MATISSE MEDIUM

BRIEF OVERVIEW

MM1 Drying Retarder
- 250ml

Slows the drying when added to Matisse Colours

MM2 Impasto Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Paint Matisse Colours over Impasto when dry or mix Impasto with Matisse Colours for high build relief

MM3 Surface Tension Breaker
- 250ml

Add with water to Matisse Colours for Airbrush or Watercolour techniques

MM4 Gel Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Dries clear or mix with Matisse Colours to give a 3D high gloss glaze

MM5 Matt Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Add to Matisse Colours to achieve a matte sheen/finish

MM6 Polymer Matt Varnish (water-based)
- 250ml & 1L

Use as a final varnish or can be mixed with Matisse Colours. Non-yellowing matt finish

MM7 Polymer Gloss varnish (water-based)
- 250ml &1L

Use as a final varnish or can be mixed with Matisse Colours. Non-yellowing high gloss finish

MM8 Spreader Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Add to Matisse Colours to achieve washes and glazes

MM9 Acrylic Painting Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Use to increase binder content of Matisse Colours when reducing them with water

MM10 Artist Quality Gesso
- 500ml & 1L

A full bodied permanent, flexible primer for use on canvas, paper, board or wood for paintings in acrylics or oils.

MM11 Satin Varnish (polyurethane)
- 250ml & 1L

Water-based Polyurethane varnish with a non-yellowing hard wearing satin finish (for use on rigid surfaces only)

MM12 Clear Sealer
- 250ml & 1L

Use for sealing very porous surfaces such as terracotta or as a tannin blocker for "green" wood.

MM13 Fabric Fixative
- 250ml

Mix equal parts with Matisse Colours to produce a fabric paint which when heat set will adhere to most fabrics

MM14 High Gloss Varnish (turps-based)
- 250ml

Conservation quality solvent based non-yellowing acrylic gloss finish varnish. Redissolves in turps to strip and clean or to rework.

MM15 Matt Varnish (turps-based)
- 250ml

Conservation quality solvent based non-yellowing acrylic matt finish varnish. Redissolves in turps to strip and clean or to rework.

MM16 Faux Finish & Marbling Gel
- 250ml & 1L

Also known as scumble glaze. Mix with Matisse Colours to slow drying time and extend the paint to achieve transparent glazes.

MM19 Poly-U-Gloss Varnish (polyurethane)
- 250ml & 1L

Water-based Polyurethane varnish with a non-yellowing hard wearing high gloss finish (for use on rigid surfaces only)

MM20 Water Based Patina
- 250ml & 1L

Use in conjunction with Matisse Colours to give an antiqued or patinaed effect

MM22 Print Paste
- 1L &4L

Mix with Matisse Colours to achieve brilliant transparent prints when screen printing. Slows drying time and extends colour

MM24 Iridescent Medium
- 250ml

Mix with Matisse Colours to achieve lively ireidescent effects

MM25 Black Gesso
- 500ml, 1L & 4L

A full bodied permanent, flexible primer for use on canvas, paper, board or wood for paintings in acrylics or oils.

MM26 Transparent Gesso -
- 250ml

Is a clear gesso which may be mixed with matisse backgroung colours to produce "coloured gessos" or "pastel primers"

MM27 Low Viscosity Gesso

A low viscosity alternative gesso for artists who want to brush straight from the jar.

MM28 Polymer Satin Varnish
- 250ml & 1L

Use as a final varnish or can be mixed with Matisse Colours. Non-yellowing satin finish.

MM29 Final Varnish Satin Finish
- 250ml

Conservation quality solvent based non-yellowing acrylic satin finish varnish. Redissolves in turps to strip and clean or to rework.

MM30 Matisse Matt Gel Medium - 250ml & 1L

Dries clear or mix with Matisse Colours to give a 3D matt finish

NEW! Matisse Dry Mediums

Something entirely different - a completely new range of 18 Dry Mediums. to be mixed with the other mediums on this page.