Excuse my curiousity, please, from which part of England are you coming from? You have such a lovely accent! By the way, I first leave my glue in water for 24 hours so that the granules can soak up the water. Only then do I heat it, but not above 60 degrees, otherwise the glue loses its binding power.
Thankyou, I am from Hampshire. I say at about 4:40 that I leave the granules to soak overnight, the longer they are left the better. Although depending on how processed the RSG you are using it might need longer or shorter to fully absorb the water, and yes slow melt on low heat 57 - 60c, definitely not over 70c.
Could I prime a large support board with rabbit skin glue and rabbit skin glue gesso, and then cut the board into smaller pieces to paint on as needed? Or would problems arise, such as the gesso chipping off, etc.?
@@junktube4000 Hi, I have not actually tried but believe you probably would have problems with chipping and cracking and ragged edges that would need sanding down would add to the likelihood of chipped and flaky gesso. I cut the supports to size first (you can also add support bars on the back of larger panels) and then sand, prime and gesso several all at the same time.
@@paintinganddrawingwithbymilam Thanks. I bet you're right. I was thinking/hoping that maybe adding a few layers of gesso over the sides and cracked edges after cutting the support might make it work.
@@junktube4000 If you are going to using traditional thin egg tempera painting over the top any cracks or bumps in the gesso will still show, which is why it is worth taking the time to do all the prep work. It would be horrible to do the priming and then make the boards unusable. Good luck with your artworks!
I do anywhere between 5 - 10 layers, it depends how smooth a surface you want, more layers are better if you have the time to build them up. 3 or 4 would be a minimum number, if you are just starting out or want some practice panels.
@@paintinganddrawingwithbymilam Thanks Bethany. Sorry I used the wrong term. What I meant was the sizing layer. Do you paint one sizing layer and then lots of gesso layers?
Ohh thank you so much, I was lost in how to get my panels started
You are very welcome, good luck on your creative journey!
Excuse my curiousity, please, from which part of England are you coming from? You have such a lovely accent! By the way, I first leave my glue in water for 24 hours so that the granules can soak up the water. Only then do I heat it, but not above 60 degrees, otherwise the glue loses its binding power.
Thankyou, I am from Hampshire. I say at about 4:40 that I leave the granules to soak overnight, the longer they are left the better. Although depending on how processed the RSG you are using it might need longer or shorter to fully absorb the water, and yes slow melt on low heat 57 - 60c, definitely not over 70c.
Could I prime a large support board with rabbit skin glue and rabbit skin glue gesso, and then cut the board into smaller pieces to paint on as needed? Or would problems arise, such as the gesso chipping off, etc.?
@@junktube4000 Hi, I have not actually tried but believe you probably would have problems with chipping and cracking and ragged edges that would need sanding down would add to the likelihood of chipped and flaky gesso. I cut the supports to size first (you can also add support bars on the back of larger panels) and then sand, prime and gesso several all at the same time.
@@paintinganddrawingwithbymilam Thanks. I bet you're right. I was thinking/hoping that maybe adding a few layers of gesso over the sides and cracked edges after cutting the support might make it work.
@@junktube4000 If you are going to using traditional thin egg tempera painting over the top any cracks or bumps in the gesso will still show, which is why it is worth taking the time to do all the prep work. It would be horrible to do the priming and then make the boards unusable. Good luck with your artworks!
@@paintinganddrawingwithbymilam Thanks for the warning. This is why I asked, to avoid horrible mistakes :)
Thanks for this excellent video Bethany. Just one question, how many coats of primer do you apply to the board.
I do anywhere between 5 - 10 layers, it depends how smooth a surface you want, more layers are better if you have the time to build them up. 3 or 4 would be a minimum number, if you are just starting out or want some practice panels.
@@paintinganddrawingwithbymilam Thanks Bethany. Sorry I used the wrong term. What I meant was the sizing layer. Do you paint one sizing layer and then lots of gesso layers?
@@blockhead9746 Yes one or two sizing layers then lots of gesso.
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Is the glue hot?
Yes it needs to be warm, but not too hot as this ruins it and if you let it go cold it will turn into unusable jelly.