Richeson Gesso

This amazing product will revolutionize the way you think about gesso. High quality gesso that will help you produce the highest quality work!

Here are 3 simple tests to find out if YOUR gesso is of professional quality:

1. Pour a 4" thick pool of gesso on a dispoable paper palette. Let it dry for 1 week. Peel off the gesso. Flex to lookfor cracks.
2.  Paint several coats of gesso on a sheet of watercolor paper and let it dry for a few days. Pour linseed on the coated surface to see if it bleeds through.
3.  Coat a canvas with gesso. Let it dry for a few days. Rub with a dark wet cloth to see if gesso has become permanent. Dark cloth should not show any white residue.