"Gesso is a primer. Artists sometimes apply it to a surface before painting on it. In fact, gesso looks a lot like paint.
Originally, gesso only came in white. Artists put it on canvas, wood, or other surfaces before creating a painting with oil paint or acrylics.
Gesso makes the surface a little stiffer. It prevents paint from soaking into the support (canvas, paper, wood, etc.), and it gives the surface a little more texture (called "tooth"), so the paint sticks better.
Today, gesso comes in many colors. White is still the most popular, but black and colors are also widely used for art journaling and other art."
-The first thing we did was sand down a 12x12 board so that there were no rough edges/spots.
-After sanding the rough edges/spots we painted the board, about 5 times and sanded between each step to make sure there was no build up of paint or other things.
-Paint with the grain, against the grain, diagonal both ways, and maybe once more. Each time make sure it is a thing coat of paint.
Maggie and Hannah painting and sanding!
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