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product_id: 288099863
title: "– Black Gesso 17oz (500ml), Universal Primer, Suitable for All Paints Including Acrylic and Oil"
brand: "mont marte"
price: "$42.62"
currency: USD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Mont Marte"
url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/288099863-black-gesso-17oz-500ml-universal-primer-suitable-for-all-paints
store_origin: US
region: United States of America
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# 30-60 min drying time matte flexible finish 500ml versatile primer – Black Gesso 17oz (500ml), Universal Primer, Suitable for All Paints Including Acrylic and Oil

**Brand:** mont marte
**Price:** $42.62
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your art with Mont Marte Black Gesso — where every stroke commands attention!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** – Black Gesso 17oz (500ml), Universal Primer, Suitable for All Paints Including Acrylic and Oil by mont marte
- **How much does it cost?** $42.62 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- mont marte enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted mont marte brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Matte Mastery:** Dries to a flexible, non-reflective matte finish that intensifies color depth.
- • **Smooth Operator:** Sands easily between coats for flawless, detailed artwork surfaces.
- • **Creative Contrast:** Ideal for chiaroscuro effects, enhancing dramatic shadows and highlights.
- • **Generous Coverage:** Covers up to 45 sq.m. per 500ml, giving you more canvas to conquer.
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Perfectly primes canvas, paper, wood & more for acrylic and oil paints.

## Overview

Mont Marte Black Gesso is a 500ml universal primer designed for professional and aspiring artists alike. It creates a flexible matte surface that enhances paint adhesion on canvas, paper, and wood. With a quick drying time of 30-60 minutes and the ability to be sanded between coats, it’s perfect for detailed, dramatic artworks, especially those requiring deep contrasts. Trusted by thousands, it offers excellent coverage and a smooth, chalkboard-like finish that preserves color vibrancy.

## Description

Product Description Ideal as a Primer for extraordinary Artworks The Gesso of Mont Marte is the perfect equipment for priming surfaces such as canvas, paper or wood. It gives surfaces a strong colour absorption capacity and helps to preserve the colours, so that the luminosity of your works of art remains intact. This easy to use Gesso can be applied smoothly and dries evenly. Make yourself or others happy with Mont Marte Gesso and look forward to great results. Tips Use a wide brush to apply the Gesso evenly After drying, the texture provides perfect adhesion for paints Clean with warm soapy water when damp Can be mixed with acrylic paint to create a colour shade Drying time: 30-60 minutes (may vary)

Review: Good coverage and matt - Nice and thick and matt, the coverage is great and a nice wide tub so you can get a decent sized paintbrush in. It has a chalk board kind of finish on board with one coat. I didn’t need two coats though recommended. Thought it was good value and better than using acrylic black which was too shiny.
Review: Great for my purposes - It's taken me a while to understand how to use this (for my purposes). I've been experimenting using black gesso as a background for oil painting portraits. If you give your canvas at least 2 coats and allow 2-3 days for it to fully dry it is excellent. Do a test for your pigments to find out which ones work best on this background for your subject. I really like the effects you can produce

## Features

- Use as a primer or undercoat before painting
- Dries to a flexible matte finish and is suitable for canvas, paper, board and other semi-porous surfaces
- Creates a slightly toothed surface that allows oil and acrylic to adhere to your surface
- Can be sanded in between coats for a smooth surface (great for detailed paintings)
- Great for creating dramatic contrasts (chiaroscuro), helping to intensify your colors or for artworks with darker tones

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00YPCB80K |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Best Sellers Rank | 28,726 in Home & Kitchen ( See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen ) 201 in Paints |
| Brand | MONT MARTE |
| Brand Name | MONT MARTE |
| Colour | Black-500ml |
| Colour Code | #000000 |
| Container Type | Bottle |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Coverage | 20-45 sq.m./500ml |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,396 Reviews |
| Finish Type | Matte |
| Finish type | Matte |
| Included Components | Canvas Board |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Waterproof | False |
| Item Form | Liquid |
| Item Volume | 500 Millilitres |
| Item Weight | 678 Grams |
| Item volume | 500 Millilitres |
| Manufacturer | Mont Marte |
| Model Number | MMAR23792 |
| Paint Type | Acrylic,Oil |
| Part Number | MMAR23792 |
| Size | 500 ml (Pack of 1) |
| Special Features | Washable |
| Special feature | Washable |
| Specific Uses For Product | Interior/Exterior |
| Surface Recommendation | Paper |
| Unit Count | 500.0 millilitre |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** MONT MARTE
- **Colour:** Black-500ml
- **Finish type:** Matte
- **Item volume:** 500 Millilitres
- **Paint type:** Acrylic,Oil
- **Size:** 500 ml (Pack of 1)
- **Special feature:** Washable
- **Specific uses for product:** Interior/Exterior
- **Surface recommendation:** Paper
- **Unit count:** 500.0 millilitre(s)

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What does it do?**
A: You can prime canvas with it.  So you would paint it over canvas cotton or whatever to make a good surface for the oil paint or acrylics.   I've used it too for painting over paintings I don't like and want to paint over with something else.  You can prime hard board to make a good painting surface.  So really it is for preparing a surface for painting on.

**Q: Is this suiable for Oil painting?**
A: I use the black gesso to cover the canvas and paint over in oils, works perfectly!

**Q: Is this product suitable for adult number painting as a primer ? Will the numbers be still visible?**
A: Great gesso primer for use under oil or acrylic painting. Good body.

**Q: Is this designed to work with Oil paint?**
A: Yes

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good coverage and matt
*by H***O on 8 June 2025*

Nice and thick and matt, the coverage is great and a nice wide tub so you can get a decent sized paintbrush in. It has a chalk board kind of finish on board with one coat. I didn’t need two coats though recommended. Thought it was good value and better than using acrylic black which was too shiny.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for my purposes
*by S***G on 1 April 2025*

It's taken me a while to understand how to use this (for my purposes). I've been experimenting using black gesso as a background for oil painting portraits. If you give your canvas at least 2 coats and allow 2-3 days for it to fully dry it is excellent. Do a test for your pigments to find out which ones work best on this background for your subject. I really like the effects you can produce

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great price
*by S***Y on 12 October 2025*

I haven't used it yet, but I can say it's a great price, so I can spend a bit more on oil paints.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-23*