[Marta Prime]

Michael,

Not that this isn't a good idea, because it certainly is.....however, having tried this scraping, sanding and re-gessoing etc., well, what a mess. And then I hated not having the "tooth" of the canvas to paint on. Besides, it doesn't feel very healthy to have a bunch of paint particles flying around. Although I don't use lead or other toxic paints, I still don't want to breath the stuff. I know this is not very frugal, but it's just one of those personal preferences. Potato, Patato.