Ampersand Art Supply Wood Gesso Artist Painting Panel: Primed Smooth, 11" x 14", 7/8" Cradled Profile

I've used Ampersand for years. Their product has a fabulous smooth surface that is very nice to paint on especially if you like detail. The ready to use surface allows oil paint (what I use) to be laid down andmove very nicely. The cradled. boards are finished with very high quality and you can leave the wood u untouched or paint it to suit your needs. The convenience of finding them on Amazon is good too when I am not ordering a bunch of art supplies from another source.

These are my favorite painting boards for acrylic painting. I always add another coat or two of gesso to them before I begin my painting to add a little more tooth to the surface. The surface as they come out of their wrapping with is very smooth and too slippery for my liking so I add the gesso to make a little rougher surface to grab my paint. They are thin but sturdy and are easy to put into a frame with framing points and are much better to transport than a stretched canvas because you don't have to worry about something poking a hole in your painting.

Canvas was received, packaged well and good value for a art student. Other canvas are very costly but this product fits her needs.

I have used these panels before and like them for acrylic painting, but I was disappointed thatone end was dented and some of the white ground on which you could paint was coming off on one side. I still the panel but had to double-gesso the part with the missing surface paint. I think the panel should have been rejected as defective before they sent it to me.

Smooth, solid painting platform that is not flimsy, yet not heavy. Won’t bend or warp, I hope. Handles acrylics well.

Love the smooth surface. I order regularly and had zero issues.

Good boards for multiple mediums. Sadly, due to shotty Amazon services & packaging, they rarely arrive without damage. These should not be shipped in bags! It's beyond incompetent on Amazons part. May have to stop purchasing from Amazon due to this repeated issue. Shame. Pretty good quality board in my opinion.

The media could not be loaded. I love Ampersand Panels. They’re the best in the world. I highly recommend them. Just make sure that when you order them, you put a note or something so they make sure they put it in a box and some type of bubble wrap. Because they keep sending them to me in a brown paper bag package and they show up damaged as you see in the video above outside of that. The panels are fantastic, especially the Ampersand Gessobord.