Lefranc & Bourgeois Flashe are a range of vinyl emulsion paints that offer flat matt coverage on a wide variety of surfaces.

First developed in the 1950s, Flashe's adhesion properties allows the artist to work indoors or out on canvas, paper, walls, glass, wood, with brushes, paint guns, or sponges. Vinyl emulsions are similar to acrylic emulsions, however, vinyl emulsion paints have a very consistent matt film which is very popular with abstract artists, among others. Flashe is suited to traditional painting surfaces and also offers good adherence and resistance to weather, making it ideal for fresco and wall painting, faux finishes, theatre decorations, and more.

Flashe is highly pigmented and can be diluted with water to create a range of results, from highly opaque finishes to a transparent watercolour effects.

The colours have a uniform 30 minute drying time and once dry they are water-resistant. They can only be removed with alcohol-based solvents.

The 76 colour range contains 35 single pigment colours, 7 fluorescents, and 12 iridescent (satin) colours. All the additives and mediums from the Lefranc Bourgeois Acrylic range are compatible with the Flashe range.

These properties mean artists can paint without the need for special under layers such as primer. Depending on the thickness of the film and colour transparency, multiple layers may still be required.

The colours use a vinyl emulsion binder that has a longer molecular structure than acrylic, so it is more supple and flexible. The finer, softer resin is a fatter emulsion that results in a flat and smooth surface with no brushmarks. It is a creamy, soft-body paint that dries with a very fine surface texture.

Read our blog post to find out more about Flashe paint.

Please note: due to trading agreements we are unable to ship this product outside of the UK and EU.