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To help you to make the most informed decision you can I have
provided this page to give you any additional information on the products I use
in making my art. This is not a brand endorsement, merely information you may
find useful if are having a debate about which surface you would prefer your art
get displayed upon.
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Fredrix Stretched Canvas. Available in 8x10,
11x14, 16x20. These canvases are stapled on the side and
generally require framing after the art is complete for proper
display. A standard frame of finished wood will do however to
accommodate for the extra depth of the canvas additional
equipment purchased from
or another fine art store or framing shop would be required.
Canvas is not smooth and therefore some extremely fine detail
may be lost in the tooth of the canvas. |
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Fredrix Stretched Canvas (Oval, Round) these
canvas are considerably more expensive and would require custom
frames. Please consult with either your local framing shop, or
the artists for estimates on canvas prices and framing options. |
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Canvas Board is remarkably more durable
than papers while giving the illusion of a stretched canvas.
Because it is as it states essentially a canvas stretched across
a board, the deep frames needed for stretched canvas are not
necessary. It is considerably toothier than stretched canvas
giving considerable difficulty to the artist going for extra
fine detail. |
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Artist Papers come in varying weight, sizes and tooth grades,
hot or cold press papers have different absorption abilities
and may not be suitable for mixed wet media such as paint.
These papers are good however for graphite, charcoal, pen &
ink, colored pencil, and pastel. Please refer to the media page
when choosing a media to use. If choosing to use paper for a
fine detail painting please be advised that certain papers may
buckle and ripple.
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Water Color Paper
These Papers are designed to resist buckling and warping
under the stress created by soaking them with media such as
water color and acrylic paints. They can be hot or cold pressed
which will affect the amount of tooth they will have.
These papers cannot be bought in bulk and need special care and
storage so as not to get damaged when the piece is in progress.
These papers are generally 30x 46 inches and can be cut down,
however, they range from 9 to 14$ per sheet. They do not have
the rough texture of canvas and a fine detail artist can achieve
maximum detail on these papers. |
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