1) Art base 2) Bas-relief material 3) Bas-relief medium 4) Bas-relief paste 5) Canvas coating 6) Canvas primer 7) Fine arts painting surface 8) Gluey plaster of paris 9) Gypsum painting surface 10) Gypsum plus glue 11) Gypsum-glue mixture 12) Italian words and phrase 13) Mural surface 14) Oil painting primer
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Gesso (ˈdʒɛsːo `chalk,` from the gypsum, from γύψος) is a white paint mixture consisting of a binder mixed with chalk, gypsum, pigment, or any combination of these. It is used in artwork as a preparation for any number of substrates such as wood panels, canvas and sculpture as a base for paint and other materials that are applied over i.....
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plaster of Paris used in painting
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• (n.) Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared. • (n.) A work of art done in gesso.
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A form of plaster which can be carved and gilded or painted for use as a decorating medium on furniture. Gesso (pronounced jesso) is a dense mix of powdered chalk and size which hardens on drying. It is built up in layers onto a surface or over a wire framework, or cast into a mould. The material was often used in place of wood for detailed relief ...
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A painted or gilded bas-relief plaster decoration.
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(Italian: `gypsum,` or `chalk`), fluid, white coating composed of plaster of paris, chalk, gypsum, or other whiting mixed with glue, applied to ... [3 related articles]
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In painting and gilding, an absorbent white ground made of a mixture of plaster and size (a gluey mixture). Gesso was used as a preparatory base for panels and canvases,...
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a gypsum compound, or a mixture of chalk and size, which provides a smooth white, absorbent surface, much used in early 19th century for adding ornament to woodwork.
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Ground plaster, chalk or marble mixed with glue or acrylic medium, generally white. It provides an absorbent ground for oil, acrylic, and tempera painting.
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Plaster of Paris or gypsum prepared for use in painting or sculpture.
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A mixture of glue and either chalk or plaster of Paris applied as a ground or coating to surfaces in order to give them the correct properties to receive paint. Gesso can also be built up or molded into relief designs, or carved.
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In the broad sense it is a mixture of a plaster or like substance and a glue. Its purpose was to pre
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A form of plaster which can be carved and gilded or painted for use as a decorating medium on furniture. Gesso (pronounced jesso) is a dense mix of powdered chalk and size which hardens on drying. It is built up in layers onto a surface or over a wire framework, or cast into a mould. The material was often used in place of wood for detailed relief …...
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Ges'so noun [ Italian , chalk, plaster.]
1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so prepared.
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A composition, often made with chalk and parchment size that is commonly applied to furniture, picture frames and mirrors as foundation upon which gilding or silvering was applied.
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From the Italian for gypsum or plaster. This is used in the making of grounds for painting. The traditional gesso is made from a combination of hide glue and whiting, sometimes with pigment added. It makes a smooth, hard non-yellowing surface that is very absorbent. This ground is only for rigid supports because it is brittle. There are other gesso...
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A plaster like material spread upon a surface to prepare it for painting.
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A white ground material for preparing rigid supports for painting. made of a mixture of chalk, white pigment, and glue. Same name applied to acrylic bound chalk and pigment used on flexible supports as well as rigid.
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Base coat that contains gypsum (plaster).
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Gesso is a composition of whiting and glue - sometimes plaster of Paris and glue or size - used for the execution of relief work on woodwork and plaster. Gesso can be modelled when wet and carved when dry.
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An under-painting medium consisting of glue, plaster of Paris, or chalk and water. Gesso is used to size the canvas and prepare the surface for painting. Red Rag Scottish Artist Jock MacInnes paintings are undretaken on Gesso boards.
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A white ground material for preparing rigid supports for painting. made of a mixture of chalk, white pigment, and glue. Same name applied to acrylic bound chalk and pigment used on flexible supports as well as rigid.
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Ground plaster, chalk or marble mixed with glue or acrylic medium, generally white. It provides an absorbent ground for oil, acrylic, and tempera painting
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