
Tri-Art Mediums - Gesso
Description
Tri-Art Acrylic Gesso offers an optimally formulated, ready-to-use base suitable for a wide range of surfaces. Its unique blend includes 100% acrylic polymer emulsion, enriched with a high concentration of Titanium White pigment and limestone dust, ensuring a supremely bright white finish, with superior coverage and excellent absorbency. This versatile gesso is highly flexible, allowing for application in thin, even layers that adapt to various textures without any risk of cracking. It is ideal for oil painting, where at least three layers are recommended for best results. Additionally, the gesso can be blended with acrylic colours to create custom tinted grounds.
About Acrylic Paint
This explains what acrylic paint is, and why our acrylic films are dependable over time.
What acrylic paint actually is
Acrylic paint is pigment dispersed in an acrylic polymer emulsion. As water evaporates, the acrylic particles coalesce into a continuous, flexible film that locks pigment in place and adheres to the surface.
Our binder and manufacturing approach
Tri-Art paints are 100% acrylic polymer emulsion products. We manufacture using a custom high-solids acrylic resin, and this binder standard applies across our range, including professional and student quality.
Using water confidently
Because our acrylic films are built on a high-solids acrylic resin system, artists can be more comfortable using water as a working medium without feeling like they are automatically compromising film integrity. For very thin applications, build in controlled layers and let each layer dry before continuing.
Practical tip: if you are creating extremely thin washes for extended areas, consider alternating thin layers with normal-strength layers to maintain a robust film build.

