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

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  • gmmazz

    > 3 day

    Texture

  • Juanita Floyd

    Greater than one week

    I paint a lot of rocks and canvases and gesso is a must have for every artist. This brand works fine for me.

  • Carol Cocking

    > 3 day

    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.

  • Robert

    Greater than one week

    The products are very good you can buy more expensive paint but no real reason to Heavy body paint works great with this base.

  • bookworm

    > 3 day

    Perfect Gesso!

  • Esha Abbasi

    > 3 day

    It’s cheap and works fine as compared to other expensive gesso. So yes I do recommend it

  • Debbie

    > 3 day

    Used on my paper crafts

  • Oz

    > 3 day

    You would think Gesso is Gesso is Gesso, but each brand has their own quality and consistency. This Basics brand by Liquitex is more than good and costs several dollars less that most brands. Highly recommend.

  • Inky Digits

    > 3 day

    This white gesso is a cheap and easy way to prep paper for painting on. It should work for all paint types, and on any suitable paper. I would recommend it for anyone wanting to paint in a sketchbook... since thats what I use it for. I primarily use gesso in sketchbooks for either of two purposes: First, brushing on one or two coats of white gesso will leave an under-drawing mostly visible but not too prominent, and provide a good, waterproof surface to paint over. Second, painting over unwanted drawings with three or four coats of gesso layers will mask them almost entirely and let you reuse the page. A couple of other points worth noting: watercolor and gouache will stay active longer (and watercolor will pool with hard edges more easily) over a gessoed surface. This can be advantageous in warmer environments, but it also may require that youre more sparing with the water than you might otherwise be used to. Gesso leaves a rather rough and toothy surface, almost like a sandpaper, and can show streaky brushstrokes. I found that this matters particularly when using solid media (for instance watercolor pencils) over the gesso as you see more texture than with even a toothy paper. Im going to try putting it on with a small paint roller next time to get a more uniform surface... And Ive read that you can sand the gesso to a flatter texture.

  • Beadwabbit

    > 3 day

    Easy to use and covers well

Value Series Acrylic Paints like Liquitex BASICS are formulated to offer dependable standards of performance at a more affordable cost.  Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint is developed for students and artists that need quality at outstanding value. Each color is uniquely formulated to bring out the maximum brilliance and clarity of the individual pigment. 48-Color Spectrum; A heavy body acrylic paint that retains peaks and brush strokes.  Contains permanent artist pigments.  All colors dry to a satin finish.  Intermixable with all Liquitex Professional Acrylic Colors and Mediums.  Ideal for learning color theory and color mixing.   All colors hold the AP Seal from ACMI and are safe for educational use. Visit our Liquitex Amazon Storefront for full product assortment.

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