How to Prepare Canvas, Paper or Panel – Substrate Preparation

Jerry’s Live Episode #87 How To Prepare Canvas, Paper, Panel, Etc. For Your Medium Of Choice! Some artists buy low quality canvases or panels and never add additional primer when it screams for it. Then, there are those who buy exceptional quality, pre-primed substrates– only to add additional, low quality primer right over an existing,…..

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Jerry's -- 17/01/2019

The difference between acrylic & oil primed canvas

Stretching your Budget with Knowledge on Stretched Canvas What is universally primed or using oil primed surfaces if I paint in oil? Jerry’s Live – Episode #30 Stretched Canvas Episode: “Stretching your $$$ with Knowledge! – See Video Below Amy will provide the lowdown on stretched canvas, to help you get the right surface for your…..

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Jerry's -- 03/01/2018

How to choose the right canvas

A fresh Artist Canvas is like a new landscape to build upon, an open road of new possibilities and a staple in any artist’s creative arsenal. Some painting novices may assume that all canvas is the same and made from… well, canvas… but there are different types to choose from. Unfortunately, many of these artists…..

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Jerry's -- 26/09/2013

Why Choose Black Primed Canvas?

The New Alternative to the Stretched Canvas The Tabula Rasa means “blank slate”. And in the art world, that often translates to blank canvas. But what about a black canvas? The new Practica Black stretched canvas is a different kind of canvas for a new style of thinking and painting. The Practica Black stretched canvas…..

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Jerry's -- 14/09/2013

How To Gesso A Canvas or Board

  DIY – How to prime your own canvas and board for painting! Have you ever found the perfect painting surface — be it canvas, paper, panel, board, or even a wall– but it is bare and unprimed? Never fear! Gessoing a canvas or priming a board is an easy task to do yourself, and…..

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Jerry's -- 02/03/2013

Artist Review of Fredrix Nature Core Paint Boards

Fredrix Archival Nature Core Paint Boards – An Artist’s Testimonial New Nature Core Paint Boards from world-renowned canvas makers Fredrix are an innovative and environmentally friendly new addition to the art supply world! Read below to learn more about this unique new painting surface from an artist like you! Artist Annie VanEngelen, Who am I?…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 20/09/2012

How To Prime Ampersand Wood Panels

How To Prepare Ampersand’s Unprimed Wood Panels with Oil Painting Ground or Acrylic Gesso Ampersand’s collection of unprimed wood panels, the Natural Wood Panel™, Ampersand Unprimed Basswood Artist Panels and Hardbord™ are excellent substrates for all types of oil primers and acrylic gesso grounds. When properly sealed, a wood panel is a better painting substrate…..

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Jerry's -- 01/08/2012

Ampersand Artist Panels – A Surface for Every Artist

Ampersand Panels: Painting on Rigid Supports Ampersand panels have been around since 1994, gaining popularity with artists over the years as a trusted archival surface for their art. Since Ampersand began, the company’s mission has been to create the best painting surfaces on the market and to share its panel expertise with the artist community……

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 03/05/2012

Prove it-Can the Yes All Media Canvas take on anything?

Prove It! In this segment of Prove It! Mikey G will test the claim that Yes Canvas by Creative Mark can take any media you throw at it. Is the Yes Canvas an all media canvas? Can the Yes all media Canvas take on oils, acrylics, watercolors? Watch the video to find out! Please enjoy…..

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Jerry's -- 18/11/2011

How To Mount Canvas Onto Ampersand Boards

Art Project: Learn how to mount canvas, paper, and other flexible supports onto Ampersand boards! Do you love the texture of canvas or paper, but prefer the stability of painting on board?  You can get the best of both worlds by following along with Ampersand’s Andrea Pramuk as she outlines an easy and archival method…..

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Jerry's -- 15/06/2011

Playing with Canvas by Heather Goldstein

Do you ever feel stuck? That may be a ridiculous question because I can’t think of any artist whose creative juices are always flowing. One of the best things an artist can do, in my opinion, is to PLAY and try something new! Sometimes I find that I get so involved in developing my concepts…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010

NEW Stretched Canvas For Artists!

By popular demand we added 2 NEW Stretched Canvases to our already large supply of Artist Painting Surfaces and Boards. We just added the Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen and the Practica Economy Stretched Canvas and they are both on sale right now. New Item: Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen As an oil colorist it is…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010