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'''Canvas''' as a [[painting]] surface is a heavy-duty fabric usually made of white [[cotton]]. The fabric is stretched across a wooden [[frame]] and protected from decay with a layer of gesso avoiding direct contact of oil or acrylic with the canvas fibers.
'''Canvas''' as a [[painting]] surface is a heavy-duty fabric usually made of white [[cotton]]. The fabric is stretched across a wooden [[frame]] and protected from decay with a layer of gesso avoiding direct contact of [[Oil paint|oil]] or [[acrylic]] with the canvas fibers.
A painting executed on such fabric is called "a canvas".
[[File:Matisse The Painting Lesson.jpg|330px]]
[[Henri Matisse]], The Painting Lesson.
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[http://www.ehow.com/how_4540185_canvas-painting-techniques.html Canvas Painting Techniques.]
*[http://www.ehow.com/how_4540185_canvas-painting-techniques.html Canvas Painting Techniques.]
*[http://painting.about.com/od/oilpainting/a/stretch_canvas.htm How To Stretch Your Own Canvas.]
*[http://painting.about.com/od/artsupplies/tp/painting-canvas.htm Canvas: What You Need to Know.]
*[http://www.ndoylefineart.com/stretchcan.html Stretching and Priming the Canvas.]
[[Category:Painting]] [[Category:Dictionary]]
[[Category:Painting]] [[Category:Dictionary]]