Clear gesso

[Bohodiva]

Has anyone made clear gesso? What recipe did you use?

[shazsilverwolf]

I've not tried any yet, but this is the You Tube list i have bookmarked to watch, and see which seems to work best.

[stampin stacy]

I have not tried this but here is a recipe I was given at one time:
3 parts white glue
2 parts cornstarch
1 part water


mix well and use immediately.

[Bohodiva]

Thanks for sharing.

[stampin stacy]

You are welcome, hope it or something else works for you. Personally I try to work around using clear as much as possible and I would not buy Liquidtex clear again.

[Bohodiva]

Today I made a jar using pinkpoodle's recipe on Youtube. I tested it and it works great! I tweaked the recipe a bit as I went along since my container was larger.
It was worth the investment in buying the marble powder. Now I have enough marble powder to make clear gesso for years.

[stampin stacy]

Glad you found something that works. I'm curious, how rough or smooth is it?

[Bohodiva]

It is not smooth like plain cardstock, but it is not rough like some glitter cardstocks. It's dried texture is similar to regular gesso, its just clear.

[dini]

Quote:

Originally Posted by stampin stacy

You are welcome, hope it or something else works for you. Personally I try to work around using clear as much as possible and I would not buy Liquitex clear again.

What did you not like about it? Just curious.

[stampin stacy]

It has an extremely rough texture which may be great for some techniques but not for bible art journaling. It was nothing like the white Liquidtex which I also have and use/love in regular art journaling.



btw , I love you're Van Gogh quote,,,

[TLady]

Here's a question: Is the homemade Gesso shiny or flat? Thanks! ;)

[Bohodiva]

It is clear matte finish. You can't tell it's gesso'd until you run your hand across the paper.

[TLady]

Is this a recipe where you add baby powder to it? I've tried that one before & I didn't like it.

[Bohodiva]

No, no, no I used Powder Marble dust...

Fredrix Powdered Marble Dust - BLICK art materials

[TLady]

VERY INTERESTING! Would you give us your recipe???? ;)

[Bohodiva]

Sure, you will find it here on Youtube
Thanks to pinkpoodle for posting.

[TLady]

THANK YOU Bohodiva! A nice video on Clear Gesso! ;) I know what I'll be getting soon! LOL ;) I WONDER IF checking the farm store we'll find WHITE Calcium Carbinate???? Maybe cheaper? I'll have my hubby check when he goes into town! ;)