Archive for 'Canvas' Category
The Importance of Sizing the Canvas
Sizing the canvas is an absolute necessity when working in oils. Oil paint should never come in contact with the fibres or the canvas will rot, eventually becoming weak, brittle and crumbly.
Hide Glue: The purpose of hide glue is to protect the fibres of the canvas from coming in direct contact with the succeeding applications [...]
How to Stretch Your Own Canvas
If a pre made canvas gets damaged beyond repair but the frame is still ok, what do you do? One option is to strip the damage canvas and stretch your own.
People often stretch their own canvas because it can prove cheaper than buying pre made ones and you can make it to [...]
How to Restore a Bumped Canvas
Most people these days buy canvas packs of six or more. They use a few and store the rest. Unfortunately bumps and knocks do happen from time to time, and canvas’ aren’t as sturdy in the middle as they are round the sides.
So what do you do when the canvas in question gets bumped and [...]