While working in the studios in Hollywood as a propmaker I learned many different skills. One art director I worked with made a statement on priming the surface area before painting. He said painting white as a primer will give natural colors in your paint, but when you paint your surface black as a priming surface will give you brighter colors when it finishes and dries. We did it both ways and he was totally right. You might want to put that in your next video...
You use gesso with titanium white in it because a lot of quality paints are transparent. When you use cheap student grade paints, most of the paints are packed full of inert ingredients and titanium dioxide to lessen the cost of the pigments added into the paints. You end up with a shit pastel like paint that doesn't mix well with other paints. Black will not give your painting brighter colors, it gives it more of a dramatic contrast between light and dark (specifically for filming) forcing light colors forward. The terms for this are called Chiaroscuro and tenebrism. (Renaissance and Baroque periods of painting)... The idea with painting with black is that you can use less intense pure saturated colors with more muted tones. Most renaissance painters started with an earth tone ground and backed their figures with a lead white then surrounded the figures with different gradations of black-like pigments.
you are amazing and thank you for all of your teaching ,i am a senior artist just starting to paint ,so all of your lessons have really helped me.again thank you .
In closing up the a gesso container and for better longevity: 1) Consider using Saran (plastic) wrap to cover the surface of the liquid and enough to stick to the inside container side walls, remember the more surface you get covered the less paint drying will accrue (and flake off in the next opening). 2) If there is a rubber type lid rim seal, clean with water and leave as much water behind on this seal, and to help in maintaining a good seal.
Nice video. One suggestion, too, or "Extra" is: using modeling paste to smooth out rough canvas. Works Great. Golden has a video explaining it and its a life saver for taking out some canvas texture.
That’s a great idea. You can also use modeling paste to build up the texture of the painting before adding paint. For Anyone who doesn’t know, modeling paste is a combo of marble dust and acrylic medium. It’s viscous and can by painted afterwards. I use it often. It’s also great for adding collage and assemble elements to a painting because it’s very adhesive.
Superb !! I have been creating artwork since I was a kid and just now going to make my own canvas,thanks for the lesson ! You are a great instructor,you carry yourself in a very professional and knowledgeable manner ,thanks
You are brilliant! Despite bands claiming to prime their canvases, I find it poorly primed, so I have already applied your teqnique, and love the result, so THANK YOU!
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Best tutorial on priming I've found thank you so much! Really interested in the advanced priming methods which have proved hard to find on utube .... looking forward to your other videos ... who needs an art degree when I've got you to look up how tos!
Great tutorial. I love how calm your explanations were. I was wondering, could one also use a squeegee to spread out the Gesso, especially if time was a concern?
Thanks for making this video, I will follow this process to make my own canvases. I was wondering if I could use Belgium linen instead of buying canvas rolls. I am painting with acrylics and I was also wondering if priming the linen with the gesso process that you are describing on your other video it can be the best primer for acrylics. Cheers
Thank you. I do my own canvas. I usually mix the gesso with some water so I can cover it quicker and then I give a second coat. Do you use the gesso directly from the container?
Idk if this has been commented but to get a super intense color gesso, you can mix acrylic with clear gesso... but honestly at that point I just work it into an acrylic base layer instead
It’s a thicker ground/primer. You can you that one too. It will take long to dry, but when dried is generally smoother. Essentially you can prime printings for oil and acrylic with many different options. The main thing to consider is how the unprimed surface responds to the added primer. It tends to shrink/pull and then relax expand. My suggestion is you can always do a test on a scrap of canvas/linen or event paper to observe the qualities of the primer if you are concerned. More or less all primers should be methodically applied to your surface. Closer observation will tell you if you need a second layer.
Thank you so much for your response. The real goal of my question is that I want to know what kind of size can you use when adding the oil primer. Some say PVA, I've heard rabbit skin which is gross and unethical, and I'm not going to try that... Really I have some pre-bought triple-primed canvases that you can get in any art store, the gallery version: cotton. Since the canvas already has an acrylic ground I assume, I'd like to know if I can add The Windsor Newton non-lead oil primer on top of that... It would seem yes since oil paints can be applied to an acrylic ground. I can experiment, but how will I know if it works out, as it takes years sometimes to find out if you've used the wrong stuff to prep your canvas and paint... I had some paintings from college that were messed up 10 years later. I plan to sell and give some paintings as gifts, and don't want that to happen. I may just stick with regular oil painting on an acrylic ground since many have used that... Although several folks swear by the oil primed canvases.
Thank you so much for this lesson. That is so helpful! Well explained. But what if I want to draw something just with pencil, graphite or charcoal on a bought canvas, how can I prepare the canvas for these mediums? Hope you can help me, pleas.
Store bought "pre-stretched canvas doesn't need priming for drawing. You can buff it with a towel or rub it with some sandpaper to bring out the tooth you want.
I am so sorry for asking this, it might sound stupid. when a canvas is advertised as "unbleached" does it mean it is "raw canvas"? if not, what do I do to make it good for acrylic painting? Please help?
That’s a good question unbleached and raw canvas are the same thing. And the standard for stretching and then priming. Some people like to get pre-primed canvas but it’s harder to stretch. You can prime it with gesso or acrylic medium. There are other primers too: rabbit skin glue (sort of fickle and messy) and PVA (a little sticky). Good luck
Please help me.. I just finished a commissioned acrylic painting and need to know if I can gesso the back of the canvas without damaging the painting 🙏
Very helpfull tutorial Katerina, thank you! I am considering priming a backdrop canvass for photography. The size of it is 2.5m x 3meters long. Can you advise by your own experience what is approximately the gesso coverage per square meter? Thanks a lot!
Question: If you did NOT use gesso "before" painting (with oils), can you gesso the "backside" of the canvas to help with the deterioration you mention?!
I wouldn't prime the back of the painting, as I've heard the canvas needs to breathe and this might cause any moisture/oil which comes through the canvas to get stuck and cause problems in the future, just carry on from this painting and make sure to put a coat of gesso on the next ones you make🥰
I was always taught not to lay the canvas flat for priming, and also when you lift to paint the sides, air can be forced through what you’ve just painted, breaking the seal you have made in the surface. Also you did not mention how thick you are applying I believe, and finally (sorry) you did not mention how much the gesso will take out the natural rough texture of the canvas that many oil painters like to give them some “bite” to the brush. Love to know your thoughts. I personally use three layers of pvc and white emulsion paint, in always less diluted mixes
Another video on the subject recommended to paint plain water on the canvas as step 1. This dampen the whole canvas first. I don't know if it's worth mentioning.
Technically no. But the acrylic will sink in and can stain the canvas if it’s applied watered down. The pain loses a little luster too, and brightness. The white gesso helps with luminosity. But you can always add more layers of paint if you want shine or light. However if you’re working bigger the canvas can warp more if you don’t prime it. It it’s small, go ahead, you don’t have to prime for acrylic... good luck
what happens if u over prime. i usually use gesso mixed with a bit of water and do it in 4 layers then sand the surface down. i also wanna know what happens if i use too many layers of gesso
Depends on the quality of brush you use, how thick the acrylic gesso... 150 to 200 is probably best to start with. You're going to burn though a lot of sand paper if don't let the gesso cure for a few days between coats. The more coats of gesso, the longer it takes to cure. You will probably be able to finish with a 400 paper... You probably don't want to go any higher than this great because your paint will bead on the surface if it is too "polished."
Canvas needs to be sized before you apply the primer, either with rabbit skin glue or pva sizing - you don't put gesso straight onto raw canvas. I don't know if this was mentioned anywhere, if it was I missed it.
This is an ambiguous issue, if you are going to use an Oil ground it is mandatory to size the fabric first, however if you use acrylic gesso in 3 layers it already acts as a sizing and priming, this is not my opinion, it is based on research by Golden, Google "Golden Paints Tests How To Prepare an Oil Paint Canvas".
@Agrekori748 Yes, although they told us that acrylic sizing was the same thing as thinned gesso. I was taught to use watery gesso for the first layer. Then increasingly thicker layers. In furniture finishing I would scuff between layers. The idea of the watery layer being to saturate the fabric as deeply as posssible. By the way, why don't we just paint on polyester or acrylic canvases? BTW: We should be priming or sealing our wooden supports otherwise they will discolor from behind.
Yes, a little if it’s too thick. But don’t water it down too much. Gesso is a primer for your canvas. It helps the color of acrylic paint stay bright, and keep oil paint from corroding the canvas. It’s a protective barrier between the canvas and paint.
Enjoying your content, thanks SO much! I heard you say you should not use any oil paints on raw (non primed) canvas. Is it ok to paint with acrylic on raw? I like the look better but don't want to if it will not withstand time.
With your experience, are you, or any of your colleagues able to suggest why an unprimed, drum tight canvas will actually acquire wrinkles when a PVA based (rather than acrylic based) size is applied? It is as if the cotton expands with the moisture, rather than contracts. (Making it looser on the stretcher). The wrinkles remain after it has dried. Thanks in advance.
If you use modeling paste, do you still need to use gesso before applying it, or does the modeling paste now become the primer? Also, is gesso good for oils?
Gesso is great for oils. Modeling paste could work for smaller surface areas. It’s a little less absorptive or luminous than gesso. So if you are working thin or with washes, gesso would be better, unless you like the pooling look of paint settling on a less porous surface. Good luck!
Interesting video. Just wondering, if you use acrylic gesso, which dries into a permeable, porous state, directly onto the fabric fibers without a glue size, aren't you inviting rotting into your fabric?
Dutch Bushcraft Guy the acrylic based gesso seals the fabric (it would be duplicate to size it w rabbit ski glue or PVA. Under stressed conditions mold and rot can even develop on plastics.
Katerina Lanfranco thank you for your reply. I did some research and the linoleic acid really does get into the fibres and destroys the cellulose if you don't put on a primary sealant. Hide glue aparently isn't a good base for acrylic primer, but these guys did their homework and recommend 2 coats of their acrylic medium before applying the gesso. See the "additional information" part www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo_gesso
Yes GAC 100 is thin and very fluid and will cover the fibers better than gesso. However you can always put multiple layers of gesso down if you don’t have GAC (or another acrylic medium). I know a painter who applies 8 coats of gesso before painting...but then again Jackson Pollock applied none!
I want to glue linen UNPRIMED canvas to a board instead of stretching onto a "frame" (stretcher) and then prime it like this. Is this going to work in terms of shrinkage? I've never tried any of this. Thanks.
@@KaterinaLanfranco1 thankyou very much this is very helpful, what about if i dont paint white on top of the primed canvas (primed with gesso) but instead i put varnish over it, will it still age the way like canvas with only gesso?
Karin dogs : you can use gesso (clear, white or colored), acrylic medium (matte, glossy or satin), or rabbit skin glue (requires cooking the glue flakes into a water solution). I personally prefer acrylic matte medium.
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While working in the studios in Hollywood as a propmaker I learned many different skills. One art director I worked with made a statement on priming the surface area before painting. He said painting white as a primer will give natural colors in your paint, but when you paint your surface black as a priming surface will give you brighter colors when it finishes and dries. We did it both ways and he was totally right. You might want to put that in your next video...
You use gesso with titanium white in it because a lot of quality paints are transparent. When you use cheap student grade paints, most of the paints are packed full of inert ingredients and titanium dioxide to lessen the cost of the pigments added into the paints. You end up with a shit pastel like paint that doesn't mix well with other paints. Black will not give your painting brighter colors, it gives it more of a dramatic contrast between light and dark (specifically for filming) forcing light colors forward. The terms for this are called Chiaroscuro and tenebrism. (Renaissance and Baroque periods of painting)... The idea with painting with black is that you can use less intense pure saturated colors with more muted tones. Most renaissance painters started with an earth tone ground and backed their figures with a lead white then surrounded the figures with different gradations of black-like pigments.
Really nice input, thank you.
you are amazing and thank you for all of your teaching ,i am a senior artist just starting to paint ,so all of your lessons have really helped me.again thank you .
I hope you post more videos :( i really do enjoy these videos :)
Wow! You're a wonderful teacher. Thank you!!!
In closing up the a gesso container and for better longevity: 1) Consider using Saran (plastic) wrap to cover the surface of the liquid and enough to stick to the inside container side walls, remember the more surface you get covered the less paint drying will accrue (and flake off in the next opening). 2) If there is a rubber type lid rim seal, clean with water and leave as much water behind on this seal, and to help in maintaining a good seal.
@LTeyler that is excellent advice!
Nice video. One suggestion, too, or "Extra" is: using modeling paste to smooth out rough canvas. Works Great. Golden has a video explaining it and its a life saver for taking out some canvas texture.
That’s a great idea. You can also use modeling paste to build up the texture of the painting before adding paint. For
Anyone who doesn’t know, modeling paste is a combo of marble dust and acrylic medium. It’s viscous and can by painted afterwards. I use it often. It’s also great for adding collage and assemble elements to a painting because it’s very adhesive.
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Thank you! Very easy to follow, and love the rationale provided with each step.
Superb !! I have been creating artwork since I was a kid and just now going to make my own canvas,thanks for the lesson ! You are a great instructor,you carry yourself in a very professional and knowledgeable manner ,thanks
You are brilliant! Despite bands claiming to prime their canvases, I find it poorly primed, so I have already applied your teqnique, and love the result, so THANK YOU!
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Thank you! Your an incredible teacher!!!
Best tutorial on priming I've found thank you so much! Really interested in the advanced priming methods which have proved hard to find on utube .... looking forward to your other videos ... who needs an art degree when I've got you to look up how tos!
Victoria Burdett Like everything else.... art starts with the word “don’t.”
We need an art degree to tell people that we’re living bohemian
Excellent video - many thanks.
thank you for this wonderful instructive lesson... do you recommend wetting canvas before putting down Rabbit skin glue instead of Gesso for instance?
Great information. I love to see more😊
You explain things so clearly, thank you.
Have you ever sprayed the canvas prior to priming so it gets wet and shrinks a bit prior to gesso coating? Good for larger canvasses perhaps?
Lovely video. How long do you let your gesso dry before applying oils paint?
Wonderful and informative video..Thankyou so much!😊
Great tutorial. I love how calm your explanations were. I was wondering, could one also use a squeegee to spread out the Gesso, especially if time was a concern?
Yes you can use a squeegee!
Thanks for making this video, I will follow this process to make my own canvases. I was wondering if I could use Belgium linen instead of buying canvas rolls. I am painting with acrylics and I was also wondering if priming the linen with the gesso process that you are describing on your other video it can be the best primer for acrylics. Cheers
i forgot to comment on the last video but so helpful! no skillshare nonsense just the low hum of a/c
I loved the class. but I would like to know what number grit sand paper is used for sanding the canvas? thanks
What a wonderful Tutorial !
Thank you very much
Thanks for sharing
really great tutorial. thank you so much for sharing. Best
Thank you. I do my own canvas. I usually mix the gesso with some water so I can cover it quicker and then I give a second coat. Do you use the gesso directly from the container?
Idk if this has been commented but to get a super intense color gesso, you can mix acrylic with clear gesso... but honestly at that point I just work it into an acrylic base layer instead
Wonderful video. How does Gerhard Richter prime his canvasses?
Please make more videos! I love these, they're so informative :)
Very informative video. Thank you for making it.
could you please talk about oil priming -- winsor newton recommends it with water-mixable oils
It’s a thicker ground/primer. You can you that one too. It will take long to dry, but when dried is generally smoother. Essentially you can prime printings for oil and acrylic with many different options. The main thing to consider is how the unprimed surface responds to the added primer. It tends to shrink/pull and then relax expand. My suggestion is you can always do a test on a scrap of canvas/linen or event paper to observe the qualities of the primer if you are concerned. More or less all primers should be methodically applied to your surface. Closer observation will tell you if you need a second layer.
Thank you so much for your response. The real goal of my question is that I want to know what kind of size can you use when adding the oil primer. Some say PVA, I've heard rabbit skin which is gross and unethical, and I'm not going to try that... Really I have some pre-bought triple-primed canvases that you can get in any art store, the gallery version: cotton. Since the canvas already has an acrylic ground I assume, I'd like to know if I can add The Windsor Newton non-lead oil primer on top of that... It would seem yes since oil paints can be applied to an acrylic ground. I can experiment, but how will I know if it works out, as it takes years sometimes to find out if you've used the wrong stuff to prep your canvas and paint... I had some paintings from college that were messed up 10 years later. I plan to sell and give some paintings as gifts, and don't want that to happen. I may just stick with regular oil painting on an acrylic ground since many have used that... Although several folks swear by the oil primed canvases.
You should be good too start. Triple primed is great!
Do you have to apply water to dampen the canvas before applying gesso?
Thank you so much for this lesson. That is so helpful! Well explained. But what if I want to draw something just with pencil, graphite or charcoal on a bought canvas, how can I prepare the canvas for these mediums? Hope you can help me, pleas.
Store bought "pre-stretched canvas doesn't need priming for drawing. You can buff it with a towel or rub it with some sandpaper to bring out the tooth you want.
Which primer do you recommend? (for textural painting)Thank you❤
Thank you🙏💫 i wonder of there is a more natural primer/ jesso. What did they use in the past. Thank you , from Europe.
Yes...rabbit skin glue.
I am so sorry for asking this, it might sound stupid. when a canvas is advertised as "unbleached" does it mean it is "raw canvas"? if not, what do I do to make it good for acrylic painting? Please help?
That’s a good question unbleached and raw canvas are the same thing. And the standard for stretching and then priming. Some people like to get pre-primed canvas but it’s harder to stretch. You can prime it with gesso or acrylic medium. There are other primers too: rabbit skin glue (sort of fickle and messy) and PVA (a little sticky). Good luck
Please help me.. I just finished a commissioned acrylic painting and need to know if I can gesso the back of the canvas without damaging the painting 🙏
Very informative, Thank you!
Very helpfull tutorial Katerina, thank you! I am considering priming a backdrop canvass for photography. The size of it is 2.5m x 3meters long. Can you advise by your own experience what is approximately the gesso coverage per square meter? Thanks a lot!
A 1/2 gallon should be enough for two coats. Depends how thick and how many layers.
What about using acrylic wall paint instead of gesso?
Question: If you did NOT use gesso "before" painting (with oils), can you gesso the "backside" of the canvas to help with the deterioration you mention?!
Maybe a little help, but oil on canvas is not archival. It didn’t stop Jackson Pollock though!
I wouldn't prime the back of the painting, as I've heard the canvas needs to breathe and this might cause any moisture/oil which comes through the canvas to get stuck and cause problems in the future, just carry on from this painting and make sure to put a coat of gesso on the next ones you make🥰
I was always taught not to lay the canvas flat for priming, and also when you lift to paint the sides, air can be forced through what you’ve just painted, breaking the seal you have made in the surface. Also you did not mention how thick you are applying I believe, and finally (sorry) you did not mention how much the gesso will take out the natural rough texture of the canvas that many oil painters like to give them some “bite” to the brush. Love to know your thoughts. I personally use three layers of pvc and white emulsion paint, in always less diluted mixes
She actually did mention that it takes away texture, and she even shows us how to use a primer that doesn’t take it away 11:45
You said three layers of pvc…what’s pvc? TIA
Another video on the subject recommended to paint plain water on the canvas as step 1. This dampen the whole canvas first. I don't know if it's worth mentioning.
This causes a lot of expansion and shrinking - unnecessarily. You can try…
Novice in this sort of painting. This was great. Do I need to prime for acrylic work only?
Technically no. But the acrylic will sink in and can stain the canvas if it’s applied watered down. The pain loses a little luster too, and brightness. The white gesso helps with luminosity. But you can always add more layers of paint if you want shine or light. However if you’re working bigger the canvas can warp more if you don’t prime it. It it’s small, go ahead, you don’t have to prime for acrylic... good luck
Thank you! awesome tutorial!
Good guideline thanku
Do we add water in gesso ?
Do we use same gesso for oil paint as well
what happens if u over prime. i usually use gesso mixed with a bit of water and do it in 4 layers then sand the surface down. i also wanna know what happens if i use too many layers of gesso
It just makes the surface more rigid. Which is not a problem unless you try to roll your painting/canvas later.
Very helpful video. What is a good grit sand paper range to use? I would like to get the surface very smooth for acrylic airbrush application.
Depends on the quality of brush you use, how thick the acrylic gesso... 150 to 200 is probably best to start with. You're going to burn though a lot of sand paper if don't let the gesso cure for a few days between coats. The more coats of gesso, the longer it takes to cure. You will probably be able to finish with a 400 paper... You probably don't want to go any higher than this great because your paint will bead on the surface if it is too "polished."
Beauty and brains! Amazing artist!
Canvas needs to be sized before you apply the primer, either with rabbit skin glue or pva sizing - you don't put gesso straight onto raw canvas. I don't know if this was mentioned anywhere, if it was I missed it.
This is an ambiguous issue, if you are going to use an Oil ground it is mandatory to size the fabric first, however if you use acrylic gesso in 3 layers it already acts as a sizing and priming, this is not my opinion, it is based on research by Golden, Google "Golden Paints Tests How To Prepare an Oil Paint Canvas".
@@wanderborges6378 Thank you for this. its very informative.
So you don't size the cannas first before applying the gesso?
@Agrekori748 Yes, although they told us that acrylic sizing was the same thing as thinned gesso. I was taught to use watery gesso for the first layer. Then increasingly thicker layers. In furniture finishing I would scuff between layers. The idea of the watery layer being to saturate the fabric as deeply as posssible. By the way, why don't we just paint on polyester or acrylic canvases?
BTW: We should be priming or sealing our wooden supports otherwise they will discolor from behind.
Can we mix it with water? Thank you.
Yes, a little if it’s too thick. But don’t water it down too much. Gesso is a primer for your canvas. It helps the color of acrylic paint stay bright, and keep oil paint from corroding the canvas. It’s a protective barrier between the canvas and paint.
@@KLTeaching thanks
Enjoying your content, thanks SO much! I heard you say you should not use any oil paints on raw (non primed) canvas. Is it ok to paint with acrylic on raw? I like the look better but don't want to if it will not withstand time.
if you want anything to last you should prime it
A+ content! Thank you so much!
thank you so much, you r a star!
What grit sand paper are you using please and thank you?
With your experience, are you, or any of your colleagues able to suggest why an unprimed, drum tight canvas will actually acquire wrinkles when a PVA based (rather than acrylic based) size is applied? It is as if the cotton expands with the moisture, rather than contracts. (Making it looser on the stretcher). The wrinkles remain after it has dried. Thanks in advance.
You don’t need to use rabbit skin glue sizing? Or you would if you were surely painting oil?
Or if you were using linen
If you use modeling paste, do you still need to use gesso before applying it, or does the modeling paste now become the primer? Also, is gesso good for oils?
Gesso is great for oils. Modeling paste could work for smaller surface areas. It’s a little less absorptive or luminous than gesso. So if you are working thin or with washes, gesso would be better, unless you like the pooling look of paint settling on a less porous surface. Good luck!
Interesting video. Just wondering, if you use acrylic gesso, which dries into a permeable, porous state, directly onto the fabric fibers without a glue size, aren't you inviting rotting into your fabric?
Dutch Bushcraft Guy the acrylic based gesso seals the fabric (it would be duplicate to size it w rabbit ski glue or PVA. Under stressed conditions mold and rot can even develop on plastics.
Katerina Lanfranco thank you for your reply. I did some research and the linoleic acid really does get into the fibres and destroys the cellulose if you don't put on a primary sealant. Hide glue aparently isn't a good base for acrylic primer, but these guys did their homework and recommend 2 coats of their acrylic medium before applying the gesso. See the "additional information" part www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo_gesso
Yes GAC 100 is thin and very fluid and will cover the fibers better than gesso. However you can always put multiple layers of gesso down if you don’t have GAC (or another acrylic medium). I know a painter who applies 8 coats of gesso before painting...but then again Jackson Pollock applied none!
Can we use roller instead of the brush?
yes...depending on the roller you may get texture...
Can you coloring the Gesso?
Amazing thank you!
Can acrylic gesso be used for oil paint?
Thank you dear 🥰✌️
How many layers of gesso is preferred for acrylic painting?
Can you use under paint coat instead of Gesso?
What sort of material is the stretched canvas? It’s a darker colour. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Can I screenprint after it's been coated instead?
I want to glue linen UNPRIMED canvas to a board instead of stretching onto a "frame" (stretcher) and then prime it like this. Is this going to work in terms of shrinkage? I've never tried any of this. Thanks.
Great video!
There is nothing better than watching a gorgeous woman prepare a canvas for painting.
Do I need to wet my brush with water before gessoing the canvas or do I just gesso the canvas with a dry brush?
You can do either. I find a wet brush smoother and having less texture.
Mine has gotten harder to use can i add water to thin down?
thanks for shear video and I have one question what is the of Wight colour please help me!
Yohana Kesete : either the gesso or the canvas.
Very useful video, thank you!
Where should I purchase Jesso?
Any art supply store.
Can you prime with ought stretching ?
That's what I wanted to know too
Love the video! You look just like Gweneth Pultra (probably spelled that wrong lol)
Paltrow?
Thank you!
Hopefully there is also gesso without plastic
Hi, instead of gesso, can i use acrylic waterproofing? Tks
You can use latex house paint, but that doesn't mean that your painting is going to be archival.
genuine questions, why gesso smells so good like yogurt and i wanna eat it sooooo bad
Thank you for this video.
Thank you! :)
Excelente!
what is gesso. thanks
How fine the sandpaper should be
Thank you
Pretty cool shit.
should i still paint my canvas white after gesso? i want to paint only an isolated character
Yes. The gesso can show signs of aging a bit over time. White paint will have a better surface and finish for your isolated character.
@@KaterinaLanfranco1 thankyou very much this is very helpful, what about if i dont paint white on top of the primed canvas (primed with gesso) but instead i put varnish over it, will it still age the way like canvas with only gesso?
what kind of sandpaper should be used for sanding a canvas?
Luyuan Try the fine side of a pre-made sanding block. They usually come in packs at the hardware store.
i buy my canvas at michael's art craft place artist loft not sure its already priming on the canvas.?????
Likely already primed. If it’s stretched, it’s primed. If it’s off white beige colored it’s not primed
thank you.
very good
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Can this same method be used for a store bought canvas for prepping it to remove cheap canvas texture?
Yes
May i use new linnen that has not been primed at all ?
Yes, for acrylic paint, but watch out for warping.
Katerina could you please tell me what i can use to prime my own linen for oils
Karin dogs : you can use gesso (clear, white or colored), acrylic medium (matte, glossy or satin), or rabbit skin glue (requires cooking the glue flakes into a water solution). I personally prefer acrylic matte medium.
Can i then paint oils on it
Karin dogs Yes!