Mediums, Solvents, Varnishes & Grounds: Acrylic
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Derivan Matisse 250ml Cracking Medium $37.30
A water-based cracking medium. Apply over a base coat and under a contrasting colour of water-based paint.
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Matisse Mm1 250ml Retarder $32.50
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Matisse Mm13 250ml Fabric Fixative $34.60
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Matisse Mm22 1 Litre Print Paste $88.60
This product available on 'Special Order, only.
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Matisse Mm27 Low Viscosity Gesso 500ml $40.70
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Matisse Mm3 250ml Tension Breaker $32.50 Out of Stock
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Matisse Background Colour 250ml $33.40
34 itemsA highly pigmented "low tooth" gesso.
Build your art on a strong foundation. Matisse Background Colours are all-purpose pure acrylic that can be applied to almost any surface.
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Matisse White Gesso Mm10 $40.70 - $236.90
3 itemsFor professional artists, this gesso is lead-free, quick drying, brilliant white and non-toxic. Suitable for a variety of surfaces including canvas, plaster, concrete (murals), hardwood, Masonite (hardboard), plywood and paper boards. It can be thinned with water.
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Matisse Satin Varnish Mm11 $53.30 - $199.80 2 items
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Matisse Mm12 Clear Sealer $32.50 - $99.70
2 itemsFor use on wood, glass, ceramics and new metal. Will act as a sealer to stop sap and tannins leaching from timber. Apply colours directly over the top.
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Matisse Mm19 Poly-U-Gloss Varnish $53.30 - $199.80 2 items
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Matisse Mm2 Impasto $32.50 - $99.70 2 items
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Matisse Mm16 Marbling Gel $32.50 - $99.70 2 items
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Matisse Mm20 Patina (water-based) $32.50 - $99.70 2 items
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Matisse Mm25 Black Gesso $40.70 - $169.95 3 items
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Matisse Mm24 Iridescent Medium $41.30 - $153.00 2 items
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Matisse Mm26 Transparent Gesso $38.50 - $99.50
2 itemsMatisse Transparent Gesso may be used by itself to give a translucent (not clear) under-painting primer with excellent tooth. It has been formulated to be mixed with Matisse Background Colours to give the perfect balance of "tooth" for supports such as canvas, paper and wood and for over-painting acrylic, watercolour, oils and alkyds. It has been especially formulated as a high tooth primer for pastel, oil pastel, charcoal and graphite. It is non-yellowing and flexible.
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Matisse Mm4 Gel Medium $34.60 - $111.10
2 itemsGel Medium is a thick buttery acrylic gel which when mixed with Matisse Acrylic Colours will result in a rich high gloss textured glaze. Over artwork or prints it will dry completely transparent, and non-yellowing, if applied in layers no thicker than 3mm resulting in a textured or brush stroke finish. Used on glass it will give a clear finish while distorting the view through the glass.
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Matisse Mm5 Matte Medium $32.50 - $99.70
2 itemsA water-resistant, quick drying, flexible binder which dries to a flat "matt" finish. Contains selected materials which counteract the low sheen of pure Matisse Acrylic Colours.
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Matisse Mm6 Poly Matte Varnish $34.60 - $111.10
2 itemsThis is a varnish which dries to a flat (matt) finish. It should be pre-diluted with water in order to achieve good brush control. The addition of water will also assist in levelling of the varnish and slow down its rapid drying effect. Polymer Matt Varnish is a non-yellowing pure acrylic resin suspended in water. It dries to a touch, pliable, water resistant film.
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Matisse Mm7 Poly Gloss Varnish $34.60 - $111.10 2 items
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Matisse Mm8 Spreader Medium $32.50 - $99.70
2 itemsSpreader Medium is a water soluble paint lubricant with unusual flow characteristics and strong moisture retention properties. It dries to a clear, transparent finish and is most useful in glazing techniques.
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Matisse Mm9 Painting Medium $32.50 - $99.70
2 itemsPure acrylic binder is used in formulating Matisse and acts as the principal paint diluent when not using water. Acrylic painting medium with its low sheen and good adhesion make it a suitable transparent primer or surface conditioner for canvas, paper or board, Use Acrylic painting medium to increase binding capacity when reducing paint with water.
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Matisse MM31 Open Medium $39.80
Mix with Matisse Structure to slow drying time. Optimal for painting outdoors or in particularly hot weather, MM31 Open Medium allows the paint to be blended on the painting surface for longer. Artists will be delighted with the way this medium makes their paint handle, so smooth and buttery. Be surprised by the glowing satin finish that this medium imparts to the paints. 250ml
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