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Encaustic Painting Tips - Gesso

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R&F encaustic gesso provides a brushable white ground that dries to a ready-to-paint absorbent surface. This is the easiest and fastest way to prepare a white ground for encaustic painting. R&F encaustic gesso differs from typical acrylic gessos by having a higher proportion of solid to binder, making it highly absorbent while retaining the adhesive qualities of acrylic. Use it to increase transparency by creating a sense of light radiating from behind your painting.
Materials used: unprimed wood panels, foam roller, foam brush, R&F encaustic gesso, and blue painters tape.
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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19 авг 2024

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@mmbbmike 4 года назад

I’ve tried other gessoes but I find this the best. I even use it when the base is wood just to cut down on air bubbles.

@rfpaints 4 года назад

We think it works pretty well too! Glad you are enjoying it. :)

@Sandrinesgallery Год назад

I'd like to try it with silverpoint rather than encaustic. Can it be used on paper?

@LinDiaVio 4 года назад

Other than a beautiful white surface are there other advantages to using encaustic gesso vs just encaustic medium to prime the board?

@rfpaints 4 года назад

Yes, that is the main reason for the gesso. If you had a panel made of hardboard or some other less porous surface the gesso would help to make it more appropriate for painting with encaustic.

@SandyToesStudio 3 года назад

Can I tint the gesso with acrylic paint without it loosing its adhesive properties? What ratio would work & heavy body or fluid?

@rfpaints 3 года назад

Thank you for your question Renee. We reached out to R&F founder Richard Frumess for a response and here is what he said: "I would not use regular acrylic paint...not because it would make encaustic gesso lose its adhesive properties, but because it would increase them. You don't want encaustic gesso to be too tightly bound or it loses its porosity. I would recommend Golden's High Flow acrylic or any tinting colorant in a hardware store that is used for water-based house paints. They're probably much cheaper than the acrylic paints and generally have no binder. Don't use the ones for oil or solvent based paints or stains since paints, since those may contain alcohol that can affect the acrylic binder of the gesso."