Stretch canvas diy

Get inspired by your own two hands with this quick, economical and useful project… The first time I stretched my own canvas, I swear, I heard angels singing. While my painting professor at the time w

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 😉...

Large art pieces can be super expensive, but not if you build it yourself! Build a giant DIY canvas frame using a drop cloth and save major!

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

Learn how to stretch a canvas in this step-by-step guide. Stretching a canvas yourself has many advantages. It gives you more control over the size and materials of your painting surface, it's also cheaper than buying stretched canvases. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps of stretching a canvas onto a frame. #canvas #canvaspainting #makeacanvas #stretchacanvas #stretchedcanvas #artsupplies #artmaterials #howtostretchacanvas #oilpaintingsurface #paintingsurface

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 […]

Get inspired by your own two hands with this quick, economical and useful project… The first time I stretched my own canvas, I swear, I heard angels singing. While my painting professor at the time would likely argue I had no business being behind a canvas in the first place, the connection made between a quality surface and […]

Learn how to stretch canvas, tips on mounting a tapestry to the canvas, framing out an oversized canvas, etc.! #canvastutorial #oversizedart #diyframe

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 […]

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.