🎨 Want to create a painting that lasts? It all starts with properly priming your canvas with gesso! I’ll show you step-by-step how to prime your canvas to ensure the paint adheres smoothly and your artwork stays vibrant for years to come. Without gesso there would be nothing to prevent your wet paint seeping straight through the fibres of a canvas. Gesso provides the protective barrier between the paint and the surface. Also, canvas, by its very nature, is not a smooth surface due to its weaves

Demonstrating & explaining how to apply the gesso for rippled effects to the sea | Gaye clear paintings