MM1 | Drying Retarder
Additions of MM1 Drying Retarder may be used in watercolouring, water wash effects, stain painting and hard edge techniques where it assists in pigment wetting, rapid colour diffusion and penetration. On raw canvas, the addition of 3-5% MM1 Drying Retarder, pre-diluted with water, will improve the mixing of inorganic pigments, oxides, earth colours, titanium dioxide and metallic pigments.
MM1 Drying Retarder will slow the evaporation of water from the paint. However, excess amounts of MM1 Drying Retarder (over 10%) will severely slow “cross linking” of the acrylic. Therefore, even though the paint may look dry (and indeed all the water will have gone from the paint), it will not have “cross linked” or “cured” so it is able to be re-wet, i.e. with a wet brush or cloth. This allows the Matisse acrylic colours to be used just like watercolours. Available in 250ml bottles
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
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MM13 - Fabric Fixative
MM14 - Final Varnish Gloss Finish
MM15 - Final Varnish Matt Finish
MM16 - Marbling Gel
MM19 - Poly-U-Gloss Varnish
MM20 - Water based Patina (Glazing Medium )
MM22 - Print Paste
MM24 - Iridescent Medium
MM25 - Black Gesso
MM26 - Transparent Gesso ( Pastel Primer )
MM27 - Low Viscosity Gesso
MM28 - Polymer Satin Varnish
MM29 - Final Varnish Satin Finish
MM30 - Matt Gel Medium
MM31 - Open Medium
MM32 - Light Modelling Paste
MM33 - UV Conservation Varnish
MM34 - Brush & Hand Cleaner
MM35 - Brush Restorer
MM36 - High tooth Gesso (Encaustic )
MM37 - Self Leveling Medium
MM38 - Acrylic Thickener ( Rheology Modifier )
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