Mixing It Up: House paint and oil paint?
Yes, you can mix house paint and oil paint, but you’ll lose some archival qualities of your work. Just follow the steps below. How to do it Ok, so you are ready to make some multimedia work with house paint…
Ingrid Maria Pimsner
Ingrid Maria Pimsner is a painter, arts writer, and educator. Her representational oil paintings depict the people, places and things that are closest to her.
She is also the founder and current director of The International Institute of Contemporary Art and Theory, an artist residency in Romania. In addition, she co-curates the Archive Space Project , a curatorial project founded by Annie Daley in 2010 and originally located in the Crane Arts building in Philadelphia, PA.
To Gesso or Not to Gesso? Exploring House Paint in Your Art
If you want your work to be archival, it’s recommended to use gesso if you are making a painting with house paint. However, it’s not a requirement and some choose not to use it. Do I need to gesso when…
What is the best way to apply gesso to canvas?
The best way to apply gesso is to clean your canvas, mix your gesso, dillute your gesso, use a large flat or filbert brush to apply it, wait fo it to dry, add many coats, and sand it (if you…
All About Black Gesso
Black gesso is a black primer or ground used in art to prepare surfaces for painting. So, when should you use it? Well, it serves several purposes and has unique characteristics that make it useful for specific paintings. In this…
Gesso Substitutes in a Pinch
Get Creative with Gesso Alternatives If you’re all out, and want to prep a canvas, what is a good substitute for gesso? Answer: white acrylic paint, PVA glue, or chalk paint. Let’s go into each option in detail below. What…
Brushing Up on Oil Painting: Essential Toolkit
So you just started as an oil painter and you’re wondering what brushes to start with. It can be really overwhelming to know what to buy. The aisle of Blick with oil paint brushes is so vast! There are so…
What are the health dangers of gesso?
Be mindful of the health dangers of gesso when prepping your canvas.
Why use gesso when painting?
This post explains what gesso does and why you need to use it.
Rolling in Color: An Intro to Riso Printing
What is Riso Printing? Riso printing, also known as Risograph printing, is like silkscreen printing with a printer. Basically, it blends elements of screen printing and offset printing. Many artists like this printing method because it crafts vivid and textured…
Can you use white acrylic paint instead of gesso?
Yes, you can use white acrylic paint instead of gesso as a primer. However, your work won’t be as archival as it would be with real gesso. But, if you’re working on a budget or don’t have access to it…