.
The Powertex Universal Medium in Gray is one of our favorites for creating stone art texture. Glad to hear you find it easy to work with and are exploring various textures with it. Thank you for the positive review.
can’t wait to try it.
Can’t actually tell.
We look forward to hearing how it works for you. If you have any questions about it, let us know.
This product is exactly what I was looking for. I am a tapestry weaver working in 3D and I have been searching for a simple product to paint onto the inside of my 3D vessels that will not bleed through. I love that it is environmentally safe too.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that Powertex Universal Medium is exactly what you were looking for in your 3D tapestry weaving. It’s always exciting to see artists find new and creative ways to use our products! We also love that it’s environmentally friendly, and we’re so happy that’s important to you too. Happy creating, and we truly appreciate your support!
This product is exactly what I have been looking for. It stiffens my textile which is a there dimensional tapestry. I just wish it was not shiny when it dries.
Thank you for your 5-star review! We're so glad to hear that Powertex Transparent is exactly what you’ve been looking for to stiffen your 3D tapestry. If you’d prefer a more matte finish, you can try our limited Matte Universal Medium - https://powertexproductsusa.com/collections/powertex-universal-medium/products/matte-finish-powertex-universal-medium-transparent-1000g or lightly dry-brushing with a matte pigment once it’s dry. We truly appreciate your support and love hearing about the creative ways artists use our products. Happy creating!