Matisse Fluid Acrylics are ultra-premium, low-viscosity (highly liquid) artist-grade acrylic paints engineered for professionals who require fluid application without sacrificing colour intensity. Manufactured in Australia by Derivan, this range features a rich, water-like consistency that flows effortlessly off the brush, yet retains the exact same high pigment loading as traditional heavy-body structure acrylics.
By eliminating the need to dilute thick paint with water—which can break down binders and cause uneven adhesion—Matisse Fluid Acrylics allow artists to achieve smooth, flat layers, detailed linework, and delicate washes with absolute structural permanence and archival security.
Key Range Benefits:
High Pigment Concentration: Unlike generic craft paints or watered-down student acrylics, this range contains no fillers. It offers incredible tinting strength, brilliance, and superb coverage even when thinned out for glazing.
Ready-to-Flow Consistency: Formulated to have a smooth, ink-like viscosity right out of the bottle. It is perfectly balanced for pouring, airbrushing (when mixed with an airbrush medium), spraying, dripping, and detailed brush illustration.
Archival & Lightfast: Utilises only top-tier, chemically stable pigments with exceptional ASTM lightfastness ratings, ensuring your artwork remains highly resistant to UV fading or atmospheric yellowing over decades.
Intermixable & Versatile: Fully compatible with the entire Derivan Matisse ecosystem. They blend seamlessly with Matisse Structure mediums, impasto gels, flow paints, and pouring glosses to adapt to any mixed-media or abstract technique.
Flexible Satin Finish: Dries to a highly durable, water-resistant, and flexible satin film that resists cracking, making it safe to use on both rigid canvas frames and flexible mixed-media paper weights.
Ergonomic Squeeze Bottle: Packaged in a compact 36ml bottle featuring a precise, directional nozzle that lets you dispense single drops accurately, minimizing paint waste on your palette.
