This is a brilliant priming method. There is a product out there that has pumice in acrylic medium to give a texture that I think can be got with your method. I think this would be much more economical. I'm headed to the hardware store. thanks so much for this awesome video.
+Dave Usher quick question, you say you reduced it by 30%. it that a 70:30 ratio glue to water? thanks again, can't wait to get my hands on some plaster of Paris
Pva is a great sealer against oils. However I am not sure about how it would react with plaster. Best practice would be to seal the board first with pure pva glue, then apply a second coat with plaster and pva mix.
oh you POME Bugger!!!hahaha, you stole my method!!! Just playin' But I grew up in a sheet metal company and I only recently started painting(more seriously) and I have always attempted to sculpt and make my own Bonsai pots with cement. I have mixed everything under the sun with P.cement, and recently have been playing with plasters. Which leads me to your method. I don't know why canvas is a big deal. I am probably wrong, but I thought having a textured, rough, long lasting surface was the proper ground. I am experimenting with prepping surfaces that I can readily get, I.E. sheet metal's, wood/boards, and trying to coat them with anything and everything....I am by no means a pro....anything, least of all painter. But think people get caught up in the mundane details, furthermore, they want to know what exactly that person uses. There are soo many variables, that I try to think common sense and use what I can and experiment...have fun with it. I may not ever have a "mark" in the paint community, but I will be remembered by the very few, as the guy who always had "fun with it!" Be well, Be Real, and BE YOU!!
Apologies if I didn't reply, BR R. I've only just seen this comment. If you're still watching my videos, you'll see I'm using 2 and 3mm mdf now. I haven't used this priming method for a while as my recent work has been on a smoother surface. Thanks for your comment. :)
@@DaveUsherArt I too want to see. Is this one coat sufficient for acrylic painting? Waiting foe your response. I’ve go pva glue and plaster powder. Want to try this
Dave, thank you for posting videos. Such a great resource.
This is a brilliant priming method. There is a product out there that has pumice in acrylic medium to give a texture that I think can be got with your method. I think this would be much more economical. I'm headed to the hardware store.
thanks so much for this awesome video.
+Dave Usher quick question, you say you reduced it by 30%. it that a 70:30 ratio glue to water?
thanks again, can't wait to get my hands on some plaster of Paris
Excellent tutorial. Looks like fun, also looks like MaryBerrys' cake-frosting knife! :)
Pva is a great sealer against oils. However I am not sure about how it would react with plaster. Best practice would be to seal the board first with pure pva glue, then apply a second coat with plaster and pva mix.
Oval actually makes the plaster stronger
oh you POME Bugger!!!hahaha, you stole my method!!!
Just playin' But I grew up in a sheet metal company and I only recently started painting(more seriously) and I have always attempted to sculpt and make my own Bonsai pots with cement. I have mixed everything under the sun with P.cement, and recently have been playing with plasters. Which leads me to your method. I don't know why canvas is a big deal. I am probably wrong, but I thought having a textured, rough, long lasting surface was the proper ground. I am experimenting with prepping surfaces that I can readily get, I.E. sheet metal's, wood/boards, and trying to coat them with anything and everything....I am by no means a pro....anything, least of all painter. But think people get caught up in the mundane details, furthermore, they want to know what exactly that person uses. There are soo many variables, that I try to think common sense and use what I can and experiment...have fun with it.
I may not ever have a "mark" in the paint community, but I will be remembered by the very few, as the guy who always had "fun with it!"
Be well, Be Real, and BE YOU!!
Apologies if I didn't reply, BR R. I've only just seen this comment. If you're still watching my videos, you'll see I'm using 2 and 3mm mdf now. I haven't used this priming method for a while as my recent work has been on a smoother surface. Thanks for your comment. :)
If u want a thicker ground....PVA, marble dust (cheap) , gesso, acrylic medium and bit of plaster as shown here.
Thanks for the info, Cliff. :)
Thanks for this Dave. Could you sand this smoothe if you want to?
@@DaveUsherArt dave, i meant can you sand the pva and plaster gesso smooth?
Thanks, I'm a poor student and was looking it for a cheap alternative to primer products.
***** Ah, I see, after the primer dries, shall I sand it down with a 150 and repeat the process for another 2 times then proceed onto painting?
Thanks
Do you still use this method?
Yes but now use 3mm mdf, it's much lighter than hardboard. I don't use this method unless I want to build up a surface on the board.
Would lo’e to see how it looks with paint on it!,
I'd have to do a search for the painting I did on this board, Cliff. Thanks for Watching.
@@DaveUsherArt I too want to see. Is this one coat sufficient for acrylic painting? Waiting foe your response. I’ve go pva glue and plaster powder. Want to try this