Prima Marketing 961442 Art Basics Heavy Gesso, 8.5-Ounce, White

I was almost out of Heavy Gesso, so I ordered this for next day delivery until my order from the art store arrived. The Prima proved to be easy to use and a good quality. This is a good value for the money if you only gesso a little, but I needed a much bigger container.

I've never used gesso before so I can't really give any kind of comparison, but it works. My only complaint is that it is incredibly hard to get a nice, even, streak-free surface if you don't sand afterwards. I've never sanded anything in my life that wasn't my nails 😅😅😅 But! I really wanted to gesso my watercolor tin, and after 4 coats and liberal sanding with fine sandpaper from the Dollar store, it worked! It even worked wonderfully in (and on!) my Mixed Media sketchbook. I've been putting it all over the place lolWatercolor performance on the gesso is a little weird, though. I don't know if that's because I'm a novice, or because it took me forever to figure out how to get the surface smooth, but lifting is EXTREMELY easy with this. It doesn't "stain" (for lack of a better word) or absorb the way it does on regular 140lb paper, cotton or otherwise. You have to be a little more patient with your placement of paint, but it does allow for much more translucent layering. It took some adjusting to.Overall, not bad at all! It does what I want it to, where I want it to. Just be mindful that it's not exactly like working with watercolor paper, and that this stuff goes quick! I wish it came in a bigger size.

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There are simply some products that are just must haves in your arsenal for Mixed Media and this is one of them. It took me years to buy, because, in my mind, gesso is gesso. Nope, nope, nope.I’ve covered a few Mixed Media projects with multiple coats of gesso, only to get frustrated by the endless ritual of apply, dry, and repeat. This product cut that process in half. I can’t recommend this gesso more, and should probably put it on a scheduled delivery. Try the smaller jar to see if you agree. Like myself, you will quickly move to the jumbo size. Enjoy

I absolutely love this heavy gesso! I had previously only used regular liquitex gesso which is more thin, fluid, runny. I use this heavy gesso in art journaling either to cover pages or just for blending in white. It is so nice, thick and creamy. I’m obsessed and recently bought my second jar becusse I use it so much and don’t want to run out.

This gesso was sold and shipped by Amazon. That's one of the things I look for now. The jar was undamaged and the inner seal was intact. Product inside fresh. Very happy!