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Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground
Fredrix Acrylic Gesso
Fredrix Oil Primers
Gamblin Oil Primers
Gamblin Traditional Gesso
Gamblin Oil Painting Ground
Gamblin PVA Size
Gamblin Rabbit Skin Glue
Golden Gesso & Grounds
Golden Gesso
Golden Absorbent Ground
Golden Acrylic Ground for Pastel
Liquitex Gesso
Liquitex White Gesso
Liquitex Clear Gesso
Liquitex Colored Gesso
Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso
Liquitex BASICS Student Gesso
Plaza Gesso
Prima Gesso
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 Similar to applying a basecoat primer when painting a wall at home, canvas must also be primed using a ground. Because canvas is a porous surface, paint can seep into its fibers like a sponge. Priming the canvas prevents this seepage. The most common ground used is gesso, which should be applied in several coats. Gesso can safely be used with both oil and acrylic paints. Canvas is available already primed with ground, or in the raw. Canvas board and pre-stretched canvas are generally pre-primed. You may even want to gesso pre-primed canvas to ensure maximum archival standards and premium surface quality. |
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