Ampersand Art Supply Gesso Wood Painting Panel: Museum Series Gessobord, 11" x 14", 3/4" Cradled Profile

These panels are ideal for detailed paintings in oil paint and oil pastels. The surface is smooth and has just enough tooth for oil paint to glide on. The hardboard backing is tough and durable. The colors come out vibrant I get a perfect finished look with these boards. These can easily handle palette knife paintings with lots of thick paint. I prefer these boards to canvases and they are easy to frame.

I bought this for an art project after it was recommended by another artist. The surface is gessoed and is very smooth and nice - it does not have the textured feel like a canvas panel. It's ready for your paint or other media. It's very high quality and I will be buying more. I recommend it for anyone who wants a quality art "canvas."

used this for an assignment. got here very fast and is so smooth

When I order these gessoed panels I usually cut them on a table saw to the proportions I desire. Also I like a bit more texture on the panels and apply about three more coats of gesso in different directions for a suitable texture. Also, I put a couple of coats of gesso on the back to keep the panel from warping. I would like to know what the base of the panels is made from.... is it a type of Masonite ?

The smoothness of the gesso on the board is great, but 2 corners came chipped. For the price, this should not be.

I use these little boards for plein aire painting, they fit nicely in my thumbox. A 3pk makes it worth buying.

Nice solid Masonite panel with good gesso coating . Takes both linseed oil and liquin smoothly.Brushstrokes show up harshly, so lots of soft fanbrush blending is needed if that’s your style.

I love oil painting on these gesso panels. They grab the paint and are perfect for framing.

I love these boards to do my acrylic paintings on. They are sturdy, nicely primed and the paint just glides on.

Das Board hat einen heftigen Transportschaden. Alle Ecken wurden gestaucht. Die Ecke links oben ist besonders beschädigt. Somit hat das Board seine "Museumsqualität" verloren. Für eine wertige Malarbeit ist es nicht mehr zu gebrauchen. Angesichts des hohen Preises und der hohen Transportkosten aus den USA hätte ich eine schützendere Verpackung erwartet.

They are smaller than I thought. Although, I’m sure they’re of great quality, but there are almost zero local retailers here in Germany, who offer Ampersand Gesso boards. The cost rises so high with all the shipping costs from Amazon or any other online shop. I wish Ampersand would find a way to offer its products directly to the customers in Germany without shipping costs. It’s expensive enough already. But it’s truly a nice product.

The top corner is damaged. I’m still going to paint on it as it’s just for practice but I would be so disappointed if I bought this for a commission. I’m sure not all of them come damaged but considering the money I spent on it.... disheartening.

Great just pricey