This white priming ground may be used on a variety of absorbent surfaces where acrylic, oils, tempera or casein will be applied. It has a slight tooth and a slight absorbency to aid adhesion. It can even be used as a primer without the previous application of a glue size.

100% pure acrylic polymer emulsion. Premium, heavy-bodied bright white gesso with maximum opacity, adhesion and water resistance. Contains high levels of titanium dioxide, calcite grit and acrylic resin. Dries to a non-yellowing, flexible matte finish. Apply to unprimed surfaces such as canvas, linen, wood and paper.

Formulated to provide excellent flexibility for canvas supports, but may be applied to any receptive non-oily surface such as hardwood, plywood, masonry, paperboard, dry new plaster, concrete and sanded masonite hard board.

Fredrix Gesso Ground Dry Mix is a dry powdered mix of the standard compound of titanium in an acrylic resin. Mix with water.

Fredrix Powdered Marble is a ph neutral basic calcium carbonate. It is used in making acrylic modeling paste, glue base gesso, and all water and oil dispersed paints. Fredrix Powdered Marble contains small amounts of crystalline silica and other chemicals. which may cause cancer, lung disease or reproductive harm. Avoid breathing dust and wear approved respirator when used.

Formulated to provide excellent flexibility for canvas supports, but may be applied to any receptive non-oily surface such as hardwood, plywood, masonry, paperboard, dry new plaster, concrete and sanded masonite hard board.

Gamblin's Traditional Gesso is a classic absorbent ground for oil panels which, when mixed with water, forms a luminous painting surface. This traditional gesso uses an oil binder. This is a dry mixture of rabbit skin glue, marble dust, gypsum and titanium dioxide.

(Canvas): A 100% acrylic emulsion ground, useful for creating acrylic and traditional watercolor washes on gessoed surfaces. Use with Golden fluid acrylics and acrylic flow release for intense staining effects.

(White): These acrylic grounds dry to a porous, paper-like surface. Apply over gessoed surfaces to prepare for stains or watercolor effects. They are permanent and flexible.

This acrylic ground is used for preparing supports for pastels, graphite, pencil, charcoal or chalk. It provides a tooth similar to pastel paper. Blend with acrylic colors to achieve colored grounds.

Black gessoes are ready-to-use liquid grounds for any commonly used painting surface. Apply in thin layers to conform to a variety of textured surfaces without cracking. Apply at least three layers of gesso for oil painting over acrylic gesso.

These flexible gessoes are ready-to-use liquid grounds for any commonly used painting surface. Apply in thin layers to conform to a variety of textured surfaces without cracking. Apply at least three layers of gesso for oil painting over acrylic gesso.

Sandable Hard Gesso is formulated with 100% acrylic polymer emulsion with high levels of titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate and talc to produce an easily sanded, smooth and even surface for painting.

Produced in Italy, Bologna plastic from Holbein is free from calcium carbonate removed by special process. An absorptive ground for oil and most suitable for tempera and gold ground tempera, the plastic, which is gypsum (calcium sulfate dehydrate) is mixed with glue to prepare the gesso undercoat for application to a board or other appropriate surface. Discontinued. Stock is limited.

This semi-absorbent primer is for canvas painters seeking an oil ground feel in an acrylic primmer. Extremely high pigment content and adhesion for maximum coverage and permanence. Excellent for oil, acrylic and tempera painting. Same archival characteristics as Lascaux Primer with additional tooth and absorbency.

Lascaux Primer provides a smooth, slightly absorbent painting surface on most support. Ideal for both acrylics and oil paint. Flexible and age-resistant. Water thinnable.

Primer for rigid, non-absorbent supports, especially fiber cement, iron and non-ferrous metals as well as absorbent supports in the exterior (murals). Elastic, age-resistant. Water thinnable.
Discontinued. Stock is limited.

A white acrylic primer used to prepare painting surfaces for acrylic and oil colors. It is Non-yellowing, flexible and non-cracking. It provides the perfect tooth and adhesion to a wide variety of supports such as canvas, paper and wood. Use undiluted or thin with water up to 25%.

White, non yellowing acrylic priming ground. For use on canvas, paper, fabric, wood, plaster, masonry, concrete or most non-slick, non-oily surfaces. Use as a primer or first coat to go under acrylic paint, all polymers, oil paint or casein.

Clear Gesso Base has the same texture and consistency as Gesso Primer but without white pigment. It enables the artist to create colored gesso by adding acrylic colors.