Matisse Mm10 500ml Gesso

Introducing the Matisse Mm10 500ml Gesso, the ultimate art medium for artists seeking premium quality and flexibility. This water-based gesso is specially designed to create a pristine white ground on canvas, board, or paper, providing an excellent tooth for easy paint manipulation. Whether you are preparing a surface for acrylic or oil paints, Matisse Gesso offers unparalleled protection and performance. When priming with acrylics, we recommend applying two coats for complete coverage, ensuring your artwork shines. For oil paints, enhancing your base with MM5 Matt Medium or MM12 Clear Sealer before applying at least three coats of Matisse Gesso is essential, as this strengthens the surface and prevents paint absorption. The formula features Calcite grounds, which safeguard your canvas from harmful gases emitted by oil paints, extending the longevity of your work. Use a spatula or blade for application on canvas, or for a refined start on raw canvas or linen, mix equal parts with water. For varied textures, choose a coarse-bristled brush for a rough tooth or a soft-bristled brush for a smooth finish. Elevate your painting experience with Matisse Mm10 500ml Gesso, your go-to flexible primer for masterpiece creation.

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