Thursday, 3 November 2016

Tips On How To Do A Canvas Painting For First Timers

By Betty Richardson


A canvas is a very durable type of a plain woven fabric that is being used in making tents, backpacks, sails, marquees, and some other items in which the quality of being sturdy is required. This is popularly utilized by most artists as painting surface and typically, it is stretched across the wooden frame. Another popular uses of this are for fashion objects and materials like handbags and shoes and as well as cases for electronic devices.

This became one very popular medium used in an oil painting. During the stretch, before using, this is coated for the prevention of paint from having a contact with the fibers directly. These fibers may often cause decay. A gesso contains linseed oil and lead carbonate. A paint that is made from lead is poisonous, thus, primers for canvas Woodlands TX are made available and be utilized as alternatives.

For those people who always have wanted on expressing freely their creativity through art, canvas painting is considered as a very viable option. Generally, this is proven to relieve stress due to its calming effects. If a person is a beginner, he or she should accept the things that need to be considered and rules that need to be applied for achieving the desired results. In this article, useful tips on this will be provided.

First is to prepare your canvas. You can use the pre stretched one or you may also stretch it yourself. Prime it using the gesso. Usually, it is used along with acrylic or oil paint, or with tempera. A gesso helps in the protection of fibers and will also make archival surfaces. Another advantage is making the surface softer, and because of this, you will just need to use less amount of paint to create your art.

Second setting up the mood to a tonal color for background. A tone is also added aside from gesso when setting up its mood. Third is setting up the supplies and canvas. To work with your paint is made much easier and faster if you can be able to have a prior preparation of all your necessary things and materials of your workspace. Water, palette knives, paint brushes, and some other materials ready.

Fourth, choose the appropriate brushes. Particular types of brushes are being utilized since these are better used rather than others. Generally, an oil paint brush or a designed acrylic are better choices. Fifth, create the under painting. Under painting is often used in opaque painting. In this method, outlines are created, which add a depth to the finished piece.

Sixth, adjust the colors appropriately. The oil paints, when dried, have the same colors just like during the application. So acrylic paints are used for making colors slightly darker. Adjust the mixes of color according to your preference to avoid making a finished piece that is very dark. You may test the result by applying this into a scratch paper and see the result after drying.

Seventh is experimenting with a medium. The medium can be added to acrylic or oil paints for achieving cool effects. A lot of variations are available that range from matte finish or from high gloss type of oil media to acrylic media. The variations would add texture, body, or gloss to finished materials.

Eighth is putting the canvas on safe places for drying. Be sure that the workspace is fine for drying. Non stick surfaces are recommended for avoiding on messing up and sticking.




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