Highly Pigmented, Low Tooth Gesso For Various Applications! Create the perfect low-tooth base for a variety of media. Matisse Background Colors are made with a combination of high-grade acrylic paint and professional-quality gesso. Highly pigmented and lightfast, it can be applied with a brush or roller onto most surfaces for underpainting, home dcor, scenic design, upcycling, and more for a flat, matte finish. This intermixable, non-toxic paint has a medium viscosity. It is opaque and cover surfaces in one coat, but will also seal the surface with its built-in sealer. Apply it to wood to create a smooth, sealed surface. To avoid cracking, dont apply layers over 1/2 mm thick. Matisse Background Colors are packaged in recyclable jars and clean up with water. 250 ml jar - Capitol Blue Lightfastness - (ASTM) I, Excellent Low tooth, opaque colored gesso Base for Matisse Cracking Mediums Paint and primer in one!