Art Spectrum Painting Medium No 1 Varnishing Watercolours Blog Surface Preparation Medium Texture: Fluid

Surface Preparation Medium Texture: Fluid Sheen: Matte Relative Opacity: Opaque Application

Suitable for oil and acrylic painting

Matisse Gessoes contain Calcite grounds (calcium carbonate) which help to protect canvas from destructive gases given off by oil paints over their life-span

5 x 40ml paints in red

will not chip or crack on canvas

Art Spectrum Painting Medium No 1 Varnishing Watercolours Blog Surface Preparation Medium Texture: FluidThe leanest medium. Ready to use straight from the container. Dries overnight, depending on climate and thickness of paint application. Often an excessive amount of gum turpentine is used as a substitute for a 'lean' medium. Too much gum turpentine 'denatures' the oil paint in these lean layers. This leaves an underbound pigment when the paint dries which weakens the bond between the oil paint and the canvas. Art Spectrum Medium No. 1 contains a