Acrylic Paint - Matisse Background 250ml Victorian Grey

Transform your creative projects with Matisse Background 250ml in Victorian Grey, the ultimate choice for artists seeking versatility and vibrancy. This all-purpose acrylic paint is not just a background color; it's a highly pigmented, low-tooth gesso that works beautifully on various surfaces including wood, canvas, and more. Matisse Background Colours are designed to lay down a robust base for all your artistic needs, providing an excellent foundation while sealing the surface with its built-in sealer.

For those looking to enhance their painting experience, mix MM26 Transparent Gesso with Matisse Background Colours to create a colored primer rich in texture and extra tooth. Experiment with the ratio to achieve your desired surface feel.

Ideal for stenciling, design painting, or simply as exquisite decorative wall and ceiling paint, Matisse Background Colours are easy to apply straight from the jar. They offer effortless clean-up with water and dry quickly to a matt-velvet finish, making them perfect for both skilled artists and DIY enthusiasts alike. Each jar contains 250ml of this incredible Victorian Grey color, with options to purchase in larger 1 Litre pails for extensive projects.

Remember that to avoid cracks, apply Matisse Background Colours in thin coats (no more than 0.5mm thick). Keep your artwork looking pristine by varnishing, as the unvarnished gesso may mark more easily. Experience the depth and richness of Matisse Background Colours; your canvas deserves the best.

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.