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Professional Gesso
SKU:094376924060
Professional acrylic gessoes, mediums, additives and varnishes - to prep your surfaces all the way through to protecting your finished work. Each medium is uniquely formulated to deliver a different result. From gloss gels to experimental texture effects and finishes, each lets you adjust your paint to suit your practice. Gessoes prime your surfaces and add tooth, ready for paint application. Create the perfect absorbency, texture and archival ground.
Size
4oz/118ml
8oz/237ml
16oz/473ml
32oz/946ml
63.9oz/1.89l
128oz/3.78l
$121.39
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MEDIUMS
Use with
Graphite, pencil & charcoal | check |
Chalk & oil pastels | check |
Acrylic & oil paints/mediums | check |
Use on
Raw canvas | check |
Hardboard & paper | check |
Wood & non-oily, porous supports | check |
Character
Lightfast & archival | check |
Permanent | check |
Non-yellowing | check |
Flexible & non-cracking | check |
Water-resistant when dry | check |
Intermixable with all Liquitex materials | check |

All our paints are intermixable and water-based, with archival results. Tested and certified at Duke University by the ACMI.
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What it does
- Primes surfaces and adds a high level of tooth for maximum color adhesion and stability
- Gives a matte white, opaque finish which provides a professional standard, archival base to help maintain the longevity of your work
- Stiffens your canvases and creates the optimum absorbency for paint application
- Establishes a good 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 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 tint - Soft Body Acrylic is the optimum consistency
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Tips & Techniques
Useful guides for working with gessoes, mediums and varnishes
Gesso FAQs
Other artists have asked us...
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We would recommend you selecting your green Soft Body or Heavy Body color and mixing a little into our Professional Gesso until you achieve the desired tint. -
You can use our Gesso as a dry ground for your oils, but do not wet mix with them - for this stick with acrylic colors. -
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.