Acrylic Retarder - Wallace Seymour

Wallace Seymour  Artist’s Acrylics typically dry in 20-30 minutes in ambient conditions. The drying time can be extended by adding Acrylic Retarder.

For example, a 70%-30% mix of acrylic colour and Acrylic Retarder will prolong the drying time another 15-30 minutes. If too much retarder is added, the paint film will remain water-receptive (resoluble) for a longer period. The retarder has a matting effect, when used in higher doses.

Acrylic Retarder can also be used as a water-resoluble binder, when making paint using just dry pigment and acrylic retarder.