2006-07-18 05:15:57 · 5 answers · asked by unateazy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Carpenter's glue will eventually dry out and crack. So better not keep doing that, sounds like a starving-artist shortcut to me.
Rabbit skin glue is a great sizing for canvas, but is it a good sealant for wood? I don't know... and yes, it would depend on the wood and what sort of cantaminants are already in it.
Also, Gesso is not a sealant, it remains porous to a degree, whether handmade or store-bought. Using only gesso (especially the cheap stuff) can cause Support Induced Discoloration. I use acrylic sealant (Golden GAC 100) under the gesso, but only on the painting side of the panel and the edges, not on the back as that traps moisture inside the support (bad thing).
2006-07-18 12:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
No you can use this one perfectly, just put two thin layers of gesso on the glue dried layer. Use the layers thin and rub lightly in between with thin sand paper, among the layers, also before the first layer of gesso!
You asked what is the ideal way - that is with rabbit glue, and a bit complex if you're not prepared for it. Two laywers of hot rabbit glue, and then at least two layers of self made gesso, not the one they sell. But if you're not a perfectionist... the gesso they sell, is also good.
The reason why people don't know it or do the best way anymore, it's because it is really very complex, and it gives work:
So, It depends on why you ask, and your level of demand of quality. If you just want to have a good time, two thin layers carpenter's glue + two layers shop-gesso, is fine.
In anyway, it is better to have glue then not to have glue. You should give one layer of glue also on the back side, to fight a little the tendency of the wood to bow. Of course, it also depends on the wood you're painting, ok?
2006-07-18 07:05:43 · answer #2 · answered by E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First: Learn to spell "Professional"
Second: Get a new piece of wood, you've already destroyed the one you put carpenters glue on.
Third: Buy a product called GESSO and prepare your surface with a thin to medium layer of it. Allow to dry THOROUGHLY!!!
2006-07-18 05:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing what kind of wood? is this wood aged?
Second thing if you can sand down the glue.
Third thing age the wood.
forth thing put acrylic gesso on it, you can paint oil on acrylic not the other way around.
good luck
2006-07-18 14:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should look it up in a DICTIONARY...
2006-07-18 05:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by HH 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋