In this short tutorial I show you how I prime my canvases.
Even though I'm using pre-primed linen I ground them with Acrylic Gesso to get a smooth surface.
A foam roller is a great tool to get the Gesso evenly on the canvas. The roller gives you a quite a rough texture and to smoothen this out I use a broad soft brush. Since Gesso is drying quite fast this has to happen quicky within a few minutes.
Now I put a second layer on it, but this time I use a rubber squeegee to fill it in. On the third layer then I use a smaller plastic squeegee.
After the Gesso is dry I use a fine waterproof sandpaper to smooth it all out.
You can see the whole preparation video here:
www.gric.at
how lovely video
Thank you!
never realized how much prep work went into a canvas before a single drop of actual paint got applied. thanks for the info!!
It's actually not such a big deal if you know how to do it.
Wow, never imagine it would take this much work just to prepare the canvas.
I thought you would just buy the canvas and paint on it xD
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Very useful post. Thank you.
I’m reallt confused what kind of gesso do you get that dries that fast? Either that or Im forgetting to even out the sides which I like the dripping edges of them. But I never gesso any canvas unless I can let it dry for at least an hour between coats, unless I’m getting discount brand that isn’t really gesso 😂
So I knew there was some work involved getting a canvas onto a frame (my daughter likes painting on canvas on occasion but we usually just get pre-stretched ones from an art suppy place), had no idea there was more prep work that needed to/could be done O_O
Doesn't look like it took you that long despite the size of the canvas, guess it's something that gets easier with practice? Also nice workspace you have there :)
That's awesome! I love seeing processes like these! Traditional art rocks (ﾉﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ~
Thanks!