Gesso

What is Gesso?

Gesso is a versatile primer used to prepare canvases before painting. It creates a smooth and absorbent surface, which is essential for an even and durable paint surface. Our gesso is high quality and ensures your artwork gets the best start.

Gesso Primer - The foundation for your artwork

Our gesso primer is perfect for preparing your canvas. It can be used on a variety of surfaces including canvas, wood and paper. It ensures your paint bonds better and gives a more vibrant color.

Vallejo Gesso: Quality and versatility

Vallejo offers both white and clear gesso that are ideal for different artistic needs. Vallejo white gesso ensures a uniform and absorbent surface, perfect for acrylic and oil paints. Their clear gesso is perfect for preserving the original color and texture of your canvas or wood surface.

Golden Gesso: Perfection in Every Brushstroke

Golden, known for their premium gesso, offers products like Golden Gesso and Golden Matte Medium. These glosses ensure an even and durable base for your art. With Golden's products, you can be sure that your artwork will have the best start.

Royal Talens Gesso: Tradition and Innovation

Royal Talens brings a blend of tradition and innovative techniques to their gesso products. Their gesso is carefully formulated to provide a uniform and absorbent surface that is ideal for all types of painting.

Gesso Paint: Expand Your Artistic Horizons

Gesso is much more than a simple primer; it's a portal to creativity and innovation in art painting. When used as a creative medium, gesso opens up a world of textures and effects that can transform any artwork.

Texture and Depth

By mixing gesso with different materials, such as sand or small stones, you can create unique, tactile surfaces on your canvases. This gives your artwork a sense of depth and dimension that cannot be achieved with traditional paint alone. Products from Vallejo, Golden, and Royal Talens offer a wide range of gessoes that are ideal for these experimental techniques.

Color experimentation

Gesso can be tinted with acrylic paints to create colored bases, providing a different starting point for your paintings. A colored gesso base can change the entire mood of an artwork, adding an extra layer of complexity and interest.

Primer for Canvas: Start with the Right Canvas

A well-prepared canvas is key to a successful artwork. Our range of gesso primers ensures your canvas is ready to receive your creativity, with a smooth and durable surface that enhances the intensity and durability of colors.