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gesso

[ UK /d‍ʒˈɛsə‍ʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)

How To Use gesso In A Sentence

  • Artists are familiar with yeso. .we call it gesso. esperanza Whitewash/sealer/primer
  • Each field is built up of gesso, each layer sanded to a flawless finish, the last one airbrushed smoother than any shell.
  • Â I believe it had a basecoat of reddish brown, followed by gesso and sage green, but it was so long ago that that might be wrong. Kater’s Art » 2009 » May
  • Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work.
  • She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera.
  • A large two-tone giltwood gesso overmantel mirror, 8,000-12,000. Times, Sunday Times
  • You can even see the gesso oozing through the canvas weave in the reverse.
  • To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface.
  • Before applying the silkscreens to the wood beveled panels, she coats them with rabbit skin gesso, which helps to create the wonderful sense of luminosity her paintings possess. Quaytman Explores Terrain Between Text and Image in New SFMOMA Show
  • The crow on the back is black gesso from a stencil i cut, highlighted with paint marker. Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Poem Book
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