Archive for December 11th, 2009
Painting Surfaces
Friday, December 11, 2009
The most popular surface for oil painting is canvas, made of either cotton or linen, and stretched over a wooden frame, called a “stretcher”. The canvas is “primed” with a thick coat of white gesso by the manufacturer but can be lightly sanded and more gesso can be added by the artist. These priming coats are called the “ground”.For quick sketches or color notes, canvas textured paper can be purchased in tablet form. For a heavier backing, canvas board can be used, which is a covering of cotton on cardboard and primed. Another inexpensive backing for landscape paintings is masonite from the lumber yard. Cut it into the desired sizes and cover with a few layers of gesso, sanding between layers, and you have a great surface for painting.
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