Matisse Mm10 1ltr Gesso

Discover the versatility of Matisse MM10 1L Gesso, a premium flexible primer essential for every artist. Perfect for canvas, board, and paper, this intense white gesso offers exceptional tooth for effortless paint manipulation. Matisse Gesso is water-based, allowing you to thin it down with water for easy application. For best results, mix equal parts of water to Matisse Gesso when working on raw canvas or linen. This product not only tightens the canvas for a firmer ground, but it also prepares a smooth, high-quality surface for both acrylic and oil paints. When priming for acrylics, we recommend using two coats of MM10 Gesso for complete coverage. If you're working with oil paints, seal the surface first with MM5 Matt Medium or MM12 Clear Sealer before applying a minimum of three coats of gesso. The oil paints are absorbed by the gesso, making a stronger sealed layer essential to preventing absorption through to the canvas. Engineered with calcite grounds (calcium carbonate), Matisse Gesso protects your canvas from harmful gases released by oil paints over time. Whether applying with a spatula or blade, or refreshing your method with a coarse or soft-bristled brush, the application process can impact the texture, giving you control over your artwork's finish. Transform your art projects with Matisse MM10 Gesso, the artist's choice for a flawless foundation.

AboutA great permanent flexible primer for canvas, board or even paper. An intense white ground with an excellent tooth for easypaint manipulation. Matisse Gesso is a water-basedproduct and can be thinned down with water. Use equal parts of water to Matisse Gesso when workingonraw canvas/linen. If working on canvas, Matisse Gesso will tighten the canvas, making a firmer ground to paint on.UseMM10 Gesso is suitable for creating a surface for both acrylic and oil paints. Whenpriming for acrylic paints, two coats of gesso arerecommended to ensure complete coverage. Foroilpaints, it is advisable to seal the surface firstwithMM5 Matt Medium or MM12 Clear Sealer, and then apply a minimum of 3 coats of gesso. As theoilin oilpaints is readily absorbed by the gesso, astronger sealed layer is needed to ensure thepaint doesnot absorb through the gesso and onto the actual canvas. Matisse Gessoes contain Calcitegrounds (calciumcarbonate) which help to protectcanvasfrom destructive gases given off by oil paints over their life-span.ApplicationIt is recommended that MM10Gessobe applied with a spatula or blade on canvas. If applying with a brush mix withequal partswater,especially for the first coatswhen being applied toraw canvas/linen (alternatively use MM27Low Viscosity Gesso). The application method can also affect thetooth. For a rough textured tooth,applywith a coarse bristled brush. For a smoother finish, applywith a soft bristled f