Description
Surface preparations set the foundation for stable and permanent color applications by sealing and adding tooth to almost any painting surface. We offer five different types of prep products available to accommodate all types of work.
Surface Preparations are used to seal, prime and add tooth (for color adhesion) to all surfaces such as canvas, wood, paper and metal. This same preparation is used for both acrylic and oil paint. Our professional gessoes usually take just 1 coat.
Regular
Texture: Fluid
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Opaque
Liquitex Gesso is a premium acrylic gesso used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil paint.
- Non-yellowing
- Flexible and non-cracking
- Provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces such as canvas, paper and wood
- Excellent base coat primer for many applications for example murals
- One coat is usually all that is require
Application
Use undiluted or thin up to 25% with water. When thinning more than 25% use an equal mixture of water and Liquitex Matte Medium to thin gesso. Tint with up to 10% Liquitex Soft Body or Heavy Body Artist Colors.
Clear
Texture: Fluid
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Transparent
A very clear size and ground that keeps the working surface visible.
- Ideal high tooth for pastel, oil pastel, graphite, and charcoal
- Excellent ground for acrylic and oil paint
- Mix with acrylic color to have a tinted ground
- Dries clear to translucent depending on thickness
- Flexible, non-cracking and non-yellowing when dry
- Provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces including canvas, paper and wood
- Excellent base coat primer for many applications for example murals
Application
- For canvas, paper, wood, or any clean, porous, non-oily surface
- Sizes and primes while maintaining the original appearance of the surface
- Provides paper with good tooth for chalk and oil pastel techniques
- Mix with a very small amount of transparent or translucent acrylic color to tint the ground while maintaining transparency
Black
Texture: Fluid
Sheen: Matte
Relative Opacity: Opaque
Liquitex Black and Neutral Grey Colored Gessos are premium acrylic gessos used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil paint. Using pre-mixed gesso is more convenient than tinting clear gesso. Priming a canvas in black or neutral grey eliminates the starkness of white and provides strong contrast.
- Non-yellowing
- Flexible and non-cracking
- Provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces including canvas, paper and wood
- Excellent base coat primer for many applications for example, murals.
- One coat is usually all that is required
Application
- Use undiluted or thin up to 25% with water
- When thinning more than 25% use an equal mixture of water and Liquitex Matte Medium to thin gesso
- Tint color with Liquitex Soft or Heavy Body Artist Colors
Neutral Grey
A pre-mixed neutral gray acrylic ground to prepare your surface and add instant color.
What it does
- It contains a blend of pigments to give a matte neutral grey, opaque base which instantly eliminates your surface color and allows you to build depth
- Primes surfaces and adds a high level of tooth for maximum color adhesion and stability
- Stiffens your canvases and creates the optimum absorbency for paint application, providing a professional standard, archival base to help maintain the longevity of your work
- Establishes a suitable surface for preliminary charcoal or pencil drawings
- Always use a quality artist's gesso if you want a lasting, archival base - a low-cost ground will flake and separate from your support, taking your work with it. With proper application and under the right conditions, a professional gesso like this will last generations
How to use it
- Fully intermixable with all Liquitex products
- Use undiluted or thin with up to 25% water - when thinning more than 25%, use an equal mixture of water and Liquitex Matte Medium
- Sand hard or shiny surfaces first, apply a thin coat to support with a wide, flat brush and leave to dry for at least 24 hours before starting to paint
- To create a smoother base, sand the surface and reapply gesso
- If using as a base for oils, apply 2-4 coats and sand between applications
- Add acrylic color for a custom color - Soft or Heavy Body Acrylics are the optimum consistencies
- You can use this as a dry ground for oils, but do not mix with oils