| Canvas Board: |
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Canvas boards are commercially prepared acrylic-primed cotton canvas,
mounted onto lightweight board. I use only those boards made by reputable
artists materials manufacturers such as Daler Rowney, Winsor &
Newton, Loxley and Fredrix. Some are pictured right. The canvas quality
is generally not as good as that on stretched canvas but they are
easier and cheaper to frame. Canvas board is the most popular surface
I am asked to produce commissions on. |
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| Stretched Canvas: |
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Stretched canvas (also known as box canvas) is canvas mounted onto
a wooden stretcher frame, as pictured right. The quality of canvas
is generally superior to that on canvas boards and they can be hung
unframed, though I recommend framing. I use ready-prepared stretched
and primed canvases from reputable manufacturers, which come in a
range of sizes. The depth of the wooden stretcher is variable and
the methods used to secure the canvas to the stretcher frame will
vary slightly to that pictured. Where possible I will use canvas as
stretched in the illustration but this is dependant on the availability
of the canvas in your chosen size. |
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