Everything you need for scenic paint
Rosco is the scenic paint the industry trusts for stage and screen. As the exclusive Rosco distributor for Australia and New Zealand, we stock the full system and give you the technical guidance to use it — from primer to top coat.
Full Rosco system
Why Rosco paint
Built for the stage, made to be worked
Rosco scenic paints are the standard in theatres and studios worldwide — designed to look right under light and camera, and to behave the way scenics expect.
Dead-matte finish
No glare or hot-spots under stage light or on camera — a true flat that reads as scenery, not paint.
One intermixable system
Colours, metallics, fluorescents, primers and coatings built to mix and layer together, so your whole job is one system.
Water-based & low-odour
Easy clean-up, safer indoors and quick to recoat — practical for busy scenic shops and venues.
Local technical support
Stuck on prep, dilution or coverage? Our team knows the range and helps you spec it right.
The quick answer
Choose by what you are doing
The paint system, explained
Every Rosco scenic range, and what it is for
Each range does a different job. Here is what each one is, where it shines, and a link to the full guide when you want to go deeper.
Off Broadway
Rosco's flagship water-based scenic paint. A rich, dead-flat colour that brushes, rolls and sprays straight from the tin, dries fast and stays flexible so it will not crack when scenery flexes or travels. It is the everyday workhorse most scenic jobs are built on, and every colour intermixes.
Great for:
Super Saturated
Intense, highly concentrated colour that you thin with water to whatever strength you need — from a barely-there translucent glaze to full-strength opacity. Because one tin makes a lot of usable paint, it is the economical choice for covering large areas and for effects work.
Great for:
Fluorescent
Bright day-glo colours that look vivid in daylight and light up under UV / blacklight. Perfect for reveals, effects and anything that needs to pop. Paint a whole scene to glow, or hide details that only appear when the blacklight comes on.
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Metallix
Ready-to-use metallic scenic paint with genuine metallic brilliance — golds, silvers, copper and more — brushed or rolled on, no spray booth required. It gives props, set dressing and signage a real metal sheen that still behaves like a scenic paint.
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Tough Prime — White & Black
The base coat that starts a job right. Tough Prime seals porous surfaces, builds tooth so your colour grabs, and toughens the surface against knocks and traffic. Choose White to give colour a bright, true ground, or Black for stages, decks and dark scenery.
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Beyond paint
Coatings & glazes that finish the job
The Rosco system does not stop at colour. These coatings and glazes harden, seal, texture and protect — and because they are part of the same water-based system, they work straight over and under your scenic paint.
Paint calculator
How much paint will you need?
Enter your surface area and we will estimate the litres and the tins to order. It is a planning guide — porous, textured or very dark-to-light jobs use more.
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Shop the paintsEstimates use Rosco coverage of roughly 200–300 sq ft per US gallon (about 5–7 m² per litre per coat). Colour comes in 0.95L and 3.8L; Tough Prime in 3.79L and 19L. Confirm with our team for large or unusual jobs.
See the colour first
Colour on screen never quite matches colour on set. Order the Off Broadway sample kit to check the real thing before you commit to a big order.
Order a sample kitTalk it through with us
Priming a tricky surface, matching a colour, or working out coverage for a big build? Send us the details and we will help you spec it.
Email sales@cfats.com.au or call 02 9906 6262.