Diy Gesso Paint Recipe / Easy Homemade Recipe / Simple Ingredients

Make Your Own Gesso Paint / Easy DIY Homemade Recipe
Hello everyone!
Today I am going to show you a Easy homemade Gesso recipe that is made with simple ingredients. This is easy to mix up quickly and you probably have all the ingredients you need in your home already.
Happy crafting
Deidre

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[nessamargaret]

Gesso recipe: 1/4 cup of warm water, 1/8 of cup white school glue, enough corn starch/baby powder/plaster of Paris to get to thin pancake batter consistency, 1 tablespoon of white acrylic paint. Thank you!

[CynthiaKhayat-Campagnale]

You saved my day! Your recipe was superb. As a new painter and learning so much from people like you. Every penny saved earns a recycled canvas. Thanks a billion paintings!

[vintagelady]

You aren't just the queen of DIY, you're the queen of MIY--Make It Yourself. Thanks, your instructions are always so clear & concise--you don't babble on and on and on without ever getting down to the information, like some YouTubers, you are just pleasant and informative. And creative!!

[Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

Thank you for sharing this! I want to paint on cardboard but I needed gesso, but I didn’t want to spend the money on it to paint on cardboard. This is a cheaper alternative. Thanks!

[sonjahickmon]

Thank you so much! Others said to use baby powder, which I do not like to use. But I found you, yay!!! And I made my gesso.❤

[rhiannakirkland]

Thank you!!! My art teacher taught us how to make our own primer. And I couldn’t remember how! I knew glue & white paint. But couldn’t remember if water was needed, & I couldn’t remember the potions. Thank you!!

[IshanDeston]

Don't use cornstarch! Gesso is supposed to keep the paint from rotting through your canvas, especially when you paint with oil. A lot of bacteria will eat through the oil and sooner or later the fibers of the canvas. Using cornstarch means the bacteria will simply consume that as well.. and in a few years your paintings need to be send for restoration. You want to use gypsum, because its absorben, but doesn't get eaten by the bacteria and fungi that will eat through oil and such. Sure you can get away with talcum powder (Baby Powder is usually just talcum with added perfume), but gypsum is used for a reason. The PVA will not protect the canvas if you use cornstarch. Maybe for Acrylic painting you can use cornstarch, but i would advise against that! If you do oil or water colors.

[thelonelydesk]

Thanks for the video. Being organic, will the cornstarch rot or go bad eventually and affect the painting over the years?

[panacheluxury]

I ran across your video in search of a way to make Gesso for an up coming project. I have everything and will be making some. Thank you for helping everyone save some coins!

[rebornhome]

Thank you for the recipe- I always wondered what Gesso was used for.

[enough]

I make assemblages, gesso is key, so happy I found you. I am a recycle queen too! 
Merry Christmas to you all! 🎄🙏💕

[xxsecretdreamerzxx]

Tysm. Im trying to make notebooks from toilet paper rolls. i just watched a video about gesso and wanted to make my own. Your video has everything i have to get started. Except ill be trying with arrowroot powder since i have a large bag that has expired.

[TheStigma]

Nice recipe. I don't do art painting, but I will give this a go for finishing objects of porous materials.
I think I would be a little hesitant to use corn starch just because it's organic and could increase the likelihood of microorganisms breaking down the material over time. Starch is chemically one step away from being sugar, so with moisture it's going to be potential food for a lot of stuff.
If the powder is mainly to dial in the consistency then might I suggest chalk? Maybe it's not a common household item, but it's cheap and has been used in paints throughout history for it's pigment and good adhesion properties, so I imagine it would fit in well in this composition.

[sallyrivers]

years ago I was taught to make gesso with rabbit skin glue and "Whiting" which i think is chalk, , , this is much easier! Iam allergic to corn, so think I will use talc, thank you.

[francerosemarie]

you're awesome!!!! thank you, I thought I was only learning how to make gesso, but you also showed us how to make our own stickers too. I love to learn new useful things, thank you dear Deidre xo 👏👍

[abjealva]

You always have the easiest, most affordable, making it with things you have around the Thank you, you are the

[michelesusanne]

Deidra🌷I am so excited you are almost at 100k, you work very hard and your content shows. I love seeing someone sharing their talent and in their element! Gesso is expensive, way to make it a bargain DIY!

[leslie]

Do you let the Gesso dry on the canvas before painting? Obviously I am a beginner. LOVE THE HINT ABOUT labels.

[cyndieastland]

Thank you so much for all your videos on DIY’s. I’m new to this world and you make me want to get off the couch and get crafting. Your so informative and your videos are very well crafted as well. I truly enjoy watching them. Thank you for all your time and effort in posting your videos keep them coming and we all will DIY the world together!

CE

[chucky]

I've always used baby powder, it smells so nice!