Art Spectrum Painting Medium No 1 Varnishing Watercolours Blog will not chip or crack

will not chip or crack on canvas

If you wish to crackle a background and paint a design directly over it

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

Hint: The MM24 Iridescent Medium mixed with Matisse colours

Suitable for oil and acrylic painting

Art Spectrum Painting Medium No 1 Varnishing Watercolours Blog will not chip or crackThe 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