Painting on canvas and primer?

Normally when I paint I use Gesso (or something equal to it) as a primer. I have a five gallon tub of regular interior primer (for some unknown reason). Can I use this on canvas? Will it work just as well as Gesso (or at least relatively close to it...

and can water be used to clean it???

how will the finish be, too smooth maybe? Will it last without peeling? any help greatly appreciated, I cant afford gesso, so household acrylic latex is what i bought, but Im having second thoughts.

I have been given a 30x24 inch canvas from college, as I was talking to my lecturer of me wanting a few canvases to paint on but can't cause of money wise. So one of the lecturer assistant got me a canvas which an ex-student used to do their final a...

Im just about to stretch some canvas material on thin canvas board, and im wondering if i have to put primer on it? You see, for my painting, i really wanted the texture of the canvas ...show more

I have a small, well..mini, painting roller brushed that ive used for painting the baseboard in my room. Could a brush like this be used for applying a second and third coat of GESSO Primer to a strecher/canvas for acrylic painting? I used a wide(3"...

hm i havn't painted on canvas paper before and was wondering if you needed to do something with it before painting on it with acryllic paints. such as when you use primer on drywall before painting it? that kind of example/ thing. thank you

I just got done applying the first coat of my Phoenix gesso acrylic primer onto an old wooden door that i was gonna use for an oil painting. I have had this gesso now for aroynd a year or so and when I opened it this time, there was slight yellowish...