Derivan's Matisse
Structure Acrylic
is a professional quality artist's paint.
The first thing you'll notice is the tubes
have an actual stroke of paint on the label.
This allows the artist to see exactly what
the paint is going to look like once dry.
A tip for beginners - don't take the lid off
the tube and look at the wet paint. It tells
you nothing about what the paint looks like
when dry, and is really misleading. Avoid
the temptation. The paint tubes are an 80ml
size and the tubs 250ml. The colour range is
quite comprehensive with a few colours being
so unique to Matisse they've gained an
almost cult-following. The colour chart
claims that several colours are uniquely
Australian.
Being a professional acrylic we'd expect the
paint to still be vibrant 50
years+ and you can rest assured that with
Matisse Structure this will be the case. I
haven't seen any colour-fade in my 18 years
of using it so I'd believe the claims made
about "highest lightfastness and archival
quality".
The paint consistency is thick and creamy,
perfect for building texture. A brush or a
palette knife can be used. A little water
can be added to thin the paint for washes or
watercolour effects.
Several mediums are available to change the
properties of Matisse Structure. You can add body,
gloss up, matt down, thin out and many
others. The list is too big to include here
but I will mention the newest addition -
Open medium. This medium when added to
Matisse Structure will not interfere with
the thick, impasto quality of the paint but
will extend the working time - perfect for
Australian conditions, especially outdoors.
To find out more
call into
Musgrave Art
on the Gold Coast. |
