Difference between revisions of "Canvas"
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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". | ||
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| − | + | [[File:Matisse The Painting Lesson.jpg|330px]] | |
| − | + | [[Henri Matisse]], The Painting Lesson. | |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:03, January 29, 2010
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.
A painting executed on such fabric is called "a canvas".
Henri Matisse, The Painting Lesson.