If you're used to using gesso or white paint as a ground, this stuff is different. The chalkiness is repelling me from exploring the coated surface with my hands. I'm coating amate paper accordian books and they are to be handled; this has an odd feeling to the touch- moist, chalky- not an inviting hand. Perhaps there's a way to burnish the paper with my natural hand oils after I illustrate them. I've never had a sensory issue like this, but there it is.
Otherwise, I'd agree with another reviewer: about letting coats dry a good long time before applying the next coat, and also about applying multiple, thin coats. Definitely follow the label directions.
