Stretch canvas

In this step-by-step guide, we will show you all the supplies you need to make a canvas and how to stretch a canvas onto a frame

By admin in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Several months ago I wrote about how to make your own stretcher bars for paintings, but only briefly talked about how to stretch canvas over them. Some people think stretching canvas is difficult, so they never try it—but today I’ll take you through each step of the process so you can see how easy it really is. And apart from the stretcher bar frame itself, you’ll only need unprimed canvas (I’m using #10 cotton […]

A stretched canvas is – poetically and literally – a blank space on which to apply original creative works: paintings, screen prints, photo transfers…

As luck would have it, or maybe it was karma, my canvas showed up yesterday – right after I posted the blog! So, of course I had to whip up a frame to mount it on. Then, I had to write another blog to build up some more blogging karma…come on lucky lotto numbers 😉...

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Making your own DIY canvas stretcher bars is a great way to save money on canvas paintings, and it's easier than you might think! Here's how to do it.

I have always fancied gallery walls filled with frameless canvas paintings. Having a gallery wall can get pricey, unless I show you how to stretch the canvas artwork yourself!

Alison Wong, the master mind behind Butter Projects in Royal Oaks Michigan, leads us through the process of building a canvas stretcher. On a table saw, rip lumber at a 15 degree angle down the length of board. On a miter saw, make 45 degree cuts on the ends of your framing pieces. Glue, clamp,…

How to Build a Custom Sized Stretched Canvas: This instructable is my effort to explain how to build your own custom size canvas' for painting. 16x20 and 18x24 common size are very affordable at most art supply stores but if you want large or custom sizes the price goes way up very quickly. All…

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