http://www.blessnews.com/alternative/what-is-an-alternative-to-gesso-for-oil-painting News about Medicine Wed, 05 May 2010 05:44:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blessnews.com/alternative/what-is-an-alternative-to-gesso-for-oil-painting/comment-page-1#comment-1747 John Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:28:59 +0000 http://www.blessnews.com/alternative/what-is-an-alternative-to-gesso-for-oil-painting#comment-1747 You can try primer from a hardware store and maybe even the Kilz brand of primer. Oil paints typically need a well-primed surface to ensure the oil vehicle does not eat away at it. If price were not an issue, another alternative would be two layers of Golden's Gac 100 as a sizer then two layers of matte medium.<br><b>References : </b><br>Art student and work at an art supply. You can try primer from a hardware store and maybe even the Kilz brand of primer. Oil paints typically need a well-primed surface to ensure the oil vehicle does not eat away at it.
If price were not an issue, another alternative would be two layers of Golden’s Gac 100 as a sizer then two layers of matte medium.
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Art student and work at an art supply.

]]> http://www.blessnews.com/alternative/what-is-an-alternative-to-gesso-for-oil-painting/comment-page-1#comment-1746 Beyond Mordant Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:11:59 +0000 http://www.blessnews.com/alternative/what-is-an-alternative-to-gesso-for-oil-painting#comment-1746 If you have chalk quarries nearby you could grind your own and add rabbit skin glue...if you can catch a rabbit.<br><b>References : </b><br> If you have chalk quarries nearby you could grind your own and add rabbit skin glue…if you can catch a rabbit.
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