Gesso is a white paste that helps to seal a surface and is made of _________.
a. egg yolks and milk
b. animal glue and gypsum
c. lime plaster
d. crushed bone and tree resin
e. crushed lead and linseed oil
b. animal glue and gypsum
a. Incorrect. Though gesso is used in tempera painting, which involves egg yolks, it is not made of egg yolks and milk.
b. Correct. Gesso is made of animal glue and gypsum.
c. Incorrect. Gesso is not made of lime plaster.
d. Incorrect. Gesso is not made of crushed bone and tree resin.
e. Incorrect. Gesso is not made of crushed lead and linseed oil.
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