Im going to be using wood for my current piece because i need a bigger surface, and larger canvases are super expensive compared to a big block of wood.
I tried this on a wooden box I was looking to paint using acrylics because painting on the wood. However, after adding two layers of medium gloss and gesso, the surface was still very rough and the wooden lines were very apparent. Would you have any advice?
I'm greener than novice, but I'd sand the gesso until it's smooth (not totally removed), perhaps add another coat, wait for it to dry, sand again (probably 240 grit if it's still rough), add another coat, wait for it to mostly dry (not cured), mist moderately heavy with water from a spray bottle, sand again (maybe with 320 grit this time), creating a slurry that helps smooth the surface. The next step would be to use a taping knife or wide squeegee to simultaneously pull off any excess water and smooth the surface. Give your project about 24 hours to dry. Then do a final light sanding. (All sanding I've described would be done pretty gently and by hand with a sanding block.) I'm gessoing my very first piece of wood, and I wouldn't know squat except for watching these videos that have been kindly shared by experienced artists.
After painting with acrylic, I usually use an acrylic matte varnish to seal the paint, but you can also use the type of acrylic glaze medium that I used in this video! 😄
It should, because you are sealing the wood from all sides :) I've actually never had problems with wood warping. I don't think it will word when you do the same on canvas to try and prevent warping... Canvas can be a bit more tricky :)
Seal with a sizing first. I use GAC100 as recommended for archival quality. Usually two coats. Porosity and roughness of surface due to grain raising are factors that I take into account as Masonite hardboard and birch plywood for example react differently. After drying and possible light sanding I then use Golden gesso. There’s a hard formula you can sand easy too, for boards with no flexibility. As I prep canvas and boards I just keep the regular Golden gesso. Usually two coat minimum. Well dried. Sanded each coat. There are very many videos out there. This video here isn’t the best in terms of fuller explanations and techniques. As proper archival sealing takes time you need to prep well ahead before commencing art work. Larger work requires thicker boards or what I usually do as I have a workshop, is cradle my boards.
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As a beginner this has been very informative for me. I will use this for my first attempt.
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Would mod podge work for priming?
Yeah, I want to know the answer to your question as well🤔
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I've learned a lot.
Im going to be using wood for my current piece because i need a bigger surface, and larger canvases are super expensive compared to a big block of wood.
So true!
Are Varnish , gloss and glaze same?
I tried this on a wooden box I was looking to paint using acrylics because painting on the wood. However, after adding two layers of medium gloss and gesso, the surface was still very rough and the wooden lines were very apparent. Would you have any advice?
I'm greener than novice, but I'd sand the gesso until it's smooth (not totally removed), perhaps add another coat, wait for it to dry, sand again (probably 240 grit if it's still rough), add another coat, wait for it to mostly dry (not cured), mist moderately heavy with water from a spray bottle, sand again (maybe with 320 grit this time), creating a slurry that helps smooth the surface. The next step would be to use a taping knife or wide squeegee to simultaneously pull off any excess water and smooth the surface. Give your project about 24 hours to dry. Then do a final light sanding. (All sanding I've described would be done pretty gently and by hand with a sanding block.) I'm gessoing my very first piece of wood, and I wouldn't know squat except for watching these videos that have been kindly shared by experienced artists.
Do you put anything on top of the acrylic to seal it?
What is GESSO ---can I prime raw wood with a DIY substitute -I live in Africa --thankyou
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The blue pigment added in gesso is acrylic paint?
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Very informative
Thanks
Also, what do u do after the colouring? Like is there some process seal and secure the colours too ?
After painting with acrylic, I usually use an acrylic matte varnish to seal the paint, but you can also use the type of acrylic glaze medium that I used in this video! 😄
Sandpaper: Which grit?
Thank you for this video I've been looking for something like this, will this prevent warping?
It should, because you are sealing the wood from all sides :) I've actually never had problems with wood warping. I don't think it will word when you do the same on canvas to try and prevent warping... Canvas can be a bit more tricky :)
What if you've already painted the board? 😬
Just sand it down and follow the steps outlined :)
Can I use gesso instead of glaze ?
Seal with a sizing first. I use GAC100 as recommended for archival quality. Usually two coats. Porosity and roughness of surface due to grain raising are factors that I take into account as Masonite hardboard and birch plywood for example react differently. After drying and possible light sanding I then use Golden gesso. There’s a hard formula you can sand easy too, for boards with no flexibility. As I prep canvas and boards I just keep the regular Golden gesso. Usually two coat minimum. Well dried. Sanded each coat. There are very many videos out there. This video here isn’t the best in terms of fuller explanations and techniques. As proper archival sealing takes time you need to prep well ahead before commencing art work. Larger work requires thicker boards or what I usually do as I have a workshop, is cradle my boards.
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i just used the paint without water do try this at home
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painted my guitar without primer and it was a nightmare to remove paint
Wonderful video. It's very useful. Thank you for letting me know about the fake channel stealing videos. 5 of my videos were reuploaded by that channel. I reported to TH-cam. Thank you so much 😊
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