I ve been looking for a diy recipe of gesso using marble dust and pva glue.
Making absorbant gesso with marble dust.
The most common use for marble dust in painting is creating traditional rabbit skin glue gesso a surface primer for paintings.
Marble dust is calcium carbonate dust used in painting.
Mix 3 4 cup of solids.
Here s the recipe to make your own clear gesso.
Traditional artist s gesso is made by mixing whiting which is powdered chalk or marble dust with rabbit skin glue to form a base to paint onto.
1 cup cheap white glue 1 4 cup water 4 to 5 heaping tablespoons of powdered marble or marble dust or marble.
I bought a few cheepy canvases from michaels and want to smooth and stiffen them.
Traditional gesso is not flexible and so is not suitable to paint onto canvas.
However i d like something a little less abrasive.
I m currently making the pastel ground primer using a mixture of gesso pumice powder and water.
There are lots on youtube but generally so gagingly goofy i can t finish them.
I m planning to play with hairy brushes and acrylic paints starting a painting class soon.
The flexing of the material will make the traditional gesso crack and flake.
Is there a good recipe to make a pastel ground using marble dust.
Add 1 teaspoon glycerin or honey and stir.
I ve gotten a bag of marble dust to try but it just comes out like really thick gesso.