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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 would like to use Dibond as a surface for my paintings. Is it possible to use gesso that has additional calcium carbonate added on this type of surface? Are there any other concerns that I should be aware of? Dibond is a lightweight, recyclable, rigid aluminum composite material made of two sheets...
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Surfaces for Casein Someone recently recommended using a stretched canvas as a support for painting in casein. I always thought casein had to be painted on a rigid surface. Which is true? Both recommendations are true; but it is also true that rigid panels, museum boards, heavy papers, and thin papers...
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Painting on a Smooth Surface Q: I want to paint small vignettes on walnut boxes using oil. I really don’t want to use gesso. Can I just paint over a layer of polyurethane instead? A: The artist Wayne Thiebaud has painted some lovely paintings on wood boxes. Some are oil on wood and others are painted...