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Whenever I have time, I prepare new canvases, consequently, I have a large stock of canvases and boards for painting. I prepare canvas boards by sanding the supplied surface and applying additional layers. I like smooth surfaces for painting and find that my canvas boards serve well for drawing. 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It doesn't matter if you have a masters\u00a0degree or never set foot in an art school--everyone is on their own. The most important piece of painting gear my last professor had was a pair of fishing boots. His technique was to cover the studio floor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Shop Talk"","block_context":{"text":"Shop Talk","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/shop_talk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6233,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/starting-a-painting\/","url_meta":{"origin":13202,"position":1},"title":"Starting a painting","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"After completing the cartoon for this painting, I transferred\u00a0it to a\u00a0canvas, as you can see in the photo. \u00a0A cartoon, I remind you, is a drawing used as a template for a painting. \u00a0Cartoons are made to the exact dimension of the target surface. \u00a0Typically, they are used for large\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Drawings"","block_context":{"text":"Drawings","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/drawings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canv2.jpg?fit=800%2C1070&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canv2.jpg?fit=800%2C1070&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canv2.jpg?fit=800%2C1070&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/canv2.jpg?fit=800%2C1070&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5536,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/transferring-designs-to-canvas-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":13202,"position":2},"title":"Transferring designs to canvas–update","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"October 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I've written before\u00a0about the various methods used to\u00a0transfer designs to canvas or other surfaces. There are three ways to do it: projector, grid, or\u00a0cartoon. Typically, I use\u00a0grids. Grids can handle any scale and I like working out final design elements on the canvas grid before picking up the brush. 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Primed canvas is an unusual support for pastels or charcoal because it's not absorbent enough. \u00a0Pastel chalk falls off too easily. \u00a0I originally intended\u00a0to use these canvases for paintings. \u00a0I had actually started painting on the larger of the two (the gray\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "anecdotes"","block_context":{"text":"anecdotes","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/anecdotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pastels-2.jpg?fit=800%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pastels-2.jpg?fit=800%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pastels-2.jpg?fit=800%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/pastels-2.jpg?fit=800%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4774,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/in-the-studio-3115\/","url_meta":{"origin":13202,"position":4},"title":"In the studio 3\/1\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I worked the past\u00a0several days on finishing the under-painting of The\u00a0Woman in Purple Boots. 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