Good tips there Rob, I make my own gesso. I buy gesso powder, white matt paint and PVA glue, but I only use it on canvas. My airlock on the airbrush hose adjuster seems damaged and the same with a brand new one. I either get 25lb psi when I open it or little puffs when I close it down a bit and pull the trigger back, I shall buy another one to see what happens, it is the one that sits right under the airbrush. Thank You.
Salut Dred,David de France. Tu ne peux pas savoir à quel point tu me rends service avec cette vidéo. Tu as répondu à toutes les questions que je me posai au sujet du papier. Merci beaucoup, vraiment. Comme d habitude tes explications sont complètes, c'est aussi pour cela que je te suis. Bonne continuation et encore merci beaucoup...
You just sparked an effort in me to find an equivalent to my favourite Frisk C.S.10 illustration board and cartridge paper that I used many moons ago, I found that Frisk do something that sounds like the next best thing called YUPO paper, that works with all types of media and is resistant to buckling because it's made with synthetic materials .. it would be interesting to know if its any good for airbrush illustration .. Have you (or any watchers) ever heard of it?
Thanks for this another great video. Its a cool idea to prepare paper in this way! Maybe you can do an article about this for our magazine? I am sure - its also interesting for our readers.
Thanks mukka but moved on when you showed how to use polyester high build on paper . I knew that stuff would go down on most materials but not paper with no bowing after aplication 😊😊
Great video, and great information. I have been using Gesso on canvas panels, I apply it with a taping knife, I apply 5 coats then wet sand it with 220 grit sand paper, and I use a taping knife to smooth the wet sanding liquid. It is a great painting surface, when the panels dry, they have some warpage. How would you suggest that I straighten them?
I'm just learning but I've been putting on about 3 layers of thick gesso with a foam roller, then trowelling the material away. I then let cure and wet sand the next day. Not perfect results but I do not have access to a large spray gun. I have thought about trying to spray the gesso with my Creos Ps-290 but I am weary of destroying the gun. Any thoughts?
Really easy fill the cup half way with water give it a good shake and empty out then wash the cup and lid in dish soap and rinse off in cold Water as for the gun part hold under the tap pull the trigger in and flush it through after that put it back together hook it back up to your Airline and blast a small amount of water through it again 👍
Hey buddy, thanks for this video! Dumb question if I may ask lol, you can't use an airbrush guns (namely a siphon) to spray watered down gesso, right? I figured since Gesso is made with some grit stuff, which will plug the gun. If not, I'm sticking to brushing gesso on, I don't have any use for those big guns and air compressors, so that's a waste of money for them. Isn't there something you can spray on, like say, clear coat (can) spray, that you can airbrush on, rather than using gesso? I used clear coat for my final coat once, then realized a mistake, and painted that area which did fine, then did a thin layer of clear coat over that, so really I don't see a problem with that. When you say 1:4, are you saying 1 part gesso and 4 (or 3?) part water? Or visa versa? I don't think you specifically said that. BTW, tap water is not good for stuff like this cause of the chemicals, so I buy distilled water to be safe, even making my own paint thinner and gun cleaners. Thanks again, and hope to hear from ya soon!
@@saltireaquatics9093 That would vary a lot depending on which brand of gesso as they all vary a little on how thick or thin they are in the pot. Its gonna involve some trial and error, start by thinning it a little at a time untill it seems thin enough to spray, and give it a test. Make a note of what gets you the best success. (if you need actual numbers, it might be easiest to measure it by weight as youre going to have a hard time measuring ml's of thick gesso. I think most just do it by look/feel and experience to be honest. )
awesome video- looks like a perfect surface to paint on!
👍yes just a quick buzz over with an 800 grit disc and it's good enough thanks for watching and the feedback
Great video Rob, it used to seem strange that you need to prime paper but now I know why you do it it makes total sense👌👍
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This is awesome idea to use gesso as a primer! I’m going to be using it!
Good tips there Rob, I make my own gesso. I buy gesso powder, white matt paint and PVA glue, but I only use it on canvas. My airlock on the airbrush hose adjuster seems damaged and the same with a brand new one. I either get 25lb psi when I open it or little puffs when I close it down a bit and pull the trigger back, I shall buy another one to see what happens, it is the one that sits right under the airbrush. Thank You.
Salut Dred,David de France. Tu ne peux pas savoir à quel point tu me rends service avec cette vidéo. Tu as répondu à toutes les questions que je me posai au sujet du papier. Merci beaucoup, vraiment. Comme d habitude tes explications sont complètes, c'est aussi pour cela que je te suis. Bonne continuation et encore merci beaucoup...
You just sparked an effort in me to find an equivalent to my favourite Frisk C.S.10 illustration board and cartridge paper that I used many moons ago, I found that Frisk do something that sounds like the next best thing called YUPO paper, that works with all types of media and is resistant to buckling because it's made with synthetic materials .. it would be interesting to know if its any good for airbrush illustration .. Have you (or any watchers) ever heard of it?
I've heard of it and my hobby lobby sells it but I never used it, I've seen videos of artist using it the art workshop used it.
Thanks for the video that I didn't even know that I was waiting for!
Thanks Rob, that was really helpful to me. I recently bought a spray gun as part of an air tool kit for my compressor, so I'll be giving that a go.
Nice one 👍 glad you liked the video and found it helpful
Another Great Video for us Beginners ! Thank You Dred ! 👍
Your welcome glad you liked it 👍 thank you for the feedback
Thanks for this another great video. Its a cool idea to prepare paper in this way! Maybe you can do an article about this for our magazine? I am sure - its also interesting for our readers.
Would love to Roger thank you for watching
I'am going to give that a try.Thank you.ck,wisc.
Thanks mukka but moved on when you showed how to use polyester high build on paper . I knew that stuff would go down on most materials but not paper with no bowing after aplication 😊😊
Polyester is the one mate 👌 for the ultimate finish as we both know 👏 👍
Great video, and great information. I have been using Gesso on canvas panels, I apply it with a taping knife, I apply 5 coats then wet sand it with 220 grit sand paper, and I use a taping knife to smooth the wet sanding liquid. It is a great painting surface, when the panels dry, they have some warpage. How would you suggest that I straighten them?
try ironing on the back with medium heat if your paper is cotton... the art workshop has a good video using your technique...
I'm just learning but I've been putting on about 3 layers of thick gesso with a foam roller, then trowelling the material away. I then let cure and wet sand the next day. Not perfect results but I do not have access to a large spray gun. I have thought about trying to spray the gesso with my Creos Ps-290 but I am weary of destroying the gun. Any thoughts?
Hi the 290 would struggle with gesso I think if the way you doing it now works for you stick with it 😉
Can you show how you clean out you hvlp after spraying the gesso
Really easy fill the cup half way with water give it a good shake and empty out then wash the cup and lid in dish soap and rinse off in cold
Water as for the gun part hold under the tap pull the trigger in and flush it through after that put it back together hook it back up to your
Airline and blast a small amount of water through it again 👍
Hey buddy, thanks for this video! Dumb question if I may ask lol, you can't use an airbrush guns (namely a siphon) to spray watered down gesso, right? I figured since Gesso is made with some grit stuff, which will plug the gun. If not, I'm sticking to brushing gesso on, I don't have any use for those big guns and air compressors, so that's a waste of money for them. Isn't there something you can spray on, like say, clear coat (can) spray, that you can airbrush on, rather than using gesso? I used clear coat for my final coat once, then realized a mistake, and painted that area which did fine, then did a thin layer of clear coat over that, so really I don't see a problem with that. When you say 1:4, are you saying 1 part gesso and 4 (or 3?) part water? Or visa versa? I don't think you specifically said that. BTW, tap water is not good for stuff like this cause of the chemicals, so I buy distilled water to be safe, even making my own paint thinner and gun cleaners. Thanks again, and hope to hear from ya soon!
@@jamminwolfie the 1.4 mm is the spray gun setup 👌 for thicker paints
I need to buy a spray gun because I brush mine on but it does get very textured. Can you recommend a decent but cheaper spray gun?
Hi have a look at the a.n.i range with a set up of 1.4mm or 1.6mm that would be fine for spraying gesso
There you go here's a link
www.spraygunsdirect.co.uk/product/a-n-i-f1-n-super-professional-gravity-spray-gun/
@dredfxcustompaint thank you Rob, you and the art workshop are my favorites.
What is ratio of gesso to water is it 1-1?
@@saltireaquatics9093 That would vary a lot depending on which brand of gesso as they all vary a little on how thick or thin they are in the pot. Its gonna involve some trial and error, start by thinning it a little at a time untill it seems thin enough to spray, and give it a test. Make a note of what gets you the best success. (if you need actual numbers, it might be easiest to measure it by weight as youre going to have a hard time measuring ml's of thick gesso. I think most just do it by look/feel and experience to be honest. )
Just my luck as Idont have a spray gun just air brushes. Brushing is a balls ache.
If your in the US 30 bucks at harbor freight for a spray gun.