Red country. The Australian outback is not one red: it is Australian Sienna for the warm ochre of desert plains, Australian Red Violet for the deep rose of Uluru at dusk, Australian Salmon Gum for the bark of the eucalypts that somehow thrive in the arid interior. Set against that: Australian Ghost Gum, the pale cream-white of ghost gum trunks that glow in late afternoon light, and above it all, Australian Sky Blue for the outback sky. The Matisse Structure Australian Outback Fundamental Mini Set puts these five colours in your hands. Five 12ml tubes. Compact enough for a travel kit or plein air session, with enough paint to properly explore the full outback palette. Made by Derivan in Sydney.

What Makes This Set Different

What's in the Set

Each colour in this set earns its place. Australian Sienna is the warm ochre-red of open desert and red sand plains, the first colour you reach for when the ground takes over the painting. Australian Red Violet deepens the palette into Uluru shadow, the violet-rose of ancient rock at dusk, and the deep warm darks of rock face in low light. Australian Salmon Gum captures the distinctive pink-orange bark of arid-zone eucalypts: a colour found nowhere in the standard palette ranges yet instantly recognisable to anyone who has painted in the outback or Kimberley. Australian Ghost Gum is the pale cream-white of the ghost gum trunk, used for bark, bleached soil, and the lightening of the sky near the horizon. Australian Sky Blue is the clear, saturated sky of inland Australia on a still day, a blue that coastal painters rarely need but outback painters reach for constantly. Together these five colours describe the outback in 12ml tubes you can take anywhere.

Why Matisse Structure is in Serious Australian Studios

• Named for Australian places and trees. Ghost Gum, Salmon Gum, Sienna. These are formulated to match specific Australian trees and landscapes that no other paint company has named or matched.
• Structure formula for textured rock and earth work. Palette knife textures of sandstone, cracked clay, and rough desert terrain all hold their form with Structure formula.
• Consistent from batch to batch. Your palette does not shift between orders. The outback tones you build your body of work around will be there every time you reorder.
• Pairs with the full Matisse medium range. MM2 Impasto Medium for building rock texture. MM4 Gel Medium for transparent glazing over warm earth layers. All fully compatible.

About Matisse: Made in Australia Since the 1960s

Matisse is made by Derivan at their Chipping Norton, Sydney factory. Derivan is Australia's largest art material manufacturer, producing professional acrylic paint since the 1960s. The Australian Colours range within the Matisse Structure line is developed specifically to name and match the hues of Australian landscapes. No other acrylic brand has created a range like this for Australian painters.

Art Shed Online is an authorised Australian stockist of Matisse acrylic paints. All Matisse products are sourced through official Derivan distribution channels. We ship Australia-wide.