You can lightly sand down any raised areas/texture and paint over the current paint directly or with gesso to prep the surface and allow you to switch paint mediums.
Hello I do this all the time. Find fabulous large framed canvases at garage sales or thrift stores. You can prime over BUT sometimes there will be brush marks. Occasionally I will use bondo or caulk to seal the brushstrokes, them prime. I have found that a good quality hardware store primer to work fine and be more economical than gesso.
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You can lightly sand down any raised areas/texture and paint over the current paint directly or with gesso to prep the surface and allow you to switch paint mediums.
Apply Gessup. Let dry and it is ready to paint.
Sand down prominent brushstrokes and paint over with Gesso or just flip it over and use the back side.
I agree - just paint over it with Gesso, let that dry, and you have a brand new canvas!
Hello I do this all the time. Find fabulous large framed canvases at garage sales or thrift stores. You can prime over BUT sometimes there will be brush marks. Occasionally I will use bondo or caulk to seal the brushstrokes, them prime. I have found that a good quality hardware store primer to work fine and be more economical than gesso.