primer, priming...Priming a canvas, board, or other support simply means laying a ground. The paints specifically made for this purpose are sometimes called primers. The most commonly used today is acrylic gesso.
Not recommended for priming/initial layers or thick impasto in oil painting because of slow drying rate and tendency of the pigment to become brittle when dry (in oil paint only).
For oil-painting the wall will need to be thoroughly isolated and then given an adequate lead priming. For acrylics the surface should be treated with acrylic medium and water to consolidate the plaster.
X-ray examination reveals that the priming on all the additional pieces of canvas is identical, but differs from that of the central section of this work.
Size - Size is a glue used as preparation of the ground before priming ...more info ...
Because Pareja was a slave, Velazquez - "for the honor of art" - refused to allow him to have anything to do with drawing or painting as such, restricting him to the grinding of pigment or the priming of canvas, ...
Richard D'Oyly Carte, an English Impressario, invited Wilde on a lecture tour of North America, simultaneously priming the pump for the U.S. tour of Patience and selling this most charming aesthete to the American public.
Its surface is typically prepared for painting by priming with a ground. Linen - made of flax - is the standard canvas, very strong, sold by the roll and by smaller pieces.
Its surface is typically prepared for painting by priming with a ground. This protects the fibers and prevents the absorption of oils from the paint. Linen, produced from flax fibers was first used for artist's canvas.
stained canvas - A method of painting first begun in the 1960's, consisting of the application of (liquid) paint directly to canvas by pouring or rolling, rather than with the traditional brush, and without the prerequisite layer of priming ...
The support was laced onto a temporary strainer for priming. Remnants of the thick laces remain along the left and right edges.
primer - An undercoating paint applied to a surface, sealing it, creating a better bond (adhesion), and providing a ground for a painting. Applying such a ground is called priming.
(pr. PRI:-mər)
Also see gesso, stain, and stain removal.
Gesso: Gesso is made from glue, gypsum and/or chalk forming the ground layer of wood paneling or the priming layer of canvas.
However, this mixture is rather brittle and susceptible to cracking, thus making it unsuitable for use on canvas.
(2)Another mixture of gesso used for coating or priming raw canvas.
The tempered is impregnated with oil to aid in resisting moisture. It is harder and has a smoother surface. The surface of the tempered should be sanded to roughen it before priming. Both surfaces are good for painting.
 See also: Painting, Portrait, Composition, Sculpture, Emphasis
  
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