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    LEFRANC & BOURGEOIS FLASHE MATT ARTIST COLOR

    In the 1950s, Lefranc Bourgeois developed the iconic Flashe paint, the first vinyl colour and an alternative to traditional art supplies. Its multi-medium grip enabled artists to escape the constraints of their studio or canvas.

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    In the 1950s, Lefranc Bourgeois developed the iconic Flashe paint, the first vinyl colour and an alternative to traditional art supplies. Its multi-medium grip enabled artists to escape the constraints of their studio or canvas. Its unique pigmentation and matt finish transforms the artist’s experience. The colour is PURE and adaptable. The pigments create indelible marks on each canvas and space.

    Flashe is much more than a matt acrylic paint. It liberates pigment intensity and luminosity in matt colours. The painter can then create and express themselves without being constrained by colour, space or time, finding joy in painting and spontaneity in their movements.

    FLASHE is a pioneering vinyl-based paint that is characterized by its matt properties and its intense covering power on a wide variety of supports. It enables the artist to paint on any painting surface, with a strong paint film that maintains the power of the colours. Because FLASHE is made with a different resin than acrylic paints, it produces different results. It unleashes the intensity of the pigments and the luminosity of the colours with a matt finish.

    FLASHE can be applied with any type of brush without being diluted. A semi-responsive brush is recommended. It can also be applied with asponge brush, a flexible spatula or, for effects, with a paint-spray gun, or even with an airbrush, diluting as desired.

    Pure or diluted with water, FLASHE makes it possible to create vibrant backgrounds.

    Dilute with between 1/3 and 2/3 water as desired, to create washes and patinas.

    Matt varnish can be applied over FLASHE paints, to maintain the vibrancy of the colour without altering the shade. Gloss varnish will make shades a tone deeper and more vivid. Recommended for all outside applications.

    Use water for wet paint and warm water with alcohol for dried paint.

    An extra-fine paint with unique optical characteristics, FLASHE enhances the beauty of every shade. This is Absolute Colour.

    Powerful colour

    To ensure FLASHE colours are absolute and vibrant, pigment selection is carried out with meticulous care.
    • Paints are developed with high-quality pigments that are specially

    selected for fine arts: a high level of purity ensures radiant colours,

    optimum blending and exceptional durability.
    • Luminous pigments: specific pigment treatment techniques give unique

    luminosity: colours seem to shimmer while maintaining their matt finish. • High pigment density: pigment strength is so strong that the colour

    remains powerful, even when the paint is diluted.

    Unique texture

    • Creamy texture enables spontaneous painting.
    • Supple, elastic texture which transforms into a strong film.
    • Good coverage*, especially for opaque colours, and so can be used as

    an undercoat for oil or acrylic for large formats and matt colours. *This makes it possible to cover a 5 x greater surface area than with a traditional acrylic paint

    Can be used on more painting surfaces than an acrylic

    FLASHE enables artists to work on all painting surfaces.
    • Ultra-adherent formulation: can be applied on all non-oily painting

    surfaces directly, without priming (wood, textile, leather, metal,
    paper, polystyrene, etc.). Thanks to its adhesive qualities, FLASHE is guaranteed to be 100% stable over time (unlike traditional acrylic paint, which cannot be applied onto plastic or glass because it will peel
    after drying).

    • Uniform finish: the colour finish is identical on all painting surfaces.

    Unique and solid finish

    Thanks to its formulation, the velvet finish of FLASHE colours is unique and stable:
    • Unique formulation: a vinyl resin emulsion combined with high-end

    pigment. FLASHE colours maintain complete pigment intensity (unlike traditional acrylic resin, which can degrade the pigment). FLASHE can be used with a high level of dilution, without breaking the film. The inner radiance of the pigments comes to the surface.

    • Solid and durable colour: colour withstands the test of time thanks to the high resin and pigment quality. For working outside, it’s recommended to use a varnish.

    • A perfect matt finish means that the colour isn’t altered by light reflection. Total light absorption maintains the integrity of the colour, so the tones look identical when viewed from any angle. Ideal for transferring your artwork from analogue to digital, scanning, or for using with a projector for digital art.

    All Flashe colours have a distinctive matt finish, with the exception of the iridescent colours, which have a luminous, satin finish as a result of their pearlescent pigmentation.

    Opaque colours can be used with a single application.

    Semi-opaque colours should be used with two applications.

    Transparent colours will need between three and four applications (with an interval of 30 minutes between each one) to achieve an opaque coverage.

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