Anyone With Experience Using Acrylic Clear Gesso?

[The Magistrate]

This isn't so much a question about art as materials.

I do small-scale aircraft models, and want to display one on a base that has at least a passing resemblance to the surface of calm, open water. It's not a large area needed, about six inches in diameter at most. It isn't worth getting quantities of clear casting resin, and some clear acrylic medium or other seems a possibility, at least, for building up such a surface.

Does the gesso hold its shape? If the surface is given an uneven character when it's applied, will the gesso hold this, or will it level itself as it dries?

About how long would it take for the stuff to dry if thickly applied (perhaps an eighth of an inch)?

How clear is the gesso sold as clear?

Thank you for your time.

[Alice Kramden]

1. At about the 45-min mark they demonstrate molding paste

For texture, I think gesso will be too thin. There are textured acrylic mediums shown in this video that are clear. Built up, they become more translucent, but you can also mix them with color. Good luck with your project!

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