Liquitex BASICS Gesso Surface Prep Medium, 473ml (16-oz) Bottle, White

I’ve been using this gesso to prime my canvases and wooden rounds for my acrylic pours. I found it fairly easy to use even without instructions, pour a small amount on the canvas, spread it with a palette knife, and take off the excess. So far I’ve noticed that my paintings have had less of that canvas texture peeking through which was what I bought it for, so that’s a solid five in my book.

I use this to cover old paintings. Creates a good surface for watercolor but better for acrylic

Great value for money, lots of product for the price point and perfect for priming canvas, sketchbooks etc!

As expected.

This gesso has a nice creamy consistency and good coverage. From now on, this is what I will buy for my primer and mixed media projects.

I loved this product. It does exactly as the title states ...surface prep. I have previously used another brand of gesso but it dried out so I had to purchase more. I decided to use bottle instead of jar and to go with a less expensive brand just in case it dried up as well. I was so happy with this. It is light to medium coverage and build-able. It is excellent as a surface prep. I was even able to do a crackle technique using white glue.

This primer worked perfect for my DIY hobby lobby project! Pictured above is half with primer, half without! Dries like its shown in picture! LOVED how well it worked, cant wait to get painting! Happy Crafting Everyone!! Hope this helped!

The last gesso (a different brand) I had ended up rotting in the heat while I was moving so I bought this as a replacement and havent had any problems with it so far

This is all around just a good budget friendly gesso for those just getting into painting! I recommend adding a dot of your favorite starting color while priming your canvas to break up the white. Goes and smoothly and should last me a good while!

I love this product. I am painting on glass bottles with acrylics, so I was afraid they wouldnt be opaque with out many many layers. So I decided to invest in this to save paint, and to create some texture. It didnt provide as much texture as desired, but I also didnt try to do a second coat. Overall, I love this product, and I will buy again when I run out. And probably in a larger container. I can also take a whack at making my own canvases! So excited.