noun
- plural of gesso; white ground preparations used as primers for painting surfaces
Usage: art
verb
- third person singular present of gesso; applies gesso primer to a surface
Usage: art
Examples
- The artist applied several gessoes to prepare the canvas.
- Different gessoes work better for oil versus acrylic paints.
- She gessoes all her canvases before beginning a painting.
- The art supply store stocks various types of gessoes.
- He carefully gessoes the wooden panel to create a smooth surface.
- These gessoes dry quickly in warm weather.
- The painter gessoes multiple canvases at once to save time.