6/30/2023 0 Comments Oil paint canvas paper![]() ![]() In Illustration, MDF or Hardboard are definitely VERY commonly used because they are inexpensive. Just include the cost of the surface into the price of the final piece (multiplied by 2 to cover potential waste).Įdit: Also, “Best” is going to differ based on what each individual likes to paint on and the purpose for which it is being used. It has all the qualities I like in a surface right out of the package, and at larger sizes comes cradled. If I were to purchase a premade surface, it would definitely be Gessobord by Ampersand. More time invested in making one yourself, but much less expensive. Buy it from the hardware store, tempered or untempered is your choice, seal with a glue (PVA is fine, others are fine too, non hygroscopic ones are best), prime with gesso (acrylic or traditional is your choice as well), and paint when it’s dry. On smaller pieces just throw it in a frame and it’ll have enough dimensional support from that. I like hardboard, it’s easily accessible, cradling is easy on bigger pieces, just buy some inexpensive hardwood hobby boards and make a cradle. I buy MDF at a hardware store and have it cut down to smaller sizes.īy the definition of “professional” meaning getting paid to do the work, almost any surface works so long as it’s what the client is buying. If you buy and do this yourself, it will be much cheaper than purposefully made art products. These also I seal with PVA on all 6 sides. The structure should ideally be braced in the back to guard against bowing or bending I use cheap 1 inch by ½ inch planks, cut to fit. The PVA could also be used to glue your surface to the structure. A pH-neutral adhesive, such as PVA, is better. So, this means not rabbit skin glue which is hygroscopic. ![]() If MDF, then all 6 sides should be sealed against humidity with a sealant which itself does not change with humidity. This surface could be copper ($$$), aluminum ($$), medium density fiberboard in the US ($), or something similar. I suggest for a structure something that will not swell or contract much in temperature or humidity changes. (Heresy, I know!) Those three large Thomas Moran landscapes in the Smithsonian Art Museum in WDC, done on canvas supported on stretcher bars, are now glued to large sheets of aluminum to prevent further deterioration from sagging, swelling and contracting, etc. Without that careful conservation, these materials will not hold up over time decades or centuries. What I mean by this is that reinforced planks, rabbit skin glue, and cotton or flax linen have a long history of being used by really talented painters – and for being very carefully preserved and restored by art museums. What was traditionally used in the past may not be the best now. It’s cheap! The tactile feel of painting on a canvas is not important to me. If I don’t want to keep it, I throw it away. This paper requires no surface preparation with acrylic or oil ground, and is manufactured to not rot on contact with the oil paint, so no sizing or sealing is necessary. ![]() Then, if I want to keep it more permanently, after it dries, I can PVA glue it to MDF. I do a lot of practice pieces on Arches brand paper made for oil painting, just temporarily taped to a flat board, like a watercolor paper is. I think that there are better materials and better preparation processes now available, which are both cheaper and simpler. Try an eco-friendly alternative with Quiq Art Easy Fold Canvas, or the strong, toothy surface of archival oil paper panels from RayMar.Hi Axel – It took me years and a lot of effort to change my thinking from “What did the great masters use?” to “What is best for me to use now with modern technology and materials?” The implicit bias many of us have is that the great masters did it best in history, therefore that’s the way I should do it. Canvas boards by Crescent have the extra benefit of a backing board for stability, covered with a hard-sized, linen-like canvas surface - ideal for light collage and quick paint sketches. Most of these papers - such as Arches Oil Paper, Hahnemühle Oil and Acrylic Paper, and oil painting papers by Canson, Bee Paper, Rembrandt, Royal Langnickel, and Strathmore - are treated with a gesso-like oil barrier that absorbs water and bonding agents while allowing oil paints to stay on the paper’s surface.Īvailable in convenient pads or blocks, most feature a canvas-like grain that also works well with acrylics, charcoal, oil pastels, and other media. Modern advancements in papermaking have resulted in heavyweight oil painting papers that are portable and more affordable than canvas. It’s a common misconception that oil paintings can only be created on canvas. ![]()
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