Pre-primed or self primed, that is the question!

[Chris Saper]

Tony et al,

I have become increasingly enamored with very smooth surfaces. I have also found the Claessen's (and a few others) are too slippery and greasy for me to deal with. Nontheless, I love the very smooth grounds they offer in terms of being able to really get tiny detail.

I now use the www.NewTraditionsartpanels.com , L-600 pretty much all the time. Out of the box, it is way too slick for me. I have (compliments of Rob Howard, www.studioproducts.com) now learned to work a first layer, be it toner or paint, in the Studio Products Underpainting medium. The medium dries almost immediately, and yields a surface that is uniformly matte, and that has a bit of tooth. It prepares a slick surface beautifully for the next coat of paint. I use it as well when I paint in oil, on Wallis paper.

[Tony Pro]

Chris

Have you tried working alla prima on this? Is too slick for that. I am intrigued by this seller. Have not heard of them before now and it looks like they all the good linens. Dave Davis.. which Richard (Schmid) uses... interesting.

Tony

Originally Posted by Chris Saper

Tony et al,

I have become increasingly enamored with very smooth surfaces. I have also found the Claessen's (and a few others) are too slippery and greasy for me to deal with. Nontheless, I love the very smooth grounds they offer in terms of being able to really get tiny detail.

I now use the www.NewTraditionsartpanels.com , L-600 pretty much all the time. Out of the box, it is way too slick for me. I have (compliments of Rob Howard, www.studioproducts.com) now learned to work a first layer, be it toner or paint, in the Studio Products Underpainting medium. The medium dries almost immediately, and yields a surface that is uniformly matte, and that has a bit of tooth. It prepares a slick surface beautifully for the next coat of paint. I use it as well when I paint in oil, on Wallis paper.

[Michele Rushworth]

I use the Claessens 13DP for everything and find it works just fine painting alla prima. It's not too slippery for me and I have no trouble covering it with one fairly thin coat of paint. Personal preference, I guess!

[Chris Saper]

Tony,

The only all prima work I seem to do anymore, is the open studio stuff. I wouldn't try to work on a slick surface that hasn't been toned with the underpainting medium.