Gesso has an absorbent quality that prevents paint from bleeding or seeping when it's used as a primer on canvas, panel, paper, or other substrates. Before creating a painting of any kind ...

Canvas comes in primed or unprimed form. Primed canvas has already been coated with a primer, such as gesso. Unprimed canvas has not been coated. Primed canvas accepts the paint more easily.

Gesso is generally used to prepare an absorbent surface (such as wood or canvas) before applying paint. In this case, [Eric] is using it to build up the surface of the foam and seal up all the ...

Canvas comes in primed or unprimed form. Primed canvas has already been coated with a primer, such as gesso. Unprimed canvas has not been coated. Primed canvas accepts the paint more easily.