Article · Hilary White (Substack)
Gesso day
By Hilary White
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Explains why egg tempera needs a rigid absorbent ground, how true gesso differs from acrylic gesso, and one practice method of thinned true gesso layers over paper mounted with rabbit skin glue.
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