How to prepare canvas for acrylic painting on canvas - Famous Portrait Artist

By A Mystery Man Writer

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For artists, one of the most important tools of their trade is the canvas. Apart from the brushes and paints (oils or acrylic), canvas is also quite important, for without a canvas, real work will be difficult to do. A canvas is the surface they paint on. It is most often made of a fabric woven together closely such as the one you find as boat sails. A canvas can also be a tightly stretched cloth which has not been bleached. This is the surface artists work their magic on. Here is an artist at work in her Studio, you may see she is using a well prepared canvas while painting: To create any form of acrylic painting on canvas, the canvas must be primed for that painting. Painting on a raw, unprepared canvas can use up a lot of paint, produce substandard work, and also produce works that might not be able to stand the test of time. For any famous oil painting which is expected to last for years and years, the canvas must be primed to ensure the painting lasts and the acrylic painting techniques used on the painting are preserved. Therefore, a canvas must always be […]