Liquitex Professional Gesso Surface Prep Medium, 237ml (8-oz), Black

Arrived as expected and primed the 8ft plywood I was working on beautifully.

It does a beautiful job of priming canvases.

This page covers several Liquitex Gesso products so I will offer my comparison of those I have used. Liquitex Professional Clear Gesso: Interesting stuff, which you would want to use for its specific properties, rather than general use. Clear gesso is kind of fun if you have an interesting background you want to preserve while prepping it to take other materials. This gesso, additionally, is extremely toothy. It is nice for oil pastels, or any other medium that really does well with something to stick to. I would not want to use it for soft pastels, though, if you like to smooth them with your fingers. It is very gritty and would probably scratch your skin if you rubbed it too much. Liquitex Professional Gesso (white): a free flowing gesso with medium to strong pigment coverage. If you want to cover up the background completely you will probably want two layers. Liquitex Basics Acrylic Gesso: a slightly heavy bodied gesso with light to medium pigment coverage. About similar in tooth to the professional, when dry. I did a comparison test of the two white gesso products and found that the Basics is thicker but less pigmented, while the Professional is wetter, but more strongly pigmented. They are both quality products and which would be better really depends on your application.

Good product!! My daughter love it so much!

great

I use this product frequently and it is necessary for my painting style. The gesso is great but this time it arrive with the cap broken. I have a nearly empty bottle that I will use up and replace the broken cap. Just a real nuciance that’s why only 3 stars.

I bought some small wood panels and primed with Liquitex gesso. Even with three coats of primer, the wood tone and grain showed through. Here is a painting I did on a clear primed wood panel. It would also be excellent for unbleached linen.

great

Applies smoothly (i use a squeegee, itll save you from wasting product) You definitely get what you pay for, will never go back to cheap brands.

I like this product. it dries clear.