DIY gesso - save money and make your own gesso for acrylic painting

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  • Welcome to Paint and Pinot Top Tips giving you some top tips to help you with your painting and general artistic skills.
    In this video, see how easy it is to make your own gesso and save money in the process.
    On this channel you will find weekly videos where I get to share my passion for Art, getting outdoors and spending time with my adorable dogs Oscar and Cheezal.
    Equiptment used:
    Chromacryl acrylic paint (warm and cool versions of each primary colour)
    Art Spectrum brushes series 2000
    Canon SL2 with Canon EF Lens - 50 mm - F/1.8
    Canon G7X mark II
    Rode lapel mic
    Drone shots courtesy of P.J Rogers
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  • @hughnguyen9831
    @hughnguyen9831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a new oil pointer whose just been painting on unprimed canvas, I so happy I found this video

  • @margaritasilva708
    @margaritasilva708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful formula! Nice tips! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank U 🎊

  • @SirisStudio
    @SirisStudio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very informative... next time I'll try to make this... Thanks for sharing!

  • @joniyoungart
    @joniyoungart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes!! Thank you lovely, so helpful xo

  • @lapassion24
    @lapassion24 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oooh I like that ! Thankyou they are very useful tips!!

  • @VioletConnieArt
    @VioletConnieArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very handy! Thanks Em 🙂

  • @KerrieWoodhouse
    @KerrieWoodhouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would never have thought of making my own gesso - thanks for this. Now to see who wins the battle laziness vs miserlyness... is that a word??

  • @AshaJacobb
    @AshaJacobb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really great info friend

  • @jackiegarroutte8970
    @jackiegarroutte8970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tip
    Thanks!!

  • @AmyLouiseArt
    @AmyLouiseArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant and helpful video Em 😊👍🏻

  • @toddbarton2014
    @toddbarton2014 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Very helpful 👍

  • @artemis2545
    @artemis2545 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for thé vidéo and i am so happy to find Ur channel

  • @Lee-Anne-ow3uo
    @Lee-Anne-ow3uo 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thankyou brilliant,and informative 😊

  • @haroldjaques4112
    @haroldjaques4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great information

  • @zofoblueszofoblues8339
    @zofoblueszofoblues8339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think Making your own Gesso is a great idea and TY for the Tips . Having Gesso lets me Paint of cheap water colour Paper . I like what i get from it and lets me save my Canvas for the Master Works , cuz I do so many yeah ,,,

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zofoblues Zofoblues Awesome! Keep up the great work, I’m so glad these tips can help you stay creative 😍🎨🍷

  • @tonymart7613
    @tonymart7613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Em, great video. I've seen a few gesso recipes on TH-cam and this one seems the best. I'm going to try it, I'll let you know 😂😂

  • @lovepraypaint
    @lovepraypaint 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool thanks for the recipe!!!

  • @govnfirsthan5373
    @govnfirsthan5373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video.

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      PVA glue is the basic wet glue that is used in most schools. It dries transparent so is perfect fir gesso. Hope this helps 🤞🏻😃🎨🍷

  • @Mecha-ddafi
    @Mecha-ddafi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for your videos! I've been thinking about trying to paint, and all of the content you provide is really helpful.
    I'm a 27 year old guy and want to try it out, but I suck at drawing and hate the feeling of giving up on something after being excited about giving it a shot. Plus, I live with my brother and feel like I really need my own space to be creative. Maybe someday though... Until then I'll continue to watch your channel and try and learn what I can, so thanks again!

    • @barcodenosebleed5485
      @barcodenosebleed5485 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I suck at drawing too. Like, I would get an F on an assignment with straight lines and circles. But I was able to create some interesting stuff with a computer which I then was able to trace and finally paint on canvas. Got several hanging up in my house.
      Also, back in highschool I wanted a really Dali-esque album cover for my band. I drew the scene I wanted, which looked like garbage, and then had an artist friend redo it with proper technique and it turned out amazing.
      Decide what is important to you, the learning process, the end product, relaxing time waster, whatever. And then figure out a process that works for you. Creating and discovery go hand and hand.

  • @tejaswipoojari
    @tejaswipoojari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Informative video for beginners...
    I use Plaster of Paris for Gesso preparation.. even that gives good results

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm Busy Mommy - Tejaswi Poojari Awesome! Always great to hear other ideas 😍🎨🍷

  • @chrissycanvasart
    @chrissycanvasart 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info em 😀 I buy my gesso it pretty cheap here so I just buy it, but good to know stuff👍🖌️😁

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chrissycanvasart You’re lucky Chrissy, fists a fortune over here! Thanks for watching lass xx🎨🍷

    • @chrissycanvasart
      @chrissycanvasart 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paintandpinotinperth7868 really !!! Wow

  • @helenmichaels1809
    @helenmichaels1809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good advise

  • @soledude
    @soledude 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👍👍

  • @kaysankey7085
    @kaysankey7085 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @merjemvr
    @merjemvr ปีที่แล้ว

    I see I have to buy a huge brush!!

  • @jayboudreaux760
    @jayboudreaux760 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made my first batch and used blackboard chalk from the dollar store and I pulverized it in a Bullet blender. Then I added my ingredients together and started using it, but there were tiny bits of something akin to large pieces of sand showing up on the canvas. While spreading the concoction for the third I realised that the small pieces were nothing more than un-disolved chalk powder. I should have sifted the powder to break down the to a finer texture. I strained my liquid mixture through a small kitchen to see if that will help. When I was finished the strainer was full of lumps. Otherwise it works good.

  • @rosellaserafino2660
    @rosellaserafino2660 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @lararoman94
    @lararoman94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have a video with recommendations for best acrylic paints for beginners? Or how to choose what paint to use? Thanks!

  • @paulmaryon9088
    @paulmaryon9088 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi there, great vid thank you, quick question, will this gesso also work for gilding?

  • @sonalikasahoo1179
    @sonalikasahoo1179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you added the gesso into the jar,it was quite thin in consistency but while applying,how did it become thicker?

  • @darranthompson8202
    @darranthompson8202 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi great tip can u sand it smooth too.

  • @inthelineoffire2250
    @inthelineoffire2250 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My baby powder label states "No Talc", so I just used that. Plus, I use pure filtered water over contaminated tap water to extend expiry.

  • @MrKongatthegates
    @MrKongatthegates 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    alot of painters like some weave, I really dont want a flat surface, the weave helps with blending and adding some variety to the brushstrokes, on a perfectly flat surface the strokes are just out there so visible, you have to work a lot harder in the end to make the texture so things dont look so uniform. Uniform looks fake.

  • @susiegilmour3520
    @susiegilmour3520 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for the recipe. Can you use house paint?

  • @uptownphotography
    @uptownphotography หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent idea.
    Question please: What does the calcium carbonate do in this DIY Gesso? Thanks in advance.
    Philip
    NYC / Jersey Shore Area

  • @joycekowbelharvey4816
    @joycekowbelharvey4816 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much for your video. How do you make a thicker gesso

  • @truepeacenik
    @truepeacenik 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    On the talcum, as long as you use it while wearing a particle mask (as dyers should) there’s no issue with mixing it into a non-aerosolizing product.

  • @catherinecheng5337
    @catherinecheng5337 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great, thank you for your video very much. May I ask, does any kinds of food grade of calcium carbonate can make canvas ground? I appreciate. ❤

  • @PENFOLD1962
    @PENFOLD1962 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the video, for once I already have all the ingredients needed. Does this GESSO RECIPE prime hard surfaces to paint with Acrylic Paints? I paint Glass and Plastic Bottles, Glass Jars, Glass Windows. I also paint Earthenware Plant Pots which are semi porous, Tin Cans, Galvanized Buckets, Watering Cans and Garden Furniture which are mainly bare and porous wood! Plus the odd Old Barrow, so as you can imagine I go through gallons of GESSO. The price of GESSO seems to increase by the week just lately as you'll already witnessed. I try and keep all costs as low as I can for my customers but I've not yet been able to cut my prices when it comes to GESSO!!!
    I always finish my paintings with an outdoor dead flat Matt or Silk varnish. But I need to be sure that the GESSO stops cracking, pealing and lifting of the acrylic paints and varnish. Have you experienced any of theses when using your own version of GESSO?
    Thanks for the video and I'm looking forward to using the GESSO and most of all knocking down my prices for my customers. Thanks once again, take care 👍😷👍

  • @laloops
    @laloops ปีที่แล้ว

    Curious, if I want to use a different powder like cornstarch, is it still the same measurement?

  • @RobbieBoy33
    @RobbieBoy33 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are using this for painting acrylic, is it also suitable for oils.

  • @kasandravujkov223
    @kasandravujkov223 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can I use this for oil painting?

  • @nataliem3650
    @nataliem3650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi there. you mentioned in the video that the sealed container will last about a week. sometimes i go weeks before doing a new painting. does this mean i need to throw out any homemade gesso that goes beyond a week? what happens if i use "old" gesso. thank you!

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I simply add more water to keep my gesso lasting longer. Some of my gesso jars can last for weeks when sealed. Hope this helps. 🎨🍷

  • @lifeismusicparnadonkers
    @lifeismusicparnadonkers ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw someone use plaster of paris wen they made diy gesso or moulding paste. Can i use that or?

  • @lifeismusicparnadonkers
    @lifeismusicparnadonkers ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you have a diy moulding paste? Is that also possible? 😊

  • @MindGymMeditations
    @MindGymMeditations 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If I painted the canvas without gesso and it's finished now, is there anything I can do to preserve it? Could I still varnish it?

  • @lifeismusicparnadonkers
    @lifeismusicparnadonkers ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello i try this wen i am living on my own.can i dy it black? Or any colour i want my backround or? And can i put the gesso in a squirt bottle ?

  • @marziehkaviani5536
    @marziehkaviani5536 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the purpose of using acrylic? Just the colour or it has other roles?

  • @MidnightWisteria_
    @MidnightWisteria_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uhm Hi! Can I use powdered eggshells since Eggshells are composed of Calcium Carbonate ?

  • @SanjuBagOfficial
    @SanjuBagOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ma'am, Can i use Fabric color?

  • @sereezee
    @sereezee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi fellow Ozzie. Is there any reason to prime [with the above] art paper for acrylic paint [Talens etc]? tnx

  • @DRAWINGS_by_Me_365
    @DRAWINGS_by_Me_365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we use talcum power ?

  • @noginresue2936
    @noginresue2936 ปีที่แล้ว

    Instead of chalk , does gypsum work ?

  • @artemis2545
    @artemis2545 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started making m'y own gesso and oil médiums AT home since COVID because i had Time and also because it became horribly expensive , i wish if i Can make all m'y oil paitings too but still harder to do with colors

    • @manalijoshi9064
      @manalijoshi9064 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you make those?

    • @artemis2545
      @artemis2545 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@manalijoshi9064 i found it on youtube

  • @noginresue2936
    @noginresue2936 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can gypsum substitute the calcium carbonate ?

  • @sadsam1808
    @sadsam1808 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made it but it have such a rough consistancy i dont know whyy??

  • @xyzabc12345jkl
    @xyzabc12345jkl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I use white glue instead of pva?

  • @BilalDemiroglu
    @BilalDemiroglu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Güzel bi sunum sizinde beklerim efendim tesekkur

  • @fricy9825
    @fricy9825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uh can I use chalk powder

  • @happilyforever.aashuhappil2972
    @happilyforever.aashuhappil2972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can we use chalk instead of calcium carbonate

  • @lucillefemine
    @lucillefemine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What about baking soda instead of calcium carbonate? Seems expensive to buy it as a vitamin

  • @hadleymanmusic
    @hadleymanmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sand between layers?

  • @rosellaserafino2660
    @rosellaserafino2660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where to buy pva glue?

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rosella Serafino Any art and craft store, hardware store or even big supermarkets often sell it. 👍🏻🎨🍷

  • @georgianwindow
    @georgianwindow ปีที่แล้ว

    how long does it take for your gesso to dry ? anyone

    • @maguzmcstudios488
      @maguzmcstudios488 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Acrylic gesso is usually OK for a new gesso coat after and hour, but if you are sanding between coats then recommend two hours. For the final curing time (you can apply paint on top of it) recommended 48hrs but in some cases it can be even 24hrs depending on drying conditions.

  • @maureenanderson5707
    @maureenanderson5707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where would I buy calcium carbonate thanks

    • @paintandpinotinperth7868
      @paintandpinotinperth7868  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Maureen, any decent art shop or garden centre should sell it. Large Pet stores too 😃🎨🍷

  • @sythuctruong5239
    @sythuctruong5239 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pls show what is PVA ?

  • @florencia2771
    @florencia2771 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is one part?? Please explain w measurements

  • @heinzerfurt5225
    @heinzerfurt5225 ปีที่แล้ว

    'Please, what is PVA ?

  • @user-yh6rp5fq2n
    @user-yh6rp5fq2n 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Нет перевода на русский язык-это плохо, пальчик вниз.