Gesso is a very covering finish for preparing surfaces to be painted such as canvas, cardboard, wood, etc. It improves the adhesion of acrylic or oil paint layers, and is applied on a clean, non-greasy surface.

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Gesso is a primer used for the preparation of surfaces to be painted such as canvas, cardboard, wood, ... It improves the adhesion of acrylic or oil paint layers, and is applied on a clean and non-greasy surface.

The Artist Acrylics White Gesso has a higher concentration of titanium white than the Studio Acrylics range, which makes it more covering.

The Artist Acrylics Transparent Gesso can be applied on a raw canvas before a tinted Gesso to avoid seeing the crossing on the back of the canvas.

If you don't want the original color of your canvas to be painted, then choose the transparent Gesso.