Matting additives

Choose your matte-finish route

Use the routes below to navigate the collection by gloss-reduction strategy and final visual target.

• Gloss reduction and matte-finish control.
• Surface appearance tuning and reduced reflections.
• Improved tactile feel depending on formulation and application method.
• Consistent matting performance depending on the final resin system and workflow.

Typical use scenarios across the collection

This collection is suitable for workflows where the final surface must look less glossy and more visually controlled.

• Matte aesthetic prototypes: reducing shine in concept and presentation parts.
• Display models: improving visual readability by lowering reflections.
• Consumer product mockups: achieving more premium matte appearance in early samples.
• Surface-finish tuning: balancing matte effect against formulation and exposure behaviour.
• Parts requiring reduced gloss for functional or visual reasons: including photography-friendly and presentation-focused components.

How to choose the right matting route

Select the most suitable route according to whether the main objective is general gloss reduction or achieving a highly matte black finish.

• Need a general matte-finish additive → choose 3D-ADD MATT1
• Need the mattest and blackest visual route → choose 3Dresyns M&B1
• Need reduced gloss in a customizable resin workflow → start with 3D-ADD MATT1 and validate loading and exposure

• Prioritise flexible matte tuning across formulations → start with the main matting additive route
• Prioritise deep matte black appearance → start with M&B1
• Prioritise lower reflections in display parts → compare both routes against the final aesthetic target

Decision tree summary

Use this simplified logic before detailed formulation validation.

• Need gloss reduction and matte-finish tuning → MATT1
• Need a mattest black finish → M&B1
• Need reduced reflections in prototypes or mockups → validate the matte route under the final exposure and pigment system

Then validate the final route under the intended resin family, additive loading, cure settings and visual finish target.

Matting additive for gloss reduction

For workflows requiring lower gloss, reduced reflections and a more matte surface without switching to a dedicated opaque black system.

Mattest & blackest color route

For workflows where the final goal is a very dark, visually dense and deeply matte black appearance.

A focused matte-finish platform rather than a broad color page

This collection is compact and clearly structured around two complementary matte-finish routes: one for general gloss reduction and one for extreme matte black appearance.

• 3D-ADD MATT1 covers the general gloss-reduction route.
• 3Dresyns M&B1 covers the mattest black route.
• Together, they support matte surface design across more neutral or more color-specific appearance targets.

The right matte route depends on the visual target and formulation system

These materials are most useful when the finish objective is defined first: lower gloss, reduced reflections, deeper matte black appearance or improved tactile surface character.

In practice, the correct path is to define the final look first, then validate the chosen route under the intended resin family, additive load and exposure conditions.

Documentation, technical selection help and workflow support

Use the resources below to move from matting-route preselection to formulation planning, exposure validation or broader technical support.

Select the right matting route and validate the final surface finish

Use the route-based navigation above to identify the most relevant matte-finish workflow, compare candidates in the technical overview table, and move forward with formulation-specific validation for lower gloss and more visually controlled printed parts.