MM16 | Faux Finish & Marbling Gel
Use MM16 Faux Finish & Marbling Gel with Matisse Flow Formula Acrylic colours for a thicker and more transparent consistency. Also can be used for additional painted finishes and various marbling techniques.
For painted finish techniques, mix MM16 Faux Finish & Marbling Gel with acrylic colour and apply with a stiff brush. Very effective patterns can be created by the use of sponges, erasers, combs, squeegees, rags, stencilling brushes, plastic wraps etc.
MM16 Marbling Gel may also be used in marbling processes to keep the colours from mixing together whilst at the same time creating colour effects from opaque to transparent. This medium is also called a scumble glaze or scumble medium.
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
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Marbling
This is the effect of using paint to make a surface look like marble. This painted finish is what is referred to as a faux finish (faux is French for false or fake). It may also be referred to as trompe l'oeil (French for "deceives the eye").
Marbling should be distinct from marbelising which is the technique of...
(to read more and view a demo video, you can go to our Matisse marbling page that outlines the marbling technique)
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AVAILABLE SIZES
250ml, 1Ltr
Not to be confused with marbleising, marbling is the effect of using paint to make a surface look like marble. You'd be suprising how realistic it can look with this simple step-by-step guide.Marbling (faux finish)
Water Marbleising, also known as paper marbling or water marbling, originated around the 10th century in China and Japan and the 16th century in Persia.
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