Preparing to Paint: The Basic Tools
For a new painter, the master paint set, a cheap canvas, and odorless mineral spirits will do you pretty well but there are other things that you will need before you get started. Basic...
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The Perfectly Straight Line
Are you painting something with straight lines? If they’re very thin lines, sometimes I’ll paint on a string and then stretch it out and press it across the canvas.
Preparing to Paint: The Canvas
Buying canvas and getting what you pay for go hand in hand. But there are some reasons to consider going with better quality canvas. If not you can always spend a little extra and...
Cotton Duck
Cotton duck canvas is slightly different from plain canvas. Duck has a rougher texture than linen, but you can overcome this with gesso. It has a smoother or fuller look. It’s very common to...
