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Richard Budig · 08-18-2005, 08:12 PM

Hi, folks.

Since I started this thread, I thought I'd two more cents wortth.

First, it gladdens me that some "biggies" think "masonite" is okay to paint on. I realize other don't think so, and that's okay, too.

I got started using this kind of thing because I paint every day of the week, and I turn out a lot of stuff -- literally. Much of it is just that -- STUFF. I do lots of projects to try out this or that idea. Not always something I think will hang in a museum someday. So, I reason, why spend so much for canvas when I can find out it the "idea" is sound on a cheap surface.

My question about sizing concerns using the "rough" side of the panel. I've always felt that I should sand, or roughen the smooth side, which is the side on which I normally paint. I got to thinking that if I gessoed the back side, I'd have some built in texture. But, when I started putting on the gesso, the board drank like a thirsty sailor home on leave. Yikes. So, the thought occurred to me that perhaps I could cut off the board's thirst by sizing with rabbit sking glue before applying gesso.

However, I've been happy to learn all this other stuff, too.

08-18-2005, 08:12 PM	#28
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Hi, folks. Since I started this thread, I thought I'd two more cents wortth. First, it gladdens me that some "biggies" think "masonite" is okay to paint on. I realize other don't think so, and that's okay, too. I got started using this kind of thing because I paint every day of the week, and I turn out a lot of stuff -- literally. Much of it is just that -- STUFF. I do lots of projects to try out this or that idea. Not always something I think will hang in a museum someday. So, I reason, why spend so much for canvas when I can find out it the "idea" is sound on a cheap surface. My question about sizing concerns using the "rough" side of the panel. I've always felt that I should sand, or roughen the smooth side, which is the side on which I normally paint. I got to thinking that if I gessoed the back side, I'd have some built in texture. But, when I started putting on the gesso, the board drank like a thirsty sailor home on leave. Yikes. So, the thought occurred to me that perhaps I could cut off the board's thirst by sizing with rabbit sking glue before applying gesso. However, I've been happy to learn all this other stuff, too.