MATISSE MEDIUMS

MM2 IMPASTO MEDIUM

This medium is a full-bodied texture paste and modelling compound. It may be thought of as a "heavy-bodied paint", free of color pigmentation (however, it is not clear).

It is most valuable for oil painting techniques with acrylics, brush stroke and impasto painting techniques, particularly when heavy built-up areas of color are required.

MM2 Impasto Medium dries to a low subdued sheen which is similar to the sheen on a dried paint film of Matisse Colors and it is equally water-resistant.

MM2 Impasto Medium allows for free intermixing with the Matisse Colors in any proportion. There is very little visual color loss when up to equal volumes of a Matisse Color and MM2 Impasto Medium are intermixed.

The presence of MM2 Impasto Medium on the canvas does not increase or lower the gloss rate of the finished painting, nor does it cause any light reflection distortion.

Although MM2 Impasto Medium is not fully transparent when dry, it does not appear to alter the richness of Matisse Colors in any substantial way.

Although MM2 Impasto Medium can be used with Matisse Flow Formula colors, the Matisse Structure colors are full-bodied acrylics and therefore complement the thick MM2 Impasto Medium. The MM2 Impasto Medium lends itself suitably for use as a light modelling compound. It can be applied by knife or brush in heavy blobs onto the primed canvas and, when dry, fully over-painted with Matisse Colors.

Do not use MM2 Impasto Medium as a transparent glue or size where its slightly milky opacity could cause some "cloudiness".

Glazing: MM2 Impasto Medium should not be used for glazing effects.
Subtle and delicate glaze colorations are best produced by intermixing MM8 Spreader and MM4 Gel Medium with water in various proportions to produce totally transparent glazes. Glazing with MM2 Impasto Medium will cover and distort the work with a slight opaque effect.