"White gesso" refers to a type of paint primer that is white in color. It is used to prepare surfaces, like canvas or wood, before painting to create a smooth and even base for the paint to adhere to.
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- Don't Quit Your Day Job: Jeff Koons 2017, Old Holland Ivory Black oil paint on white gesso on wood panel 22 x 36 in / 56 x 91 cm (lyonswiergallery.com)
- De Crignis would begin with a smooth white gesso ground, then over weeks add as many as forty layers of semitransparent paint in glazes. (bampfa.org)
- Next she added colour, mixing and modulating her own shades of acrylic paint, skilfully diluting and mixing them with chalky white gesso to create luminous, light infused colour. (christies.com)
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