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I spend a lot of time preparing canvases–stretching, priming, and grounding. The process works well for me but it’s time-consuming. I would gladly buy commercially-prepared canvas but my experience with it has been bad. In the past, I’ve paid premium prices for inferior products. The art supply market is filled with hucksters and amateurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing that I will have to do additional work, I decided to try some commercial canvas made with a linen-cotton blend. Good, raw linen is expensive and the cheaper grades are best avoided. Cotton is still reasonably priced but the texture isn’t as tight as linen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

I bought a 5-yard roll from Richeson. The canvas weave and texture are OK. It’s lighter than I like but the weave is tighter than normal cotton canvas. The canvas has an acrylic primer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roll is 83″ inches so the 5-yard roll will make 4 canvases in my standard 40″ x 54″ size, and 6 smaller 20″ x 24″ canvases. 10 canvases for a reasonable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio—10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div>

On the left in this photo is the first canvas I prepared with the roll. I lightly sanded the 40″ x 54″ canvas and added a lead-oil ground over the acrylic primer. I used a scraper to apply the ground so the surface is already smooth. When the lead ground dries, I’ll sand it and then put another oil ground with a neutral gray tone over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s still a lot of work to prepare the 10 canvases this way but the acrylic primer saves me some steps. Of course, the ultimate value depends on the final surface quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I spend a lot of time preparing canvases–stretching, priming, and grounding. The process works well for me but it’s time-consuming. I would gladly buy commercially-prepared canvas but my experience with it has been bad. In the past, I’ve paid premium prices for inferior products. The art supply market is filled with hucksters and amateurs. 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