I want to paint on a canvas that has oil paint on but I want to gessoed first and then paint with oils, anyone know if there is a primer/gesso that can support that?
2007-01-22 12:44:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
listen to tobar...
You have to use an oil base primer...so white oil paint is you best option..sand down the canvas with a fine sand paper..then apply the oil base paint...These people that say it's OK to paint on top of oils with an acrylic base don't live to be over a hundred years old....Oil paint never dries under the surface in our lifetime. it dries to the touch in a very short time...not as fast as acrylic...its' equivalent to a fault line in an earthquake....if cracks appear years from now the paint will shift and alter the painting...not in your lifetime but in the future...So stick to oil base...with oil and acrylics with acrylics...water based....mixed media can work but It really doesn't sound like that's what you are looking for..
2007-01-22 19:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Answergura has already mentioned you really don't need to gesso over an older oil painting to re-use the canvas. Just make sure that you clean the canvas, removing possible grime or film build-up, then paint over the canvas with any oil-based paint (white is cheapest). After this is dry you can paint on it whatever your heart desires.
Starving artists for several hundred years have been painting over older works to save money on canvas. The only problem you would have is mixing acrylic with oil. But if you know the painting is done in oils and you use oils then you won't have any problems.
2007-01-22 13:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gesso is usually cheap acrylic paint so don't use gesso, get cheap oil paint and after scraping or sanding off some of the old oil paint , paint it over with white or any color oil paint.
Remember oil always on top of acrylic, not the other way around.
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2007-01-22 13:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, to be honest with you, I think any gesso would work. you just might have to do more than one coat. maybe like three or so? I know you're not supposed to put acrylics on top of oils, but I've always done it and never had a real problem. guess it depends on the kind of painting you do though. fine, representational painting might not work with my approach. there would be too much surface texture after that much paint being applied to the canvas.
2007-01-22 12:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by jmaxtiger 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As posted - only if it is unprimed. But I am not to keen about using tempera on canvas unless it is a solid panel. Then framed under glass. Tempera is so apt to crack and flake off on a flexible substrate like stretched canvas. Respectfully- Ken is a little off on his statement. If gesso was put on to keep the canvas or linen from rotting why is it not also on the back? Yes,it does strengthen and stabilize the painting surface. Canvases today are of archival quality and should last for centuries if not exposed to harsh conditions. The main reasons canvases are primed is to stiffen the surface, bind the fabric together, It also helps to make the paint and brushes move along the surface easier, and gesso seals the fabric to make for a better bond with the paint. Of course artist are creative and will do things that are outside the box but for the ones that want to understand how to make their art last and have a better result follow manufacturers suggestions. If one does not care about conservation then do what you want. Also student work may not rise to that level either. Conservators and restorers will take damaged canvases and reline them to bind and stabilize the painting but they do not just lift the paint off and replace the old rotted canvas.
2016-03-28 21:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
prime the painting first with an oil based primer
then gesso with acrylic primer
2007-01-22 16:10:53 · answer #6 · answered by tobar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any art store should be able to show you plenty of gessos that work with oils. My suggestion is go to the art store and ask there because it varies from store to store and not all places will have the same items.
2007-01-22 12:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any gesso would work but you are going to have to put serious amount of layers on it.
2007-01-22 13:49:15 · answer #8 · answered by Marge F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-01-22 13:47:06 · answer #9 · answered by Medisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋