Stretch canvas painting

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 […]

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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.

You can stretch a painting that has been painted on unstretched canvas. I have never had a painting crack from delayed stretching, but it is probably best to do the stretching within a month of the painting process. Once the paint has dried in, cracking is a possibility. To stretch a prepainted canvas, you need a stretcher bar of the proper size, canvas pliers, a staple gun, 4 push pins, and a tape measure. 1. Check that your stretcher is square. 1. Check that your stretcher is square. Both…

In this step-by-step guide, we will show you all the supplies you need to make a canvas and how to stretch a canvas onto a frame