Creative Ramblings #7: How to prepare a canvas or wood panel for painting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2014
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International visual artist Denise Buisman Pilger explains how to prepare a canvas or wood panel before painting. She explains the need for using a sizing to prevent support induced discolouration or SID and shows you how to get the proper amount of tooth in your painting surface.
In this video the artist used Golden and Liquitex products to create a beautiful painting surface that is ready for oil pants and acrylic paints. This two step process is easy to follow and will assure that your colours stay true and your painting will last longer. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Great video Denise, thank you!
Thank you for your video. I am new to painting and it was very helpful. My local art supply shop sold me some GAC 100 to seal wooden panels, so I'll be using that as you demonstrated in the video. However, Golden has recently updated their recommendation. From their web site: "GAC 100 provides basic protection from Support Induced Discoloration (SID), for better protection see GOLDEN Gloss Medium. (Item# 3910)"
Thanks again for your helpful videos.
Very informative
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
Very helpful, thank you! One question. What do you do with the back side of the wooden panel? Is it recommanded to treat the back side also with GAC 100?
Midgard Myth I leave the back side of the panel bare so the wood has room to breathe. Hope that answers your question :)
+Denise Buisman-Pilger (Artist Abroad) actually, it's been known and said by many that applying gesso to both sides prevents and helps with warping
hey thanks for the help. do you sand the panel after the gesso?
No, I like the texture the crosswise application provides, it's almost like the weave of a canvas :)
Hi, wonderful video. Thanks for all the help. However i watched it too late. I already gesso'd my wood with 3 layers :( Do I have to sand it all the way back to wood or can i seal the gesso I already have on there with GAC-100, and then repeat the gesso layers over that? Thanks :)
Norman Bates Thanks for the lovely compliments. Yes, that's what I would do for this one, you will have to apply another two layers of gesso on top of the GAC though.
Denise Buisman-Pilger
Cool! Glad i won't have to sand away all of that Gesso i already painted on. Thanks a million Denise :)
Denise Buisman-Pilger
Hi Denise...Me again. I went to my local art shop to get some GAC-100 but they do not stock it. Instead they sold me "Matisse M12 clear sealer" which, after some research, appears to do the same job. Whilst I was applying my first coat, the sealer became tacky so when i went over it to smooth my strokes it began to pull slightly. I continued through this unexpected upset, as i just wanted to cover all the surface, which i did. However, it has left a messy uneven surface. I hope that i am able to sand it smooth once dried and then try another coat, this time with a slightly diluted mix (as the back of the product container recommends). That is my plan... Am i doing the right thing? Is this the right stuff (Matisse M12) and is it sandable? hope that makes sense. Don't mean to be a nuisance. Thanks, Norm.
Norman Bates Hi Norm, I have never used Matisse M12 so I can't give you any advice on that. I do think sanding it down would be the right approach but if you're not sure you can always email the manufacturer, they're usually very helpful in answering questions about their products. Golden products are usually pretty available in most art stores but to avoid any future problems with availability you might want to consider ordering online. www.dickblick.com and www.merriartist.com are some great online suppliers in the US and in Canada I would advise www.currys.com. All of them offer free shipping if you order above a certain amount and they're usually very fast and offer great service. I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you. I hope you'll be able to fix the problem.
Wow, I hope you know how much I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions so thoroughly. I sanded the clear sealer down with no issues and have put my 1st coat of Gesso over. All seems to be going smoothly. Can't wait to start my painting. Great advice on ordering products online. i think thats the way 2 go. Anyways, thanks again Denise, you have been so helpful to me. Norm :)
This time I will use Woodprix plans for this.
LOL YOUR PANEL WARPED BADLY
+Constantino Fine Art That's why I generally don't work on un-cradled wood :D
+Denise Buisman-Pilger (Artist Abroad) i stopped watching your video when i saw you using acrylic "gesso". this gesso is not the true one used by the masters! acrylic and oil paint dont bind together long enough.... just for your info. your panel was arped before hand so you can get away with it
+Constantino Fine Art I only work in acrylics so I do not have any problems. The panel is fine now btw. after drying it straightened out so it can actually be used now.
+Denise Buisman-Pilger (Artist Abroad) what wood is it?
+Constantino Fine Art it'd birch
Er, uh... you do know that GAC 100 is an acrylic gloss medium, right? So any Gloss based paint will do. Buy a five gallon of glossy exterior grade white and its the same as this medium for all sealing purposes, and cost a hundred time less. Now, this is where you have "F'ed" up... the flexibility of the gloss medium (in your case the expensive GAC100) will not be a great underlayment for the more brittleness and flat gesso you are putting over it... and though the GAC100 has "sealed" the panel or canvas, it is not the best thing to use as a first coat that will hold onto the surface of the panel. For this you need a PVA primer, which WILL seal and act as gesso... again saving time and money. Three coats, sand between, done. Oh, and you can roll it with a roller, then you have a uniform pattern which will sand out really nicely, and you can store your roller right in the can or bucket. (The PVA Primer comes in five gallon buckets too)
Thank you for your insights, the techniques I use to prepare my panels are the result of many different classes taken over the years, but there is always room for improvement. I will definitely do some research into the techniques and materials you are suggesting. If I may ask, what is your background that you have so much knowledge about this?
@@TheArtistAbroad Thanks for asking... I graduated VCU with a BFA in 1990, then worked as a design artist/illustrator for 16 years, and then went into construction, where I finally settled into commercial painting for the past ten years. Now, I am re-emerging as a fine artist. I have always painted on the side, and enjoy woodworking and have a full workshop, I have made all my own panels for the past 30 years. None of them have ever resulted in any kind of deterioration of any kind during that time, and all of them are cheap, 1/4 plywood. In my experience, wood glue seals wood better than anything else you could hope for, and is dimensionally stable (does not dry out, or change its state over time) which means it will not have any problems accepting the gesso, or primer of your choosing. PVA (poly vinyl accrylide) is the same compound used in wood glue, which makes for a great sealer, I found out during my years as a commercial painter, PVA primer provides a good barrier and surface for any paint you want, acrylic, oil, epoxy, latex, even watercolors or gauche, egg tempura... what ever. It is porous just like gesso, which only means it has calcium carbonate to break surface tension make the surface more receptive to paint, and can be sanded very easily. I often add PVA white glue and calcium carbonate to regular latex paint for a ground to paint upon if I need a tonal color. Calcium carbonate will make the value a bit chalky, but that is the nature of flat values. After some experience, you will find a good balance for the right amount you desire. I can recommend you pre-oil the surface when you begin of you like your paint to "flow" rather than have the surface soak up the paint. This is basically why many artist stain their canvas's in advance of working on them.
@@chrisgriffith1573 Thank for all the detailed information, I really appreciate your insights! I will definitely do some experimenting to see what works best for me :)
I was using woodprix instructions to make it and I did it already :)