This Daniel Smith Watercolour Mars Black Ground allows you to paint with watercolours on stretched canvas, fabrics, wood, plaster, metal, plastic, or glass. Apply and let it dry to create an absorbent ground layer on almost any surface This ground is pigmented with Mars Black pigment.

• Mars Black Watercolour Ground-4 oz jar
• Allows you to use watercolour paint on most surfaces
• Contains Mars Black pigment
• Handmade in the USA

Let your imagination soar with DANIEL SMITH Watercolour Grounds!

For too long, the beautiful medium of watercolour has been confined to a paper-behind-glass niche. Now, with these exciting Watercolour Grounds, anything you've dreamed of painting on with watercolour can become a reality.

Absorbent or semi-absorbent surfaces (such as paper, canvas, other fabrics, Wood, plaster, shells and hardboard) require no special prep before brushing on Daniel Smith watercolour grounds

• Apply straight from container using a soft-haired synthetic brush for a smooth finish, or a hog bristle brush for a more textured finish, one coat will cover most surfaces.
• Curing: to allow watercolour ground to attain the correct degree of absorption, let watercolour ground dry and cure for at least 24 hours
• Because it creates a surface more absorbent than paper, Daniel Smith works best in conjunction with lower-water paints, such as watercolours and thinned acrylics.
• Finishing: as with all watercolours, your work on Daniel Smith watercolour ground will need to be fixed if it will not be Framed behind glass
• Golden Archival Aerosol MSA Varnish with UVLS is an excellent spray varnish that will protect your work on any surface. Use it at room temperature in a well-ventilated area.