The hyperrealism virus was inoculated into him at school, when he had to draw a sketch of a chestnut. He trained in the Applied Arts and became a graphic designer in advertising. His fascination for materials and their bubbling remains unquenched. He began to paint in the manner of an entomologist, cataloguing each of the thousand and one facets of a reality he unveiled in close-up. One senses an almost physical need to grasp the material and bring it to life? A total commitment that permeates all his canvases. It was in the army that he first discovered Flashe. He joined a small team whose mission was to paint trompe l'œil on the walls of the barracks at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Since then, he has never stopped using Flashe. He uses it exclusively.

John Andrew Perello, also known as JonOne, likes to use Flashe. This New York artist, a Parisian by adoption, describes himself as a graffiti painter and abstract expressionist. “I've been using Flashe for over 20 years. You can easily change its consistency by mixing it with water. It's very resistant, the quality of its pigments and its great covering power mean you can paint very large surfaces, even outdoors.”

Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Stéphanie de Malherbe is a graduate of Penninghen, a graphic arts college. After working for fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, where she transcribed her costume ideas for Luc Besson's “The 5th Element” into drawings, she spent 11 years in Mexico and 5 years in Spain. When she returned to France a few years ago, the places of her childhood touched and inspired her. Landscapes are often a starting point from which she then gives free rein to her imagination. She is inspired by what she sees, and then puts it down on the medium of her choice. Simply without knowing where she's going beforehand, she lets the brush go as her inspiration takes her, in a whirlwind of colors. Stéphanie de Malherbe's favorite color: Flashe Lefranc Bourgeois Japanese orange