MurrayG
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Hi Folks. I've been painting quite a bit - refreshing the walls inside of the house...... BUT, finally managed some time for myself to draw/paint.
This is the long-promised test of Liquitex clear gesso on watercolour paper. Its standard Daler 200gm hotpress (brom a block). I chopped a sheet in half so its about 41x30cm. I gave one side a gesso coat. The sheet rolled very slightly, so when dry, I held the reverse over some stream and then taped it to my board and it eventually flattened out. Left it for a couple of days and then lightly sanded the surface with fine emery.
The painting was mainly Rembrandts and a few Senneliers for some areas. The tooth was actually OK and not toooo pronounced. The surface held the pastel quite well. There was still a "texture", mostly lines from the brush I used to apply the gesso.
I used a reference photo as just that, reference while I got under way. This is the first dedicated seascape I have attempted and on top of the trial gesso surface, I think I can safely scale up to my planned larger work. I am still working on it and some passages need a little attention but comments are welcome. While getting an even background still presented some blending issues, the surface can take blending and still have enough tooth for about maybe 4-5 layers., I guess with a heavier paper an acrylic or watercolour underpainting is possible.
This is the long-promised test of Liquitex clear gesso on watercolour paper. Its standard Daler 200gm hotpress (brom a block). I chopped a sheet in half so its about 41x30cm. I gave one side a gesso coat. The sheet rolled very slightly, so when dry, I held the reverse over some stream and then taped it to my board and it eventually flattened out. Left it for a couple of days and then lightly sanded the surface with fine emery.
The painting was mainly Rembrandts and a few Senneliers for some areas. The tooth was actually OK and not toooo pronounced. The surface held the pastel quite well. There was still a "texture", mostly lines from the brush I used to apply the gesso.
I used a reference photo as just that, reference while I got under way. This is the first dedicated seascape I have attempted and on top of the trial gesso surface, I think I can safely scale up to my planned larger work. I am still working on it and some passages need a little attention but comments are welcome. While getting an even background still presented some blending issues, the surface can take blending and still have enough tooth for about maybe 4-5 layers., I guess with a heavier paper an acrylic or watercolour underpainting is possible.