In this short tutorial I show you how I prime my canvases.
Even though I'm using pre-primed linen I ground them with Acrylic Gesso to get a smooth surface.
A foam roller is a great tool to get the Gesso evenly on the canvas. The roller gives you a quite a rough texture and to smoothen this out I use a broad soft brush. Since Gesso is drying quite fast this has to happen quicky within a few minutes.
Now I put a second layer on it, but this time I use a rubber squeegee to fill it in. On the third layer then I use a smaller plastic squeegee.
After the Gesso is dry I use a fine waterproof sandpaper to smooth it all out.
You can see the whole preparation video here:
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