Great video. Im a reenactor and currently building a 12th century kite shield. The wooden core is covered with several layers of linen fabrig and then coated with gesso. This recipe should work quite well on tbe rigid wooden planks. Even though the gesso could be damaged from the impact of weapons. This will be very, very interesting...

Nice one James that was so helpful and kind to share your techniques!

Thank you so much for this video, it is very useful

Thank you very much for this video. Very useful

Thank you very much for this clear demo!

Thanks very much for this video James, any thoughts on the application / choice of fixative?

Can u use magnesium carbonate?

Excellent. I really appreciate the thoughtful production, editing and valuable information you've provided in this video. I'm very grateful. One question, as an egg tempera painter I'm curious to try a larger panel such as you are using in this video. As a traditional egg tempera painter, we always apply RSG and traditional gesso on ALL sides of the panel. I presume and have been told this is to prevent warping when the RSG/gesso drys and constricts. How do you join the MDF board to the wood supports strongly enough? Just a wood glue? Do you use any screws or hardware? I didn't see any in the video. Very grateful for the information.

I had always heard that applying a thin cloth or linen to the panel before the gesso was required to prevent cracking, is this not necessary?

I would like to ask if it is possible to paint directly on a board that has been painted with Gesso without applying a coating of Damar varnish and pure gem turpentine?

Will painting Dmar varnish on a wood board that has been primed cause the color of gesso to turn yellow or darker?

great video

Excellent tutorial- thanks so much, James. 🤍

James, do you ever glue linen on your board to create a textured surface to paint on? Process still the same pretty much?

Interesting....I've never seen dammar varnish used to seal gesso. I've just use a coat or two of clear size on top of the gesso.

Thank you so much! This video it's very helpful

Thank you

Thank you

Thank you for sharing your experience, and I have a question, if I want to apply this way on the fabric canvas how much layers should I apply?

I made stain glass and we sign it by dremmel but I will try to make it wiht gols leaf or glold ink do you have a good recipy for that kind of subtrack the glass can be sand blasting for little area for more easy paint maybe i use diamond file for this advise please ?

Love it, what can i use for an stretched canvas?

Thank you so much for this James, this was amazingly helpful, really appreciate you doing this!

Wow lovely. Can I use any white glue with chalk powder? And use it for bottle art?

Brilliant, thank you for your concise and informative video, will this mix work for gilding?

try cornstarch glycerine and calcium sulfate, it looked like gap filler when i did it, off whitish colour. (so did ur stuff too!!! ) but im still waiting for it to crystalize in an open oven, ill be back in a couple of days ill tell you what the results of it is.

What brand of oil paint do you used?

this is really helpful thank you

Thank you so much! I have been struggling with making traditional panels for egg tempera.Your video pointed out areas where I was making mistakes.

Excellent video. A few questions about drying times -- yesterday I sized a birch board with RSG. I waited a few hours, sanded it lightly, then added a second coat. Later today I'll leave town and won't be able to apply gesso for another week. When I return, do I go straight to the gesso, or is another coat of RSG necessary? After the board has been gessoed -- all ten coats -- how long before I can draw on it? How long before I can apply the imprimatura? And how long before I can begin the grisaille? In other words, what is the ideal approach re: drying times? I'm getting wildly differing opinions elsewhere. Thanks.

I was a commercial gilder for a few years and went through between 2 and 5 gallons of gesso each day. there were 2 mixes that I used, gesso grosso and gesso sottile. What is the difference? Hard gesso had 2 layers and was a stronger glue to chalk mix (3 glue : 5 chalk) and gesso sottile was a weak mix (3 glue :10 chalk) with 4 layers. I used to make around 30 metres of callico panels each day around 5' wide and 12' long. These were cut down and put under water for a minute or so before being nailed onto stretchers. Once in place and trimmed off, would be sanded wet for a glass finish and left to dry. The soft gesso was easily rubbed into any imperfections in the hard gesso and was the perfect surface. Finally, I am taking up art for the first time so the tip that I received in this was the application of mastic. Sanding between coats with gesso grosso/sottile is not necessary.

That was highly entertaining James King. Apart from it being educational, and your beautiful velvet voice is so calming to listen to you so thank you 👌

traditional gesso ? You had to glue a linen cloth on the wood and then to uplay the gesso. that is traditional gesso .

can I consider rabbit glue as albumin??

Bety Concise and neat video. I'm planning on making a mural with egg temple. Although the wall seems pretty dry and kept indoors, could It be I still ir some drops of clove essence as a fungicide? Thank you again

I have a painting that lacks gesso, it is tempera straight on canvas, and nobody believes me that it is 500 years old.

Thank you very much, but before I paint (egg tempera) much better to stick very fine linen on plywood, and make gesso on the canvas when stuck on the plywood? Which linen is the best I need by weight or thickness?

Hello, can I coat with rabbit skin glue and gypsum directly on birch plywood and paint with egg tempera without linen, cloth, or other else? I am waiting for answering, thank you very much.

Hello, can I coat with rabbit skin glue and gypsum directly on birch plywood and paint with egg tempera without linen, or other else? I am waiting for answering, thank you very much.

hi! I’m wondering if there’s an alternate ingredient or homemade gesso recipe that will work on stretched canvas - to avoid it from cracking?

I see that You Tube has seen fit to attach a context article to this video. OK, but I never once use the term 'chemtrails'. That particular paranoia isn't part of my theme. I'm simply making an observation about the quality of the Covid era skyscape. As a museum guide, I make a living from tourism. Air travel is part of my industry. I only wish there was some way to keep the skies clear of the stripes!

Love you painting too!!!!!

I remember some recepies have linseed oil added.... To make oil paints more shining ( rejecting oil)..... Can we add linseed oil to this recepie?

Finally I found real made gesso recepie... Thank you.

Can i apply this gesso on Terracotta surface?

Thank you.

Hello! I am doing a replica of an Italian icon and I need to gesso the surface. It is a very details surface though! There are embellishments along the border. Should I know anything special about this gesso on non-flat surfaces? Thank you so much!

How do you make gesso putty?

An excellent video. Pairs well with your other video on how to make Traditional Chalk Gesso. Many thanks.

Very clear and concise--quite useful, sir. Thank you.

thank you for sharing