Comments about Art Boards Acrylic Panel Gesso:

This gesso is probably the closest (but still different) from the traditional gesso of rabbitskin glue + whiting type that I make for iconographic works. Art Boards gesso goes on smoothly, and is easier to sand smooth than most acrylic gessos. I had to, however, add a bit of distilled water to adjust its consistency to heavy cream, just like traditional gesso. After each layer is dry, I would lightly wet sand the gesso surface to eliminate brush marks and ridges. After all layers I dried and wet sanded, I then dry sand the final layer with a very fine sandpaper to an egg shell finish. I would recommend this gesso to iconographers and egg tempera artists who need an acrylic gesso that is easy to sand and is somewhat more absorbent than the run-of-the-mill acrylic gesso. Adding a small amount of marble dust dispersed in water (2 portions marble dust and 1.5 portions water) to the gesso (1 part marble mixture to 5 parts gesso) to make it even more sandable. One caveat here for the buyer is that this gesso is specifically made for rigid supports, so I would not use it for stretched canvases.

Comments about Art Boards Acrylic Panel Gesso:

After sort of randomly picking this up at a local art supply store, I now refuse to use anything else when it comes to prepping a piece of wood or masonite for oil painting. Nothing sands down smoother. Smooth as a baby's bottom, if you like.

Comments about Art Boards Acrylic Panel Gesso:

This is was the 1st time I used this Gesso & I am very happy with it. I had used other for my MFB projects & they were far less effective. I really like how well it blended with acrylic paint to tint my board.