Preparing a Canvas for Acrylic Painting

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Preparing a Canvas for Acrylic Painting
By Eric Danielson
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Preparation

• The most obvious misstep all learners make is
  purchasing a pre-stretched canvas or canvas
  board.
• The number two mix-up is leaving the canvas white
  when they begin painting.
• Cover the white canvas with one solid paint color
  which is called a toned ground.
• It can change your sketches by making them look
  more expert, build the velocity in making your
  compositions and issue you an imbecile evidence
  technique for making a tonal temperament in your
  work.

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Colors used for the toned ground

• The art experts of The Paint Place in NYC the
  absolute beginner to use Yellow Ochre.
• Burnt Umber white, Raw Umber white or Yellow
  Ochre can also be a good option.

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Prime a Canvas

• Appropriately preparing a canvas will shield it
  from the degenerative impacts of oil paint and in
  addition give legitimate backing and adherence of
  oil, acrylic or alkyd paints.
• Artist canvas must be fixed and prepared.
• After stretching cotton duck or linen canvas on a
  stretcher bar, prepare it for painting by
  following these steps.

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Steps

1. Set up your canvas as it can be expected to
   achieve all sides of it.
2. Mix up your primer so its even and prepared to
   go.
3. Apply unique paste to fix canvas and seal the
   snooze of the material if vital.

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Steps

• Utilizing a hardened brush, stroke parallel to
  the length of the canvas. Cover totally however
  spread as uniformly and thinly as possible. Allow
  coat to dry completely
• Repeat the same step for 3 times.
• Use sand paper to smooth the surface.

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Tips

• Sand the canvas delicately between steps. Just
  give a conventional once over with fine sandpaper
  and forget about the dust to issue it a smoother
  composition.
• After the last layer let the entire thing dry for
  a decent 24 hours, and it will be some more
  strong and will take paint better.
• Slender painting grounds permit the canvas to
  better withstand the psychologist and swell cause
  by stickiness variances.

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References

• http//willkempartschool.com/how-a-canvas-can-dras
  tically-improve-your-painting
• http//www.thepaintplaceny.com/group-classes.html
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vWh5PcZcXioM
• http//hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Prepare-a-Canvas-fo
  r-Acrylic-Painting

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