Gesso makes messo

[avram]

Turns out that you can open a stuck jar of gesso by prying under the lid with a screwdriver. Works real well. Lid comes off all at once, real quick-like. If your goal involves covering your shirt, hands, arms, and several floor tiles with gesso, I cannot recommend this technique highly enough.

But that’s not all! Since the first question 90% of my friends ask when I talk about gesso is “What is gesso?”, I figured I’d provide a web link. I typed what is gesso into Google, and it came back with a definition link.

Comments

[scottscidmore.livejournal.com]

"Gesso - a sticky substance for covering the floor and one's clothing and body with"

[snale.livejournal.com]

You know, I've used gesso plenty of times and never had any clue what it was made of. Plaster held together with glue -- just as easy to paint with as you would expect.

[avram]

Actually, I think most modern gessos are made with acrylic medium and titanium white pigment, among other things.