Re: Wax-resin as an alternative

In Reply to: Re: Wax-resin as an alternative posted by James Morton on 08/21/00 at 9:08 AM:

When working on large portraits that require fine portrait linen that is too delicate to stretch for distances without sagging, I either stretch sailcloth and size it, then stretch the linen over it, leaving a small airspace but plenty of support. Or I'll use a lining wax/resin to adhere it to a heavy linen. This is done before stretching and it requires two strong men to deal with it because it's moree like stretching a hide than stretching canvas. I've never had any problems with the lining adhesive affecting the portrait linen (which is already primed).
 
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