Acrylic Paint - Matisse Background 250ml Pale Grey

Elevate your artistic projects with the Matisse Background Acrylic Paint in Pale Grey (250ml). This versatile acrylic paint is perfect for artists seeking a high-quality solution for various surfaces. Known for its exceptional pigment quality, the Matisse Background Colours function as a low tooth gesso that creates an ideal base for any painting technique. Whether you are painting on wood, canvas, or even walls, this acrylic paint guarantees optimal coverage and a smooth finish.

By using Matisse's Background Colours, you can achieve a beautiful matte-velvet texture that will enhance the depth of your artwork. This product is also perfect for mixed media applications, stenciling, design painting, and serves as an effective flat decorative paint for walls and ceilings. Simply apply directly from the jar, and enjoy easy cleanup with water.

For a unique twist, mix Matisse MM26 Transparent Gesso with the Background Colours to create a coloured primer that adds extra tooth for pastel or other painting mediums. Adjust the ratio of gesso to background colour to customize the texture of the surface according to your creative needs.

Packaged in a convenient 250ml stack-up jar, this acrylic paint is not only practical but also available in popular colors in larger 1 Litre pails for larger projects. Remember to apply in thin coats (up to 0.5mm thick) to prevent cracks and enjoy the incredible workability of Matisse Background Colours.

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.