Matisse Structure Australian Outback Fundamental Set 5x75ml

Australian Ghost Gum

Australian Salmon Gum

Australian Red Violet

Australian Sky Blue

Australian Sienna

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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 Set puts these five colours in your hands. Five 75ml tubes. No mediums. A complete outback palette. Made by Derivan in Sydney.

Art Shed Staff Tip

Australian Ghost Gum is the key to getting outback light right. Use it for the pale bark of ghost gums catching late-afternoon sun, for the bleached dry creek bed, and for the washed-out near-white of the desert horizon at midday. For Uluru's most dramatic tones, mix Australian Red Violet with Australian Sienna: shift the ratio to move between the deep violet of shadow face and the warmer ochre-red of rock in direct light. These two colours together describe Uluru across a full day's worth of light changes.

Perfect For

Outback and desert landscapeUluru and red rock paintingsCentral Australian gum treesArid plains and big-sky countryLimited palette exploration

What Makes This Set Different

Origin

Made in Sydney

Derivan has been making Matisse in Chipping Norton, NSW since the 1960s. Australian paint for landscapes that no other country on Earth can produce.

Focus

Five Colours, One Landscape

A purposeful outback palette: earth, rock, bark, and sky. Ghost Gum and Salmon Gum are exclusive to this set in the Fundamental range, capturing the iconic trees of the arid interior.

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Formula

Heavy Body Structure

Structure formula holds brushmarks and palette knife work. Build the texture of cracked red earth, rough rock face, and gnarled bark with paint that stays put as it dries.

Format

Pure Colour, No Mediums

Five colours only. Add MM2 or MM4 separately to extend for impasto or glazed rock texture work, or use the paint straight from the tube.

What's in the Set

Colour	Size
Australian Ghost Gum	75ml
Australian Salmon Gum	75ml
Australian Red Violet	75ml
Australian Sky Blue	75ml
Australian Sienna	75ml

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.

Mixing Within the Set

What these colours do together:

Australian Sienna + Australian Red Violet Uluru across the day, from warm ochre-red to deep violet shadow

Australian Ghost Gum + Australian Sienna pale dusty earth, dry creek bed, bleached red soil

Australian Sky Blue + Australian Ghost Gum pale midday sky, heat haze on the horizon

Australian Salmon Gum + Australian Sienna bark in warm afternoon light, terracotta earth tones

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.

What colours are in the Matisse Structure Australian Outback Fundamental Set?

The set contains five 75ml tubes of Matisse Structure heavy body acrylic: Australian Ghost Gum, Australian Salmon Gum, Australian Red Violet, Australian Sky Blue, and Australian Sienna. No mediums are included in the Fundamental Set format. All five colours are inspired by the colour of the Australian outback environment.

Does the Outback Fundamental Set include mediums?

No. The Fundamental Set format is five colours only, with no mediums included. To add impasto volume and rock texture, add MM2 Impasto Medium separately. For transparent glazing over warm earth layers, MM4 Gel Medium works well with all five colours. The classic 10-piece Matisse sets include two mediums, but the Fundamental Sets are focused entirely on the colour palette.

How does the Outback Set differ from the Australian Colours Set?

The Australian Colours Set (10 x 75ml) is a broad survey of Australian landscape colour, including greens, blues, earth tones, and reds for painting across diverse Australian environments. The Outback Fundamental Set is a focused five-colour palette built specifically for the arid interior: red earth, rock, native gum bark, and outback sky. It includes Australian Ghost Gum and Australian Salmon Gum, which are not in the broader Australian Colours Set. The Outback Set has no mediums; the Australian Colours Set includes MM2 and MM4.

What is Australian Ghost Gum used for in painting?

Australian Ghost Gum is a pale, warm cream-white that captures the distinctive bark colour of the ghost gum tree (Corymbia aparrerinja), one of the most recognisable trees of central Australia. In painting, it is used for the luminous pale bark of ghost gums in light, bleached dry creek beds, pale desert soil, and the light-washed quality of outback sky near the horizon. It is not a bright white but a soft, warm neutral that reads unmistakably as Australian inland country.

Is Matisse Structure paint made in Australia?

Yes. Matisse is made by Derivan at their factory in Chipping Norton, Sydney, NSW. Derivan is Australia's largest art material manufacturer and has been producing professional-grade acrylic paint since the 1960s. The Australian Colours range, which includes the Outback Set colours, is developed specifically to name and match the hues of Australian landscape, from outback earth to coastal rainforest.

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.

Available at Art Shed Online, Australia's specialist art supply store, delivering Matisse Structure paint to artists across Australia with fast, tracked shipping. Can't decide between sets? Our team is happy to help: contact us at customerservice@artshedonline.com.au.

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SKU	1PMSFU05AO
Barcode #	9310097008669
Brand	Matisse
Shipping Weight	0.6550kg
Shipping Width	0.190m
Shipping Height	0.040m
Shipping Length	0.200m
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