MATISSE MEDIUM

BRIEF OVERVIEW

MM1 Drying Retarder
- 250ml

Slows the drying when added to Matisse Colors

MM2 Impasto Medium
- 250ml & 1L

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

MM3 Surface Tension Breaker
- 250ml

Add with water to Matisse Colors for Airbrush or Watercolor techniques

MM4 Gel Medium
- 250ml & 1L

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

MM5 Matt Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Add to Matisse Colors to achieve a matt sheen/finish

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

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

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

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

MM8 Spreader Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Add to Matisse Colors to achieve washes and glazes

MM9 Acrylic Painting Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Use to increase binder content of Matisse Colors 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 Colors 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 Colors to slow drying time and extend the paint to achieve transparent glazes.

MM17 Patina (oil antiquing medium)
- 250ml

Use in conjunction with oil paint to give an antiqued or patinaed effect

MM18 Pre-Antiquing Medium
- 250ml & 1L

Apply prior to antiquing to protect against redissolving previous coats

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 Colors to give an antiqued or patinaed effect

MM22 Print Paste
- 1L &4L

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

MM23 Cracking Medium (water-based)
- 120ml, 250ml & 1L

A sandwich coat used in conjunction with Matisse Background colors to crack the top coat.

MM24 Iridescent Medium
- 250ml

Mix with Matisse Colors to achieve lively iridescent 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

A clear gesso which may be mixed with matisse background colors to produce "colored gessos" or "pastel primers"

MM27 Low Viscosity Gesso
- 500ml, 1L & 4L

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