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Recipe: Acrylic Gesso

For use on canvas, paper and wood.

Processing

Stir the Tylose® (#63610) into 700 ml of water until it is dispersed without forming lumps, and let it rest overnight. When the glue has dissolved, add 150 milliliters of Dispersion K 498 (#76000), then add the pigments and the white color paste (#27000). Step 1#256: Stir the Tylose® (#63610) into 700 ml of water until it is dispersed without forming lumps, and let it rest overnight. When the glue has dissolved, add 150 milliliters of Dispersion K 498 (#76000), then add the pigments and the white color paste (#27000).
Strain the gesso through a fine sieve. Step 2#38: Strain the gesso through a fine sieve.
Applied as a thin ground layer on canvas or paper, this gesso provides an elastic surface. Thicker layers of gesso can be sanded if applied onto wood. This recipe makes about 1 liter of gesso. Step 3#192: Applied as a thin ground layer on canvas or paper, this gesso provides an elastic surface. Thicker layers of gesso can be sanded if applied onto wood. This recipe makes about 1 liter of gesso.

Ingredients

200 g Marble Dust, extra white, Italian (#58500)
400 g Blanc Fixe (#58700)
150 ml Dispersion K 498 (#76000)
10 g Tylose® MH 1000 P2 (#63610)
100 g Kremer Color Paste - Titanium White (#27000)
700 ml Boiled water
Sieve, fine
We assume no liability for the processing instructions described above. In any case, we recommend the production and evaluation of sample surfaces.

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