A great permanent flexible primer for canvas, board or even paper. An intense ground with an excellent tooth for easy paint manipulation. Matisse Gesso is a water-based product and can be thinned down with water. Use equal parts of water to Gesso when working on raw canvas or linen. If working on canvas, Gesso will tighten the canvas, making a firmer ground to paint on.

Matisse Background Colours are also a highly pigmented low tooth gesso for use when a coloured background is required