Info in caption. 👇 🔗 in bio for my recommended clear gesso. Here’s how to invisibly prime a canvas: 🪄 Whenever I make a video about priming canvases I get a few commenters saying they don’t prime their panels/canvases cuz they prefer to see the natural texture of the cotton, linen, copper, aluminum, or wood showing through as part of their artwork. This is an instinct I GET! But this feedback tells me it’s definitely not as well known as it should be just how easy it is to prime your surface properly but invisibly! Proper surface prep (aka gesso) is so important to protect the paint and the surface from damaging or discolouring each other, to help stiffen canvas material, & stop your paint from being absorbed into the surface - this is a huge issue if you’ve ever painted on raw wood! The standard gesso is a white, opaque layer that obscures the surface beneath but you can also get clear/transparent gesso, it’s slightly more absorbent & it dries really clear! So use that to let the raw material show through. Apply a couple of coats so that you create a sufficient seal so that you don’t have to size (seal) the surface first. Most artist quality gesso will dry very matte/clear but they may darken the surface a bit or add a touch of sheen depending on the brand. Check out Jackson’s Art blog as they have recently done a study testing a bunch of different clear primers - I’ll add a 🔗 in bio. Most sizes that some artists use before gesso to seal the surface and create more tension in the canvas (aka fluid Matt medium, acrylic gloss medium, RSG, Artist grade (archival) PVA or my fave Gac 100) are also clear & could be used underneath clear gesso or by themselves as a few layers can create a sufficient ground to be used without any gesso primer on top. Another trick I like to do is to use clear gesso over your underdrawing to seal it in so it doesn’t smudge into the paint! I got so sick of charcoal drawings staining the paint & I love this hack!! #AcrylicGesso #ArtSurfacePrep #GessoTechniques #ArtPrimer #ArtistsEssentials #GessoMagic #ArtPreparation #AcrylicArt #PaintingTips #ArtisticProcess #ArtSupplies #CreateEveryday #DIYArt #ArtTutorials #ArtisticSkills #TikTokArt #AcrylicPainting #ArtisticInspiration #CreativeJourney #ArtisticTips #OilPaintingTutorial #OilPaintingTips #PaintingDemo #OilPaintingTechniques #LearnToPaint #OilPainting101 #ArtLessons #ArtDemo #OilPaintingBeginner #ArtEducation #PaintingTricks #ArtClass #ArtInstruction #OilPaintingLessons #ArtisticGuidance #OilPaintingExplained #dorisrose #dorisroseart