GOLDEN SUPER MATTE MEDIUM 8OZ

GOLDEN SUPER MATTE MEDIUM 8OZ

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Perfect for when you want your colors to have that consistent matte look
GOLDEN Super Matte Medium

GOLDEN Super Matte Medium is a pourable medium useful for reducing gloss. Because of its high level of matting agents, it will lower sheen of another product with a minimal addition, thereby changing other paint attributes the least, such as color strength and viscosity. Super Matte Medium should always be blended with other acrylic paints or mediums; as this product is not intended to be used by itself.

PRODUCT APPLICATION
Lowering Sheen

To lower the sheen of a paint color or another medium, begin by adding one of the matte mediums in increments of about 10% of the total volume. It is helpful to brush out each mixture, and let dry on a piece of paper to note the difference in sheen. With some experimenting, it will become easier to know how much of the matte medium is required to achieve the desired gloss.

If it seems that additions of the Fluid Matte Medium or Matte Medium are too great to achieve the desired result, and that other attributes of the mix, such as color intensity, opacity, or thickness, are affected, switch to the Super Matte Medium, which should achieve the desired matte-ness with about a third of the addition of the other matte mediums.

Use as a Translucent Ground

Both Matte Medium and Fluid Matte Medium can be used as translucent grounds, sometimes referred to as "clear" gessoes. They are thin enough to penetrate canvas and other porous substrates easily, and the matting solids provide an adequate "tooth" for additional paint layers. In thin applications both products can appear quite translucent, while darkening the canvas to a small degree. The darkening effect, similar to a "wet look”, is somewhat more pronounced with the Matte Medium. Bear in mind that GOLDEN Gessoes will have excellent tooth, and are typically suggested for alkyd and oil paintings.

Apply the Matte Medium and Fluid Matte Medium in much the same manner as recommended for the application of a gesso layer. Apply one or more coats, keeping in mind that additional layers will gradually make a more opaque overall film

Blending With Paints and Other Mediums

It is acceptable to add any amount of a matte medium to GOLDEN Heavy Body, Fluid, or High Load Acrylics. They can also be added to GOLDEN Decorative Glazes and GOLDEN Gels and Mediums. Some caution is required with the Super Matte Medium: too much of an addition may dramatically lighten a color, or if used alone, it may crack in thick applications. Super Matte Medium blended with GOLDEN Fluid Acrylics allows artists to make their own color gessoes. Some experimenting will allow an artist to understand the limitations for their manner of application.