Acrylic Paint - Matisse Background 250ml China Red

Discover the vibrant world of acrylic artistry with Matisse Background 250ml in stunning China Red. This all-purpose pure acrylic paint is perfect for artists of all levels, allowing you to elevate your creative projects on various surfaces including wood, canvas, and paper. The Matisse Background Colours are crafted with high-quality pigments to ensure rich, long-lasting color that doesn't fade. Specifically designed as a low tooth gesso, this paint not only covers but also seals your chosen surface, making it an ideal foundation for any artwork.

Enhance your artistic expression by mixing the MM26 Transparent Gesso with Matisse Background Colours to create a colored primer with additional tooth, ideal for painting techniques and pastels. The versatility of Matisse Background Colours shines through when used for stencil work, design painting, or as a stylish decorative wall and ceiling paint. Clean-up is a breeze with soap and water, and the paint dries quickly to a beautiful matt-velvet finish.

Available in convenient 250ml “stack-up jars,” Matisse Background Colours offer a selection of popular shades, including this bold China Red. Remember to apply in thin coats of no more than 0.5mm to prevent cracking, and consider varnishing for enhanced durability. Unleash your creativity with Matisse Background 250ml Acrylic Paint in China Red, only at Smartfox NZ, your trusted source for premium art supplies.

Build your art on a strong foundation with matisse background colours: an all purpose pure acrylic that can be applied to almost any surface. Matisse background colours are a highly pigmented low tooth gesso. Used directly onto wood, the background colour will not only cover and create a great surface to paint on, but will also seal the surface with its built in sealer.
Use MM26 Transparent Gesso mixed with the Matisse Background Colours for a coloured primer with extra tooth for painting and especially as a pastel primer. (Tip: vary the ratio of MM26 to Background Colour to vary the roughness, or amount of tooth, in the primed surface.)
Matisse Background Colours can also be used with stencils, design painting, or simply as a flat decorative wall and ceiling paint. Apply direct from the jar and clean up with water. They spread easily with brush or roller and dry fast to a matt-velvet finish. Matisse Background Colours make an ideal coloured gesso. They come in 250ml "stack-up jars" with a selection of the most popular colours available in 1 Litre pails
Note: All Matisse Background Paints should be applied in thin coats (no more than 0.5mm thick) to reduce the risk of cracks forming. Matisse Background Colours, being a coloured gesso, will mark more easily if left unvarnished.