Liquitex BASICS Gesso Surface Prep Medium, 473ml (16-oz) Bottle, White

Goes on easily and evenly, dries quickly, adheres well, gives a nice toothiness to the surface so with a little sanding acrylic paint goes on well and smooth, works great on wood and canvas. Liquitex is a great brand and this is an awesome product for the price.

Great for prepping my canvas for oil painting. I did use 3 coats with drying time in between. I didn’t sand on some of my canvases for a more textured look but some of them I did sand in between each coat, but I mostly like not sanding for the more textured look as I do t do a lot of detailed paintings. Super great product for beginners and pros imo.

This is the 2nd bottle of this brand we've bought this year. We enjoy this product, it works well.

Great for the price and beginners. Arrived in perfect condition. Thick, great paint quality and works terrific. The consistency is great and I wont buy any other gesso. Very easy to apply and dries fast.

This white gesso is a cheap and easy way to prep paper for painting on. It should work for all paint types, and on any suitable paper. I would recommend it for anyone wanting to paint in a sketchbook... since that's what I use it for. I primarily use gesso in sketchbooks for either of two purposes: First, brushing on one or two coats of white gesso will leave an under-drawing mostly visible but not too prominent, and provide a good, waterproof surface to paint over. Second, painting over unwanted drawings with three or four coats of gesso layers will mask them almost entirely and let you reuse the page. A couple of other points worth noting: watercolor and gouache will stay active longer (and watercolor will pool with hard edges more easily) over a gessoed surface. This can be advantageous in warmer environments, but it also may require that you're more sparing with the water than you might otherwise be used to. Gesso leaves a rather rough and toothy surface, almost like a sandpaper, and can show streaky brushstrokes. I found that this matters particularly when using solid media (for instance watercolor pencils) over the gesso as you see more texture than with even a toothy paper. I'm going to try putting it on with a small paint roller next time to get a more uniform surface... And I've read that you can sand the gesso to a flatter texture.

This gesso goes on smoothly and provides excellent coverage, creating a perfect base for both acrylic and oil paints. It dries quickly with a nice matte finish and doesn’t crack or peel. Whether you’re prepping raw canvas or touching up an old one, this gesso does the job beautifully.

This gesso works great!! It covered a previous canvas painting with 2 coats.

I wanted something to use as a primer on wood that I paint with acrylic paints. I bought this & it didn't disappoint. I applied it to basic pumpkin shapes (the Gesso is in white). I will update with photos of the finished crafts after I'm done. So far it has a nice thick texture that really covers well. Easy to apply with a sabal brush for smoothness.

Great Product

Nickel pour peindre sur un joint silicone. Une bonne couche de Gesso sur le joint silicone et le tour est jouée, on peut peindre sans problème.

Very well packaged. This is important when dealing with any sorts of paints. Gesso creamy and high quality. Thank You!!!

This gesso is just what I was looking for. Originally I had bought a gesso from a craft brand I had never heard of, thinking to give it a try, BIG mistake. When I took the lid off the gesso, I thought I was looking at cottage cheese. The lumps of white gesso were separated from the liquid and refused to blend. Needless to say, I returned that gesso and bought Liquitex's gesso. Taking the seal off of my Liquitex gesso was a night and day difference from the previous gesso - thick, creamy paint that smoothly covered my canvases. I got exactly what I expected from a respected artist brand = quality. You get what you pay for but that being said, Liquitex's gesso had the same amount as the previous one I had ordered and $2 more. What an amazing deal and peace of mind, knowing that there's some quality control in place.

Good for painting primary