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Halloween Trio Painting Lesson with Gesso - How To!

Name: Halloween Trio Painting Lesson with Gesso - How To!
Uploaded: 2023-10-19T19:30:01+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Christie Hawkins
Description: In this tutorial, Christie Renee Hawkins demonstrates how to apply gesso to wooden panels before painting. She explains that most store‑bought canvases…

19 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this tutorial, Christie Renee Hawkins demonstrates how to apply gesso to wooden panels before painting. She explains that most store‑bought canvases are already pre‑gessoed, so additional coating isn’t needed, but raw wood absorbs paint, making a gesso barrier essential to reduce paint usage and protect the surface. Christie coats a set of small rectangular panels with gesso, intending to use them as decorative "shelf sitters" mixed with Halloween décor. She then plans to paint the gessoed panels using craft acrylic paints and paint markers, showcasing a simple, seasonal DIY project.

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So this is just gesso that I'm putting on here right now. I don't use this when I'm prepping canvases because they're pre-gessoed. Most of the panels and canvases that you buy at the store have already been gessoed, so there's no need for you to do it again. However, when we're painting on wood, wood can absorb the paint, so this helps create a barrier between the wood and your paint, so you're not having to use as much paint. So that is the first thing I'm going to do. We're just going to coat all of these little rectangles in gesso, and I plan on using these as like little shelf sitters mixed in with my Halloween decor. And we're just going to use some craft acrylic paint today, some paint markers.