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Glue Gesso: Rabbit-Skin Glue and Chalk for Painting Panels
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Glue Gesso: Rabbit-Skin Glue and Chalk for Painting Panels

Traditional gesso is animal glue and chalk: a white, absorbent ground for wooden panels, needed for egg tempera (acrylic gesso does not take it). Soak rabbit-skin glue, melt it warm in a double boiler, stir in sifted chalk until creamy, strain it, and keep it warm while you brush on many thin coats. It is brittle, so use it on rigid surfaces only. The picture: our diagram, glue and chalk to warm gesso.
Oqalayo
Overnight soak, then an hour

Imiyalelo

1

Soak the glue

Weigh the glue and ten times its weight of cold water and leave the glue to swell overnight.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

Uglu lwesikhumba sonogwaja (izinhlayiya)Uglu lwesikhumba sonogwaja (izinhlayiya)50 g
AmanziAmanzi0.5 ilitha

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isikali Sedijithali SasekhishiniIsikali Sedijithali Sasekhishini
Isethi yezitsha zokuxubaIsethi yezitsha zokuxuba
2

Melt it warm

Warm the swollen glue in a double boiler to about 60 °C, stirring until it is clear.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Amabhodwe amabili okupheka emanziniAmabhodwe amabili okupheka emanzini
Ithemomitha Efunda NgokusheshaIthemomitha Efunda Ngokushesha
3

Stir in the chalk

Sift the whiting and sprinkle it into the warm glue a little at a time, stirring gently, until the mix is like thin cream.

Izinto zokwakha zalesi sinyathelo:

I-calcium carbonate (umcako omhlophe)I-calcium carbonate (umcako omhlophe)550 g

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Isisefo EsicolekileIsisefo Esicolekile
Isikali Sedijithali SasekhishiniIsikali Sedijithali Sasekhishini
4

Strain and keep warm

Strain through muslin to remove lumps and bubbles. Keep it warm in the double boiler; it sets to a jelly as it cools. Brush it on rigid panels in many thin coats.

Amathuluzi adingekayo:

Indwangu ye-muslin yokuhluzaIndwangu ye-muslin yokuhluza
Amabhodwe amabili okupheka emanziniAmabhodwe amabili okupheka emanzini
Isethi yamabhulashi okupendaIsethi yamabhulashi okupenda
5

Batch quantities

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Izinto

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Amathuluzi Adingekayo

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