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

I’m glad I was able to get this as I heard wonderful reviews. The box was completely intact but when I unwrapped the plastic and actually opened the top, I found the cap itself was broken. I’m disappointed with this as it doesn’t close all the way and I don’t want this to dry up prematurely and effect it’s ability to work. I did a test run on some mixed media paper and it did great but I’m afraid it won’t last as long as it should with this defective cap.

Great for my artwork

This is a smooth finish. Great price!

As expected.

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.

it smells like gesso but its not thick like gesso. its about the same consistency as acrylic craft paint.

This gesso is exactly what I needed to create a surface to paint on my fabric storage bins. I wanted to use acrylic paint and I wanted to prevent myself from having to use a ton of paint due to the absorption of the fabric. Also, just a note that gesso is supposed to be layered on. This one only took 2 layers to get to the solid white I wanted for my “canvas”. I took an art course in collage in which we had to make our own gesso from scratch and then use it to make our canvases (stretch and on wood). You don’t want thick layers and we had to do multiple coats (I think like 5-7, but it’s been years). So don’t expect this to be a one layer project. This isn’t meant to be white paint and it’s meant to build so you get a nice even base on which to actually paint. It’s great and I highly recommend it. I’m finished with 2 of my storage bins and I’ve barely used any of the gesso.

cubre perfectamente si lo rebajas para utilizarlo de fondo, o das una hermosa textura si lo deseas usar como es así natural.

Coverage is more like for paint. I expected 100% full coverage for gesso. I would get a higher quality brand next time.

Used as an option undercoat in acrylic painting. Worked great.