Michael Harding's non-absorbent acrylic primer?

Marc

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It's available in 10 colours and shades including clear and the standard white. Has anyone here tried it and how does it compare to various acrylic gessoes?
 
Just curious, regarding why any oil painter would favor NON-ABSORBENT acrylic primer.....
But, then, perhaps you are an acrylic painter.
 
That's why I asked. My go to primer for the last few years has been Liquitex professional acrylic gesso. I don't feel I need a replacement as I find this very good, but I'm curious as to the exact quality of the Michael Harding product. It almost sounds just like a standard acrylic paint.
 
Yes, it does sound like a standard, acrylic paint. I think your present choice of Liquitex is very appropriate. Both liquitex Acrylic Gesso, and Grumbacher 525 Acrylic Gesso exhibit a nice "tooth" once they are dry. It is this sort of tooth (roughness) that allows a subsequent application of oil paint to adhere to the surface. I thin both of these primers with water, until they become self-leveling. That means that once applied with a brush, the brush marks quickly flatten themselves after a few seconds of time, before it dries. Grumbacher 525 is exceptionally stiff, and required a lot of water in order to cause it to become self-leveling.

Another acrylic primer to avoid is Golden, because it dries with a slick, shiny, plastic-y type of surface, much as acrylic oil paint does, also.
 
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