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Vibrant non-reflective scenic acrylics for painting film, TV and theatre sets plus murals, feature walls & more

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PERMACRYLIK® – Non-Reflective Scenic Acrylics

PERMACRYLIK® Scenic Paint has been used in a wide range of architectural and decorative applications. PERMACRYLIK® Paints are widely used in the decoration of television, film, theatrical and photographic sets, displays and exhibition fixtures, indoor and outdoor murals and art installations, sign-writing and architectural feature walls. PERMACRYLIK’s vibrant colour range is also extremely popular with fine artists.

Green Screens for Chroma Keying Digital Footage
Create green (or blue) screens for film sets using PERMACRYLIK Digital Green or Digital Blue. PERMACRYLIK Digital Paints provide the colour saturation and high luminance values required for chroma keying. They are suitable for professional movie applications or educational/school productions.

Character

PERMACRYLIK scenic paints feature a flat, non-reflective finish. They are solvent free, low-odour and low-VOC intermixable colours. Most colours offer good opacity. However, some of the Glow Colours are translucent and a number of coats may be required.

The PERMACRYLIK Glow Colours range consists of 8 fluorescent colours, most of which glow under UV light. The range also includes 5 Metallic Colours, 4 Ochres and both Gloss and Matt Varnishes.

Substrates

PERMACRYLIK Scenic Paints may be painted on plasterboard, canvas, hardboard, wood, new and old plaster, fibrous plaster, cement render, brick, glass and Plexiglass®/Perspex®. For extra protection or to prevent soiling, PERMACRYLIK colours can be overcoated with PERMACRYLIK Clear Gloss or Clear Matt Varnish.

Use cases

Movie Set Decoration and Special Effects
PERMACRYLIK® paints have featured in movies including Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Baz Luhrmann’s Australia and The Great Gatsby, The Matrix, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Mad Max: Fury Road, Hacksaw Ridge, Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken and Peter Rabbit 2, as well as a multitude of theatre productions.

PERMACRYLIK Scenic Paints are designed for the decoration of television, film, theatrical and photographic sets, displays and exhibition fixtures, indoor and outdoor mural painting, art installations, sign-writing, architectural feature walls and fine art.

Typical Properties

Information on drying, thinning, wash up and coverage is available in the PERMACRYLIK Application Guide.

PERMACRYLIK® range

  • PERMACRYLIK® Gesso Modelling Paste White
    PERMACRYLIK® Gesso Modelling Paste is a water-based, polymer modified paste and is recommended for preparing and sealing surfaces for acrylic or oil-based paint application.  This product is excellent for all types of artwork requiring thick build-up textured finishes resulting in three dimensional effects. Available in White only.
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  • PERMACRYLIK® Scenic Colours

    PERMACRYLIK® is a water-based acrylic paint range for film, theatre and TV set decoration, murals, signwriting and architectural feature walls. PERMACRYLIK® features excellent coverage and a dead flat (non-reflective) finish and can be re-coated after 1 hr.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Glow Colours

    PERMACRYLIK is a water-based acrylic paint range for film, theatre and TV set decoration, murals, signwriting and architectural feature walls.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Metallic Colours

    PERMACRYLIK® Metallics are a water-based acrylic paint range for film, theatre and TV set decoration, murals, signwriting and architectural feature walls.
    PERMACRYLIK® Metallics feature excellent coverage and UV resistance together with a semi-gloss finish that can be re-coated after 1 hr.
    They are ideal for outdoor use.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Digital Colours

    PERMACRYLIK® Digital Blue and Digital Green are water-based acrylic paints used for film, theatre and TV sets where a Blue Screen or Green Screen is required.
    PERMACRYLIK® Digital Blue and Digital Green feature excellent coverage and a dead flat (non-reflective) finish and can be re-coated after 1 hr.
    They can be used in conjunction with PERMACRYLIK® Flat White or PERMACRYLIK® White or N23 Grey Primer.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Ochre Colours

    PERMACRYLIK® Ochre Colours are a water-based acrylic paint range for film, theatre and TV set decoration, murals, signwriting and architectural feature walls.
    PERMACRYLIK® features excellent coverage and a dead flat (non-reflective) finish that can be re-coated after 1 hr.
    They are ideal for outdoor use.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Varnishes

    PERMACRYLIK® Varnishes are clear water-based acrylic varnishes for film, theatre and TV set decoration, murals, signwriting and architectural feature walls.
    PERMACRYLIK® Gloss and Matt Varnishes feature Gloss and Matt finishes respectively and excellent UV resistance and can be re-coated after 1 hr.
    They are ideal for outdoor use, particularly for protecting Murals painted with Flat PERMACRYLIK® Colours.

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  • PERMACRYLIK® Primers

    PERMACRYLIK® Primers are available in White and N23 Grey. They are water-based acrylic primers that can be used on timber, plasterboard and other substrates.
    PERMACRYLIK® Primers feature excellent filling and sanding properties and present an ideal surface for overcoating with all other PERMACRYLIK® products, indoors or outdoors.

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When I began painting, I consciously chose water-based paints as I felt them to be the least harmful to the environment.  I recall randomly stumbling upon the incredible colour range of PERMACRYLIK at an inner City paint shop for the first time. Gobsmacked by the pigments, what allured me most were the strength of the ochre based range which ideally suited me as a First Nations artist.  Now that Colormaker Industries has committed their efforts towards solar powering the Sydney factory, I feel even more pride in being generously endorsed by this great local company.

Blak Douglas

Award winning Australian contemporary artist 

Artwork Attribution:

Blak Douglas
Queen of her own stage (Ursula Yovich), 2019
Acrylic on canvas

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, PERMACRYLIK Paints are suitable for use on concrete and other masonry surfaces.

PERMACRYLIK Glow Colours do glow under UV light and a number of artists like to use this to advantage in their art. Contemporary artist, Tommy Balogh of Canberra, often paints his art using PERMACRYLIK on plexiglass so that when exhibits he can do so in the dark. His paintings are backlit through the plexiglass so that his artworks glow in the dark. A number of mural artists also like the fluorescent effects PERMACRYLIK glow paints offer. Some of the Glow colours fluoresce more than others as shown below.

With the PERMACRYLIK Glow Colours, best results are achieved when applied on a white background such as PERMACRYLIK Scenic White or PERMACRYLIK Acrylic Sealer Undercoat in either White or the N23 Grey.

Yes, PERMACRYLIK paints work very well on glass. These products were originally developed as a sign-writing paint for mural and signage applications on shop and showroom windows.

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