gesso
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛsoʊ/
- Specialized
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gesso
- I must add that the Masonite panel had two coats of gesso applied to the surface.
- Tempera on gesso
- gesso-covered wood
So on to the actual mixing of the Gesso.
- So on to the actual mixing of the Gesso.
- He had this amazing double fronted white gesso mansion and he I went up the steps a little trepidatious, very nervous about my first interview.
Examples
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Take some more gesso and reapply that blending it down with that Gray color.
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The background of this drawing was covered with light brown tissue paper, which I scraped over with gesso.
Blog text (31) -
Now go ahead and take some Gesso and highlight the outer corners of your storm.
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I stirred up a jar of gesso and began painting out the whole thing, using big, fat strokes of white, obliterating the stranger I had painted.
Fiction book (1996) -
For a long moment, she stared at the texture of the pale ground, a mix of gesso and a light burnt ochre acrylic wash. Then she took up a stick of charcoal and began to sketch the faces of the two dark-haired girls before the memory of them left her mind.
Fiction book (1997) -
Artists often use gesso to prepare their canvases for painting.
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The gesso creates a smooth surface that enhances the vibrancy of the paint.
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Before applying oil paint, it is essential to layer the canvas with gesso.
How Thick
- Specialized
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9.8
- Specialized
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6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gesso comes from the Italian word gesso, which means 'plaster' or the soft mineral 'gypsum'. Painters used this white plaster to make a smooth, solid base for paint, so today gesso means the white coating artists put on canvas or wood.