Thank you😊 This video is the most complete guide for how to gesso paper ❤ I have watched several. And yours is the best 👍
@MitchAlbala2 күн бұрын
@@Toto-NaoWinter Glad you found it helpful.
@森下典樹5 жыл бұрын
The video got some detailing information that others lacks. Thank you a lot.
@KathyBrooksArt2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, simple and straightforward. Thank you!
@MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@copwatchnl261815 күн бұрын
Love the canvas panel ideal!
@marinaspasova55973 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, it is very generous of you to share this technique!
@julius40544 жыл бұрын
When the paper is dry and it’s not flat I put a stack of books on it and let it rest for a while, works pretty good for me:)
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea, too. Books, an essential part of every artist's studio!
@lifeismusicparnadonkers Жыл бұрын
Wow thank you for showing how to gesso watercolour paper. I use 300 gsm watercolour paper i buy from my local budget craft store action in the netherlands 😊👋🏾👍🏾 i make my own canvas boards were i glue my 300 gsm watercolour paper on. I paint whit gouache. 👍🏾👋🏾😁 thank you again and have a njce evening or day
@MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын
Great! Netherlands likes working on paper!
@lisengel24986 жыл бұрын
Thank you its the absolutely most sensitive demonstrTion of how to gesso - and I learned many small details that I have not heard of before but that looks pretty attractive = and by the way thank you for your sublime notan video too
@stevenwmclean5 жыл бұрын
Great video Mitchell. I've been using 110lb cardstock with Liquitex super heavy gesso and it seems to work well. At least for practice. I always add a coat on the reverse side to help reduce buckling.
@arttutorials24154 жыл бұрын
A coat of gesso on the reverse side also? Thanks. When I tried gessoing heavy drawing paper it buckled severely. The techniques above sound great to try. I'm looking for a cheap way to paint ideas, colors and compositions before I start the actual painting on canvas. And I'd like to make a reference book for myself showing the colors I mix together to get certain flesh, sky, sea, etc. colors.
@stevenwmclean4 жыл бұрын
@@arttutorials2415 I've never tried with drawing paper but 110lb cardstock works great. There's none to a slight amount of buckling. I've done many paintings this way including painting color wheels and swatches.
@arttutorials24154 жыл бұрын
@@stevenwmclean - Thank you. Thank you! This answers my question and solves my problem! ... joyce
@katpaints3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Sealing the reverse side of any flat surface saves a lot of problems with warping. I used to do a lot of tole/decorative painting and first painting or sealing the reverse meant that the board would stay flat. And it won't change in the future when it is moved to a place that has more or less humidity.
@greekveteran2715 Жыл бұрын
Do you use gesso on paper,for drawing with pencils or other medium please?
@DG-mv6zw7 жыл бұрын
Great clear and practical tutorial. Thanks so much 👍
@fothismatrixrespect98055 жыл бұрын
Thank you veey usefull.. i am starting oil colour so i will try it .
@marycunningham505011 ай бұрын
Thanks for the demo. Do you know if tape will lift up gesso if you tape down gessoed paper?
@MitchAlbala11 ай бұрын
I think that’s safe to do. I don’t recall tape yanking off already gessoes paper. Of course, there are variables. Don’t pull the tape too hard and, of course, don’t use tape that’s overly sticky.
@slaznum1 Жыл бұрын
Really nice job Mitchell
@MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Paint on.
@BakerImageGroup4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. May I ask why use such expensive paper just to cover it in gesso?
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
It's not necessary. I like Arches because of it's texture, but any brand of archival paper would work, as long as it was heavy enough.
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
I doesn’t have to be. I use Arches because I like the texture, but if there's another paper that you like, that should be alright (though I do think it should still be archival).
@MichaelCarter17 күн бұрын
Why not wet the paper first then gum paper tape it down like stretching for watercolors, then gesso it before it dries?
@MitchAlbala16 күн бұрын
@@MichaelCarter You’re absolutely right. That’s the best method, but a little more involved than some painters are willing to do. The method I’m showing is if you want to gesso straight away and not do the tape method.
@DahHar1173 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming that the reason for gesso-ing watercolor paper is to make it suitable for acrylics, right?
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
Yes, suitable for acrylics ... or oil.
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Actually, you have to gesso the paper to make it suitable for oils. Oils on raw paper would not be archival, so a layer of gesso creates an archival barrier between the paper and the oil. Also, oil on raw unprimed paper would not respond well at. The paint would just get totally absorbed and you would have no ability to manipulate the paint.
@bukopaudan3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I'm just starting out and have some sort of off-brand gesso, I think :/ But I wanted to ask would masking tape work? Is that what you're using in the video? And I have a cutting board I was thinking of using to tape them down on. I don't have a brush that big, but I will definitely start to look. Thank you for this!!
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I am just using generic masking tape. Some painters prefer artist's tape, which is low tack and less likely to tear the paper. But they all work. As for the gesso, use a quality brand like Liquitex, Golden, or Daniel Smith. Cheap, off-brand gesso is often too absorbent (the paint sticks so well you can't remove any of it if you want), or is too slick (the paint slips and slides around the surface and doesn’t stick very well).
@bukopaudan3 жыл бұрын
@@MitchAlbala Thank you so much for the response! I'm running out of my off-brand gesso, so I'm going to try one of the quality brands that are available near me! Thank you!
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Yes, in the video I was using regular hardware-store grade masking tape. Nothing fancy. With any masking tape, do be sure to peel it off carefully, as you can tear the paper. I usually tape paper down to a fairly firm board, nothing too flexible. An old canvas panel is perfect.
@sukumac90135 жыл бұрын
Hello. Can you tell me what brand of gesso you are using. Thank you!
@sukumac90135 жыл бұрын
Mitchell Albala . Thanks, so much!
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
Golden ... although any quality brand (like Liquitex) should work well. Avoid off-brand bargain basement brands.
@SehrishAziz2 жыл бұрын
Very easy and informative tahnk you ✨👏👏
@DarkFire15366 жыл бұрын
Nice tutorial. Easy to follow and to the point.
@MABO075 жыл бұрын
what if you want to gesso a large piece of paper that's 50x50" ? Can you use this method without the paper warping?
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
I haven't done it with such a large sheet, but very likely the warping would be difficult to manage at that size. At large sizes, definitely use 300 lb paper.
@renatobfa4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mitchell, first of all, thanks a lot, very useful info. One question regarding the blocks of watercolor paper. After gessoing the top paper, can i paint it with acrylics without worrying with paint going through and staining the 2nd paper? I have a 140lb (300gr) paper block here that i used for colored pencil art and i intend to use for acrylics now. Ty again
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can paint on the top gessoed sheet, and it absolutely won't beed through to the underlying sheet.
@katpaints3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Have you ever tried Arches made for oil paints? I was wondering if it still would need gessoing.
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
I have tried it, and it definitely works. That's what it's designed to do. So if you want to avoid this whole gessoing route, Arches oil paper might be a good route. Though the paint goes down on it very differently than it does on gessoed paper. Try both and see what you prefer.
@katpaints Жыл бұрын
@@MitchAlbala back a couple of years later... I've been gluing the edges of paper pads with padding compound for paper pads, making inexpensive watercolor paper blocks. I think other glues work, but you use what you have. Michaels has a series 2 140 pound paper pad that even works fairly well for watercolor!
@Magnificent13932 жыл бұрын
Can you draw with graphite pencils on a gessoed paper?
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Yes, you certainly can. However, graphite does smear. So when you start applying paint and color, the graphite might smear and mix with that color. But yes, the graphite is perfectly archival and can be applied to gessoed paper.
@AliBaba-ke5jn2 жыл бұрын
Hi. My canvas paper 300gsm buckled with gesso.
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
300 gsm is NOT the same thing as 300 lbs. They are two different measures. So your 300 gsm paper is really equivalent to about 140 lbs. Which is what was used in the video demo. Try 300 lb watercolor paper and you’ll see that it’s much heavier weight the 300 gsm. 140 lb aper will buckle, but if you tape it down, and use the stretching shown in the video, it should dry flat or nearly flat.
@AliBaba-ke5jn2 жыл бұрын
@@MitchAlbala Thank you Mitchell.
@brendaprescott20435 жыл бұрын
What about yupo paper do I need to prime it too? Thanks
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
No, I wouldn't gesso yupo.
@yukihana4216 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tjloveprincess2354 жыл бұрын
How to do I wait to paint with acrylic ? Should it be completely dry ? ...
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
Gesso is acrylic based, but even if you are painting with acrylics, you should let the gesso dry completely before starting your painting.
@danlightened2 жыл бұрын
I'm not much into painting but I'm looking to print my photography work on fine art prints. I didn't know paper had to be primed too! Only knew that about canvases.
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Printing fine art prints is a completely different thing from putting paint on a surface. With oil painting especially, the gesso acts as a protective layer. If you just put the oil straight onto the paper, it would not be archival, and could deteriorate. Printing photographs, on the other hand, on paper designed to be receptive to those inkjet inks, is perfectly safe. So, gessoing the paper is a painting thing.
@danlightened2 жыл бұрын
@@MitchAlbala Ok thanks a lot!
@barbarageis17283 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very good idea!
@bddybdz4 жыл бұрын
Do you need to do this for watercolours as well?
@MitchAlbala3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not! Watercolor paper is intended for watercolors to be used directly on it. No preparation necessary. Because I am using the gessoed paper for oil, I must prime it (cover it with gesso) first. So if you're painting watercolor, there nothing extra or special you need to so to the paper. :)
@bddybdz3 жыл бұрын
@@MitchAlbala thank you! Makes sense :) 👩🏻🎨
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not! For watercolors, you work directly on the paper, no gesso necessary. Gesso is only a necessary step if you are working in oils, because the oils need an impermeable layer between the paper and the gesso, otherwise it’s not archival.
@treatthetrich31293 жыл бұрын
What do I do if the gesso is Sandy once it drys?
@katpaints3 жыл бұрын
Do you mean if it has a rough texture? The sanding should push that back.
@MitchAlbala2 жыл бұрын
Yes, sometimes a freshly gessoed surface will feel a little gritty or “sandy.” If that’s the case, simply sand the surface very lightly with a very fine piece of sandpaper.
@oksusha20006 жыл бұрын
I am confused. Why to gesso Arches?
@Cube1986 жыл бұрын
in preparation for application of acrylic or oils. One can gesso any brand of watercolor paper, or any kind of cardstock or paper of other types/weights. Watercolor paper has the advantage of being 140 or 300# weight, and is generally acid-free.
@Cube1986 жыл бұрын
The gesso stops the acrylic or oil mediums from "soaking in" to the paper causing all kinds of weirdness, underbinding among the problems.
@oksusha20006 жыл бұрын
A Desert Gardener I did not realize you were using it for oil. I use paper like this one only for watercolor. I did used arches oil paper, but it didn’t need to be gesso. Thank you for the reply. Your channel is great.
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
It's archival. It has a nice texture that I like. It's a nice heavy weight (too thin and the paper buckles more than I'd like. You could just as easily gesso another type of paper/brand, as long as it was heavy enough and it was a quality archival paper. Would it work if it wasn't archival paper. Probably, but I wouldn't take changes. :)
@paultaylor61673 жыл бұрын
Acrylics are water based. They are touted as the new watercolor. You dont need to gesso watercolor paper. With paper, one can use all the water you want.
@DAVIDDAMIENR3 жыл бұрын
Thank You
@lindalopez59514 жыл бұрын
Why would I need to gesso water color paper?
@bortsynapse35034 жыл бұрын
For acrylic paints
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t have to be watercolor paper. It can be any paper that is heavy enough and archival. I just demonstrated with Arches because I like that paper.
@didierleprince61064 жыл бұрын
Merci 😊
@stephengreico28104 жыл бұрын
Mine belts and warps
@MitchAlbala4 жыл бұрын
1. You may be applying too much gesso. 2. The paper may not be thick enough. 3. You are using a very large sheets. This technique is much harder to get flat with very large sheets. 4. And of course, you have to tape it down.
@4um3603 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@quratulainabidi4230 Жыл бұрын
Why gesso a paper?
@MitchAlbala Жыл бұрын
1. You can’t paint with oils on raw paper; it’s not archival. So you need the gesso to act as a protective layer. 2. Paper is very lightweight and portable, good when painting outdoors or traveling. 3. Paper offers a variety of different textures, from very smooth to coarse, as opposed to always having the same texture of canvas.