Which Gesso?

 Previously, when looking up which gesso to use, people had recommended Golden’s gesso over Liquitex. I can’t remember the reasons now for it, but I’ve been using it happily ever since.

However, while working on a project that needs a white (but not too white) background, I happened to notice that the Liquitex gesso has more of a creamy look to it than the Golden one, which looks whiter.

I’m due to get a delivery of one litre of Matisse gesso tomorrow (or Monday), postal system dependent, and am hoping it’ll also be a bit creamy. Otherwise I’ll have to start experimenting with adding titan buff and all sorts (not liquorish) into it.

I will update this post with the results.