L.A. Gold Leaf Sinopia French Chalk Gesso (for Gilding and

L.A. Gold Leaf Sinopia French Chalk Gesso (for Gilding and Pastels) (5 kg)
- Smooth Finish: The very fine particles of French chalk, combined with careful preparation and sanding, produce a glass-like smooth surface that is essential for a high-quality, burnished gilt finish.
- Burnishability: This type of gesso provides a firm yet slightly cushioned base, which, when covered with a layer of clay bole, enables a gilder to achieve a high-luster, reflective shine with an agate burnisher.
- Rigidity: It is an inflexible material and is suitable only for rigid substrates such as wood panels or frames. Applying it to flexible surfaces like canvas will cause it to crack.
- Application: Multiple warm, thin layers (anywhere from 6 to 20) are applied to the prepared surface. Each layer is allowed to dry and then typically sanded to a fine finish before the next coat or the clay bole is applied.
- Restoration and Ornamentation: It is widely used in the creation and restoration of gilded picture frames and furniture. Techniques like "recutting" (carving designs into the dried gesso layer) or pastiglia (creating low-relief decoration with the liquid gesso) were historically perfected using this material.
- In essence, French Chalk Gesso provides the crucial base that makes traditional water gilding a unique and highly prized finish, distinct from modern, non-burnishable acrylic gessos.
Country USA
Brand L.A. Gold Leaf
Manufacturer L.A. Gold Leaf
Binding Office Product
ItemPartNumber sinopiagesso
Color White
Size 5 kg
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	L.A. Gold Leaf
Manufacturer	L.A. Gold Leaf
Binding	Office Product
ItemPartNumber	sinopiagesso
Color	White
Size	5 kg
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

L.A. Gold Leaf Sinopia French Chalk Gesso (for Gilding and Pastels) (5 kg)

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