gesso
Sign in to savethumb|A restored gesso panel representing Martin of Tours|St. Martin of Tours, from St. Michael and All Angels Church, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Gesso acrylic brush.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Gesso
- different from
- gypsum
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Composition
- Uses
- References
- External links
thumb|A restored gesso panel representing Martin of Tours|St. Martin of Tours, from St. Michael and All Angels Church, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Gesso (; 'chalk', from the , from ), also known as "glue gesso" or "Italian gesso", is a white paint mixture used to coat rigid surfaces such as wooden painting panels or masonite as a permanent absorbent primer substrate for painting. It consists of a binder mixed with chalk, gypsum, pigment, or any combination of these.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gesso” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.