Cut board to correct size.
Sand / prep board. Model credit- Paul Jentz
A coat of fine fabric is then applied. After drying it is cut away (the same with the acrylic gesso).
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Apply two coats of heated rabbit skin glue at appropriate time intervals.
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Weighed marble powder or calcium carbonate is gradually added to the glue. This gesso sets up fast so more is mixed between coats.
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After this initial process the layering of many coats begins. Then the board is sanded to a fine finish.
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