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A brief history and how-to tutorial about using gesso in your art journals. ... Today, gesso comes in many colors. White is still the most popular, but black and colors are also widely used for art journaling and other art.
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www.aisling.net/journaling/gesso.htm
www.aisling.net/journaling/gesso.htm
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is Gesso? ... Gesso is also used in sculpture. In the 18th century, gesso was commonly used as a base for decorative gilding or otherwise embellishing carved woodwork such as picture frames or furniture. Gesso is not always attached to or painted over another surface;
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www.wisegeek.com/what-is-gesso.htm
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-gesso.htm
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Gesso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gesso ( ) is the Italian word for "chalk" (from the Latin gypsum from the Greek γύψος ), and is a powdered form of the mineral calcium carbonate used in art. Gesso was traditionally mi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesso
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Gesso is a paste-like material made of plaster or having similar characteristics to plaster. The material is used to add detail to the surfaces of wood and mirrors. It is quite flexible before it cures and can be handworked to provide addit...
http://www.labargeinc.com/faq.htm
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What is gesso used for? Is it used as a base, or can you use it on top of paintings (maybe to cover up mistakes)? Anyone used gesso in some especially creative way for other crafts? ~bindiva~ ... gesso is used to prime canvas. it's really super flat, so it might look weird on top of shiny paint if you were using it as part...
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discuss.gromco.com/snl/tz16631.html
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They also used gesso for creating decorative striated stuccos and other attractive relief finishes and as a wood putty to correct natural faults, imperfections and defects in the various substrates they worked on.
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www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/A_Little_about_Gesso.htm...
www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/A_Little_about_Gesso.html
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About Black Gesso. Believed to be invented by Italians because the word gesso means chalk in Italian, black gesso is used as a primer for canvas and other surfaces intended to be painted. Because gesso resembles... ... Either or sponge brush or a standard bristle brush can be used to apply black gesso.
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www.ehow.com/about_4588776_black-gesso.html
www.ehow.com/about_4588776_black-gesso.html
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A ready-mixed painting ground, Liquitex Gesso can be used with any kind of paint. It covers in one coat and remains brilliantly white, flexible, and non-cracking. Gesso provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of supports and surfaces su ... Clear Gesso — This Clear Gesso makes an excellent high-tooth,
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www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-acrylic-gessos/
www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-acrylic-gessos/
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Textural gels and pastes produce unique surfaces on which to work, and along with other grounds, such as GOLDEN Acrylic Ground for Pastels, can also be applied over the Gesso, or used alone as alternative grounds.
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www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/gesso.php
www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/gesso.php
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