Re: about pre-stretched canvases 571 by Steve Sauer on 05/23/01 at 5:21 PM
Re: about pre-stretched canvases

In Reply to: Re: about pre-stretched canvases posted by Jose Alvarenga on 05/22/01 at 9:21 PM:

"Thanx for the tip. I guess all I have to do is apply an oil primer over the acrylic( as you know that all pre-stetched canvases have already been pre-primed with acrylic gesso), and that will take care of everything."

No no no.. ;)

Oil-primed pre-stretched canvasses are available, although most purists would suggest making your own stretched canvasses. Fredrix cotton duck is so thin that I strongly recommend against using it. Their canvasses are so shoddy that the holes made for their plastic inserts are often too small to fit an insert into as well. I think their canvasses have gotten thinner over the years and more shoddy. Their pre-stretched linen is far better, at least it was years ago when I used it. I don't know about Yarka. I do know that Yarka sells pre-stretched linen with oil priming.

It's not a good idea to oil prime over an acrylic priming. You don't want to put too many layers on a painting unless you are purposely trying to make it less permanent. Talk to Robert Doak.

www.geocities.com/doakart/

"How long I have to wait to start on a painting after priming the canvas with the oil primer?"

Ask Doak. Oil priming can be done in a variety of ways.




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Post a Followup 568,571"> Steve Sauer"> sds_sds.comRe: about pre-stretched canvases_05/23/01 at 5:21 PM"> "Re: about pre-stretched canvases"
: "Thanx for the tip. I guess all I have to do is apply an oil primer over the acrylic( as you know that all pre-stetched canvases have already been pre-primed with acrylic gesso), and that will take care of everything." : No no no.. ;) : Oil-primed pre-stretched canvasses are available, although most purists would suggest making your own stretched canvasses. Fredrix cotton duck is so thin that I strongly recommend against using it. Their canvasses are so shoddy that the holes made for their plastic inserts are often too small to fit an insert into as well. I think their canvasses have gotten thinner over the years and more shoddy. Their pre-stretched linen is far better, at least it was years ago when I used it. I don't know about Yarka. I do know that Yarka sells pre-stretched linen with oil priming. : It's not a good idea to oil prime over an acrylic priming. You don't want to put too many layers on a painting unless you are purposely trying to make it less permanent. Talk to Robert Doak. : www.geocities.com/doakart/ : "How long I have to wait to start on a painting after priming the canvas with the oil primer?" : Ask Doak. Oil priming can be done in a variety of ways.

 
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