Surface Preparations are used to seal, prime and add tooth (for colour adhesion) to all surfaces such as canvas, wood, paper and metal. This same preparation is used for both acrylic and oil paint. Our professional gessoes usually take just one coat.

Clear gesso is a very clear size and ground that keeps the working surface visible.

• Ideal high tooth for pastel, oil pastel, graphite, and charcoal  
• Excellent ground for acrylic and oil paint  
• Mix with acrylic color to have a tinted ground  
• Dries clear to translucent depending on thickness 
• Flexible, non-cracking and non-yellowing when dry  
• Provides the perfect "tooth" and adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces including canvas, paper and wood  
• Excellent base coat primer for many applications for example murals