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I heard an artist mention “museum quality” the other day, and began to wonder….what constitues a museum quality painting ? Is it the “grade” of paint and canvas that is used ? Technique? Or a combination of all that ? Not that I’m ANYWHERE near being able to paint...
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As a new comer to your magazine, I must say, I sure enjoy the daily newsletter and all information you impart to us. I'm working in acrylics now but where I live (southern California) it sure is hot and dry so the paints dry as fast as it gets laid down and extenders just don't help. So now I'm...
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can i use a regular titanium white alkyd paint as substitute for oil ground? can i put it onto my gessoed canvas and use it after a few days? would the effect be the same and would there be no problem in the future?
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How do you prepare hardboard for oil painting? What are the advantages of Masonite over canvas? Does one have more value to a collector than the other? Hardboard is a composite of shredded, compacted, and compressed wood fibers held together by lignin, a natural, sticky wood derivative. Known also as...
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I have a favorite 50"-x-54" painting that was originally done on very thin canvas. Over the years the canvas became brittle and as thin as paper and had to be removed on a few occasions to move the painting. Now the edges are gone in places, and there are a number of large and small tears in...
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Choosing a Preprimed Canvas I want to buy a pre-primed canvas and stretch it myself. Are there advantages to using double-primed canvas over single-primed canvas, oil over acrylic priming, or linen over cotton canvas? These choices are more a matter of individual preference than quality. After weighing...
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What is the difference between oil-prepared canvas and chalk-prepared canvas? Oil-prepared canvas is made for use with oil-painting media only. This type of canvas is primed with two layers of linseed oil-based paint. Chalk-prepared canvas, primed with two layers of powdered chalk-based paint, is for...
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Oil-Primed Canvas and Acrylic-Primed Canvas What is the difference between oil-primed canvas and acrylic-primed canvas? I recently bought some prepared canvas and once I got home I felt it was too smooth. Is there any way to rough it up a bit? The surfaces of these primed coatings feel slightly different...
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I have always used cotton canvas for my oil paintings, but I would now like to start using linen. Can I mount the primed linen on Masonite as I have done with cotton canvas, or does it need to be stretched? Primed linen canvas can be mounted onto Masonite in the same manner as cotton canvas. Oil-primed...
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What is the most effective way to transfer a smaller drawing to a bigger canvas? There are a couple of ways to transfer a drawing to a canvas. One method is to project the drawing onto the canvas with a slide, opaque, or overhead projector. If you have a slide projector and a 35-mm camera, you can make...