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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. |
Revision as of 22:07, January 25, 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.
Miriam Nones Andrews, oil on canvas.
Author unknown.