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Any acrylic paint can be used to prep a canvas if you don’t have a gesso. Gesso has a chalk-like flat finish and if you prep without it.
I will suggest that you would mix a neutral middle value of acrylic paint and apply it to the canvas.
Lightly sand and apply another coat of paint and repeat.