Painting Mediums & Varnishes

Matisse Surface Tension Breaker is used to disperse & break-down the surface tension, by increasing the flow properties, of acrylic paints. Matisse Surface Tension Breaker is ideal for stain-painting and water-wash applications.

Matisse Spreader is a transparent, flowing paste which is hardly discernible when dry. Imparting fine flow, controlled spreadability & lubrication, Matisse Spreader is primarily used for glazing and spreading large volumes of colour.

Matisse Retarder Medium slows the drying time of acrylic paints.

Screen printing on paper? Mix Matisse Print Paste with acrylic colours to extend the drying time of the paint in the screen.

Matisse Polymer Water-Based Varnishes serve as a finishing varnish or are freely intermixable with acrylic colours and mediums to achieve varying degrees of water resistance and flow. Use over dried, well-cured acrylic paints.

Matisse Polymer Water-Based Varnish - Gloss

• Increases gloss & flow
• Produces a strong, protective, tack-free, clear film
• Effect resembles oil paint or shiny enamel

Matisse Polymer Water-Based Varnish - Matt

• Use when a flat, matt or very low sheen is required
• Suitable as protective coating over large works exposed to damage & paintings for floodlit photographic reproduction

Matisse Polymer Water-Based Varnish - Satin

• Satin or mid-level sheen

Matisse Open Medium can be mixed with acrylic colours to prolong drying time, while still maintaining the paint's consistency. Best suited for outdoor painting, particularly in hot weather, Matisse Open Medium gives the paint a smooth & buttery handling with a glowing satin finish.

Mix your acrylic colours with Matisse Fabric Fixative to create permanent designs on fabrics and textiles. Mix equal parts of Matisse Fabric Fixative & acrylic paint, then heat-set with an iron to ensure your designs become wash-fast.

Matisse Clear Sealer is specifcally formulated for folk art techniques on raw wood, glass, ceramics, terracotta pots and new metals.

Matisse Acrylic Painting Binder is a low-sheen and transparent primer with good adhesion. Principally used as a a paint dilutant for canvas, paper or board.

Jo Sonja's Faux Finish Kleister Medium is a semi-transparent paste which gives acrylic colours extra body. Use Jo Sonja's Faux Finish Kleister Medium to create wood graining, marbling, tortoise-shell and other "faux" finishes.

Derivan Polymer Gloss Varnish is versatile, ideal for use as a glue for paper and as a varnish in collages. When intermixed with colour, Derivan Polymer Gloss Varnish increases gloss and flow characteristics. Derivan Polymer Gloss Varnish is water-based and may appear slightly milky when wet.

Langridge Verdigris Base is a copper-based paint which will provide a classic, real green-grey once reacted with Langridge Oxidising Patina.