[LargeFormat] Bellows Repair using Acrylic Paint

[Jim Hemenway]

The gesso which I've used on canvases when preparing to do a painting,
has some plaster or other form of gypsum in it.  While it's somewhat
flexible I can't imagine that it would last long on the folds and
corners of bellows... that's unless it's something new that I haven't
tried yet.
-- 

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



philip lambert wrote:
> 
> As to black acrylic, large tubes are on sale cheaply in the artists'
> supplies display in W H Smith in Bromley and presumably other towns. Gesso
> is more specialised but I don't doubt several London specialists would sell
> it..  What concerns me is how well these unconventional materials would last
> on the corners of the bellows folds.PL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Klinkenborg" <angulon@opencominc.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Bellows Repair using Acrylic Paint
> 
> > Re: large format bellows repairs
> > I have had very good success with Black Gesso, the compound used to prime
> > or coat canvas before painting. It is UV, water resistant, and remains
> > flexible, even for 30" bellows on a B&J camera.
> > R. Klinkenborg