Gesso Will Save Your Acrylic Paintings. Here’s How.

Hey I'm Eric! I'm a licensed artist with Disney Fine Art, and this video covers why gesso can save your acrylic paintings. Here I'll talk about what gesso is, why you need it, and why you might want to add more to your canvas if it already has it.

I use it for every one of my acrylic paintings whether they are on canvas or board.

At the end of the I have some BTS footage of me creating this video, in case you are interested in the production side of things.

✅ In This Video:
↳ Edge brush I use to apply gesso:https://ericdoggett.link/a/edge-brush
↳ Where I buy my gessobords: @AmpersandArt https://ericdoggett.link/a/gessobord

🎨 To Create The Art:
↳ Golden Paints: https://ericdoggett.link/a/golden-paints
↳ Paint Palette/Storage: https://ericdoggett.link/a/paint-storage
↳ Ampersand Gessobord: https://ericdoggett.link/a/gessobord
↳ Vinyl Cutter: https://ericdoggett.link/a/vinyl-cutter

🎥 To Make The Videos:
↳ Canon C70: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-c70
↳ Canon 15-35 RF 2.8 lens: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-15-3...
↳ Canon EOS-R: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-eos-r
↳ Canon EOS R5C: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-r5c
↳ Canon 16-35 lens: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-16-3...
↳ Canon EF lens adapter: https://ericdoggett.link/a/canon-adapter
↳ Zoom F6 Audio Recorder: https://ericdoggett.link/a/zoom-f6
↳ Shure SM7B Microphone: https://ericdoggett.link/a/shure-sm7b
↳ Synco Mic D2 Hypercardioid Shotgun Mic: https://ericdoggett.link/a/synco-d2
↳ Ninja V Recorder: https://ericdoggett.link/a/ninja-v
↳ Aputure 120D Mk2 Light: https://ericdoggett.link/a/aputure-120d
↳ Aputure Light Dome soft box: https://ericdoggett.link/a/aputure-li...

🖥️ Social Media:
↳ Instagram:   / ericdoggettart  
↳ Facebook:   / ericdoggettart  
↳ Website: https://www.ericdoggett.com

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00:00 - What is gesso
00:16 - Reasons to use gesso
02:37 - What about pre-gesso'd surfaces?
03:30 - How I apply gesso
04:15 - Warping caused by gesso
04:48 - BTS footage
06:03 - Wrap up