It turns out that the gesso I've been trying out is fine - it just forms a glossy skin that needs to be sanded off. Now it's absorbent enough to take a wash/wipe stage to try out composition and feature placement. I follow the fluid stage with a simple colored value block-in of stiff paint. Then I can move on to oiled out layers for volume modeling. I've gravitated to a simple palette of primaries plus ochre, burnt sienna, and alizarin. This palette is giving grays that harmonize well with simple skin tones. 16" x 14" - 2 3/4 hours.
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