
Professional Grade Gesso For Archival Results. Gesso is a Professional grade acrylic ground.
It's Perfect For a Variety of Surfaces, from Canvas to metal. You can apply the gesso with a palette knife to create a rough Texture or sand between coats to achieve a smooth result.
Once dry, Gesso makes a sturdy base for graphite, charcoal, oil pastels, acrylic, and oil Paints. You can even mix it with acrylic Paint to create a toned background. Follow the tip guide in the bullet points for the best results. Gift a fellow artist this primer to help create archival results and bleed proof artwork! Features: Professional grade acrylic gesso, matte white, opaque finish, non-yellowing, acid-free, and archival, flexible and non-cracking, water-resistant once dry, intermixable with acrylic paint, and optimal absorbency rate for paints Perfect For: Priming raw canvas, panels, or paper, acrylic and oil paints, preparing wood and metal surfaces, charcoal, pencil, and oil pastel, creating a smooth or textured foundation, and adding a high level of tooth to a surface texture: Try applying this Gesso with a palette knife for a rough texture or sand in between coats for a smooth finish professional Quality: Acrylic Gesso is made with professional grade acrylic ground and will create archival results in your artwork TIPS: Use at full strength or thin with up to 25% water.
When thinning more than 25%, create an equal mix of water and matte medium; Let dry for 24 hours; to create a smoother base, sand the dried gesso and reapply; Apply at least two coats for acrylic paint and 2-4 coats for oil paint.