Sennelier Abstract Gesso
This white universal gesso primer offers excellent coverage and adhesion, making it an essential preparation for a wide range of painting surfaces. It can be applied to non-oily supports such as canvas, paper, and wood. For raw canvases, a sizing coat is recommended prior to applying the gesso.
The primer can be used straight from the container or diluted with water to achieve the desired consistency (approximately 80–90% gesso with 10–20% water). It may also be tinted by pre-mixing with Sennelier acrylic colours, allowing for customized ground tones.
Sennelier Gesso penetrates the surface effectively, creating a strong, stable base that ensures optimal paint adhesion. It is suitable for numerous painting techniques, including acrylic, oil, watercolour, tempera, egg tempera, casein, and gouache.
For acrylic painting, one coat is sufficient, while two coats are recommended for oil painting. The primer dries rapidly, enabling quick preparation and efficient workflow.
Sennelier
An unrivalled history in fine art. Sennelier have been leading production of fine art materials since 1887.
Sennelier are one of the worlds oldest fine art materials producers. Sennelier have been producing high quality art materials since 1887 in Paris, France, just steps away from Lourve.
Famous for its hand selected pigments and outstanding quality, the extensive fine art ranges include acrylic paints, oil paints, watercolour, gouache, oil sticks, soft pastels, tempera paints, varnishes & mediums and many more fine art materials and artists supplies. Many of the worlds most well known artists have relied on Sennelier to produce some of our the world’s favourite art works. Sennelier is an unrivalled quality of art materials for over 130 years.
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