A gel dries clear and can be mixed with paint without altering the paint color. Gels are used to create impasto paints. Gels remain flexible. Texture paste is usually used to build up or create relief in an underpainting. Texture paste contains fillers which aid in holding its shape. Nova Color #202 Texture Paste dries opaque, hard and sandable. #251 Lightweight Texture Paste dries opaque, stiff, and shrinks less than #202 . Color mixed with #202 Texture Paste or #251 Lightweight Texture Paste creates pastels. #218 Tintable Texture Paste has very little color change when mixed with paint and dries stiff and matte. #218 Tintable Texture Paste is not as stiff when wet and can be used as paint when mixed with colors.