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Helen Martell

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Thank you Collete. I've just looked it up, amd it would only be £13 for 3mm or £24 for 6mm, so not bad at all. (Plus fiver postage). I'll discuss all of these options wih the lady who wants the painting. Collette, when you paint on the bare ply, what primer did you use? (I paint with acrylics)

Alan Bickley

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This sounds like a good alternative to MDF, definitely lighter. I’ve never painted on birch ply, but I would think that three or four thin coats of acrylic gesso would do the job!
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Helen Martell

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Many thanks Alan!

Collette Hughes

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I now use Jacksons oil primer but used to use W&N Galleria acrylic primer not had a problem with either. The Galleria is the more absorbent of the two. Only used with oil.   
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We have an article by Tony Williams who says: The surface that I paint on is important and I spend a lot of time preparing my canvases and boards. I mount cotton canvas from a large bale on to 3/10in (8mm) ply with PVA glue and size it with PVA before it is rubbed down and gessoed. This is often rubbed down and gessoed again until it feels and looks right in a cross light. I use a 2in (5cm) decorator’s brush to scrub over this surface an initial loose mix of paint, and then quickly push in the dark dynamics of the picture using an old worn down 2 or 3in (5 or 7.5cm) bristle brush, picking out with a rag and adding more dark paint as needed to establish the drawn elements. This process is carried out in a rapid, spontaneous and highly-charged session. Hopefully I will be left with the underpainted structure, into which I rapidly punch the cleaner colours from the palette. Might help!
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