Make something with gesso! ATC

any leads on how to be creative with gesso? I've used it for painting over boxboard but that doesn't feel particularly creative...

You can use to textureize - lay down some gesso and then imprint/stamp into it. You can put a stencil down and gesson over it.

You can scratch into it with things to create texture and then paint on top of it.

You can use it to mask something - a light coat to make the piece or part of the piece look hazy.

Then you can paint on top of it (or not!)

Here is a good idea for gesso use - I bought this download after seeing this clip:

Julie

Thanks! Even that little bit is more creative than what I've been doing.

[and i've been saying the word differently in my head all this times - guess-o. Julie says jess-o....]

and I just discovered that if you use thick gesso, and then dry the boxboard at an angle (like propped up against the gesso bottle), it runs and adds even more interest...