A heavy, structured, titanium white acrylic ground to add 3D texture and maximum tooth to your surface.
Sizes 8oz/237ml | 32oz/946ml | 128oz/3.78L
Use with
Acrylic & oil paints/mediums
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Chalk & oil pastels
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Graphite, pencil & charcoal
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Use on
Raw canvas
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Hardboard & paper
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Wood & non-oily, porous supports
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Character
Lightfast & archival
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Permanent
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Non-yellowing
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Flexible & non-cracking
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Water-resistant when dry
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Intermixable with all Liquitex materials
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What it does
Gives a textured matte white, opaque finish which provides a professional standard, archival base to help maintain the longevity of your work
Adds 3D texture and acts as an ideal base for thick sculptural shape and weight
Primes surfaces and adds maximum tooth for maximum color adhesion and stability
Stiffens canvases and creates the optimum absorbency for paint application
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
Can be thinned with Liquitex Gesso
Sand hard or shiny surfaces first, apply to support with a knife/brush and leave to dry for at least 24 hours before starting to paint
Add acrylic color for a custom tint - Soft Body Acrylic is the optimum consistency
Try using a palette knife, a trowel or a spatula. It's easy to manipulate and spreads well ready for 3D effects.
You can start by creating texture literally from the ground up by using our Super Heavy Gesso. It will give you an archival base with high peaks and marks, ready to apply color to. Or try one of our effects mediums with color or neat.
Size the canvas with one layer of Matte Medium, and then coat with one or two layers of Liquitex gesso - choose from traditional white, neutral gray or black gesso, Clear Gesso or Super Heavy Gesso.
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