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Ampersand Claybord Panel 2" Cradle - 12" x 36" (Box of 4)Save Up to44%Off listWhite Claybord™ The Ultimate Multi-Media Panel Museum Series Claybord™ is made using 1/8” Hardbord panels, featuring Ampersand’s simply amazing kaolin clay ground formula. This ultra-smooth sanded, highly absorbent clay ground is similar in paintability to the clay gesso grounds used during the Renaissance and allows paint colors to remain true and brilliant! While Claybord allows the use of traditional materials, tools, and techniques, it is also an ideal surface for mixed media and experimentation. Details can be added, highlights created, and mistakes corrected. Apply paint and ink using brushes, sponges, palette knives, paper towels, airbrush, technical pens, and painting tools. Claybord is also an excellent printing surface, and can also be used for image transfers. Key Features:* Acid-free, ultra-smooth, highly absorbent kaolin clay ground * Amazing with alcohol inks * Protected by Ampersand’s proprietary Archiva-Seal barrier technology, the most advanced formula for sealing wood * Cradles constructed using premium grade 13-ply birch plywood* Archival, eco-friendly and fully made in the USA* Perfect For:* Ink, graphite, acrylic, gouache, collage, egg tempera, airbrush, scratchboard, and more.* Ideal for image transfers and as a printing surface* Additive and subtractive processes with any artists tools* Surface ideal for brittle media like egg tempera and caseins * 1/8" Flat Panels - ideal for plein air and studio painting— slips easily into pochade boxes. Flat panels allow for standard framing. * 3/4" Cradled Panels - offer more support for using heavier mediums and built-up textures. The depth allows for traditional canvas-style framing or floater frames. * 1-1/2" Cradled Panels - offer more support for using heavier mediums and built-up textures. The depth allows for traditional canvas-style framing or floater frames. * 2" Deep Cradle Panels - for maximum support and frameless presentation, all in one. With Claybord, paints, and inks can be manipulated to vary tonal values, develop highlights, and correct mistakes. Various artist tools, such as Ampersand scratchboard tools, hobby knives, razor blades, etching tools, sand paper, oil-free steel wool, and electric erasers, can be used. Claybord's clay coating allows for the use of sgraffito techniques to cut into the surface and re-expose the white clay ground. The coating is 7 to 10 dry-mils thick, allowing for multiple cut-ins or erasers. The smooth finish and the absorbency of the clay ground allow the use of abrasives like oil-free steel wool or sand paper to remove pigment without damaging the finish. Ampersand & Golden High Flow Acrylics Smooth Sampler Value Pack - Ampersand and Golden Artist Colors have teamed up to introduce artists to the amazing synergistic possibilities that exist with our smooth panels and Golden's High Flow acrylics. Includes: * 9x12" 3/4" Ampersand Claybord * 9x12" 7/8" Artist Panel Primed Smooth * 1 oz Golden High Flow Acrylic Color - Green Gold * 1 oz Golden High Flow Acrylic Color - Indigo Only Ampersand builds their cradles by hand with premium grade 13-ply birch plywood for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Claybord is archival, eco-friendly, formaldehyde-free, and made by hand in the USA. See More
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The Edge All Media Pro Cotton Canvas 10"x15" - 1-1/2" DeepSave Up to93%Off listWhite Four Clean, Paintable Edges for Frameless Artwork Presentation! Superior Priming For The Best Overall Results! The greatest selection of sizes. Thus, giving the artist a reasonable cost solution for wherever their inspiration leads them. 78 sizes in al! Improving on one of the most beloved artist canvases isn’t easy, but Creative Mark has carefully developed a primer that actually maintains the richness and purity of paint colors for priming The Edge All Media Cotton Canvas! Unlike other canvases with lesser quality primers, your paintings will keep their vibrant punch with excellent adhesion. Triple priming ensures an excellent barrier protection between paint and canvas, making it suitable for traditional and water mixable oils and alkyds to be used with excellent results. The Edge is known for its’ tuck-n-roll style construction, providing clean edges for painting to display frameless. A sturdy surface for all painting styles, even mixed media, The Edge features a beefy 14oz, triple primed medium texture. Finish painting with solid-colored cleanly painted sides, or wrap painting around sides for a distinctive, modern look. World famous canvas that gives you the cleanest sides for painting onto for frameless displaying! Raw canvas is 8oz before priming. The Edge Canvases come pre-primed with a final primed weight of 14oz. Back spline stretched and stapled at each corner for durability. Look for The Edge All Media Cotton Canvases in even deeper depths for an even more striking presentation! Key Features:* Available in: Singles or Boxes of 3* Squares, Value Packs of 9* 14oz primed weight* 8oz. raw weight before priming* 100% cotton canvas* Triple acrylic primed* Medium texture canvas* Deluxe stretched canvas* Known for its’ tuck-n-roll style construction* Hand stretched by Skilled Craftsman using the best materialsThe Edge All Media 1-1/2" Deep Cotton Stretched Canvas Perfect For:* Oils, Alkyds, Acrylics* Painted edge presentation* Mixed media works* Painters of all levels* Frameless artwork presentation* Excellent barrier protection between paint and canvas THE EDGE 1-1/2" DEEP French Landscape - After looking at stores in Paris, the main difference in sizing were sizes that were more gentile, than a 1 to 2 ratio. 10x15", 10x25", 12x18", 18x30", 20x20", 30x48" and 48x72" represent the ratios of 1 to 1-1/2 but also a few that were slightly wider. Seascapes, in these the slightly wider sizes. Squares/Diamond - Geometrically squares allow for various single and multiple canvas compositions. There are fifteen sizes ranging from 4x4" to 60x60". Squares used with extra-long canvases allow for many geometric multiple canvas compositions, as well. Rectangles/Portrait/Landscape - The most popular of shapes are rectangles. These work well with abstract expressionism, landscape and especially portrait or representative artwork. The Edge offers a huge array, providing the most possible alternatives for you. Extra Longs/Longs/Multiples (triptych) - These used by themselves offer unique aspect ratios to achieve various single and multi-canvas compositions. They work well with squares, used as a square or diamond shape. The 6x18" and the largest being 18x64". Artists working in abstract impressionism have found these to be new heroes, to create unique multiple images that work together. Available in more depths - The most complete line with 3/4", 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" depths! Singles up to size 24x36in. Boxes of 3 All Sizes Value Packs: Small Square Cotton Canvas 1-1/2" Gallery 9 Packs See More
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Sennelier Extra Soft Pastel Cardboard Box Set of 30 - Assorted Colors, Half-SticksSave Up to60%Off listAssorted Colors Sennelier Extra Soft Pastel Sets utilize a deep and rich history of color! In 1887, a huge supporter of the arts named Gustave Sennelier opened his artist’s supply store “Maison Sennelier” directly across from the Louvre in Paris, France. Sennelier was a talented chemist by trade, but through his love of art had a sharply honed eye for value and color. His extensive background researching and studying pigment origins led him to create his own personal pigment mixtures to sell directly to his customers (initially he sold his paints through existing manufacturers). His friendships with prominent artists of the day (whether already famous or yet undiscovered) and his fierce loyalty to them and their craft resulted in creating multiple mediums designed specifically for them. At the turn of the 20th century, Gustave dedicated three years of development to create an extra soft pastel for his friend and patron, artist Edgar Degas. His goal was to create a stick with the highest amount of pigment possible, adding only the transparent binder of gum arabic (a watercolor binder) and mineral fines to change the gradients of the colors (increasing amounts as the pastel stick lightens towards white). The use of the gum arabic creates a soft pastel that can also be wetted once on the substrate, and spread like a watercolor. With a total of 525 colors and the largest chromatic range offered in soft pastels, their vibrancy and brightness can attributed to not containing clays, like other brands. Pastel artists everywhere revere Sennelier especially for their mellow and deep dark tones compared to other makers, likely due to their higher pigment concentration with little filler. The cylindrical pastel mold used by Sennelier in the manufacturing process does not compress the pastel paste, instead merely forming the uniform shape (which now features a larger diameter stick than before for added strength, while maintaining the soft nature of the pastel). Sticks are dried naturally in the open air for 4 weeks for a uniform softness throughout the pastel. Using Sennelier Soft Pastels utilizes a deep and rich history of color, backed up by one of the most dedicated craftsman to color in history. Artists who relied on his and his son Gustave’s expertise and experience achieved fame through their artworks, like Paul Gaugin, Modigliani, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, Picasso, Chagall, Salvador Dali, and so many more. Give yourself the treat designed for the pastel master Degas himself, and choose Sennelier for the finest quality soft pastels available! Key Features: * Available in multiple sets for all budgets * Specially selected sets for landscape, portrait, or still life * Originally created by Sennelier for master pastellist Edgar Degas * Renowned for deep and dark colors due to high pigment load * Available in cardboard and wood box sets for travel Perfect For: * Serious Pastel Artists * Application over watercolor or acrylic * Use with textured and sanded pastel papers and boards * Traveling, does not fall under airline restrictions * As gifts for the artist who has everything * Half Sticks Measure 1 1/14” long x 5/8” diameter (unwrapped in a slightly larger, squared shape to prevent breakage) * Standard Sticks measure 2 ½” long x ½” diameter * Half Stick Black Wood Box Sets of 60 & 120 - these Sennelier best selling half stick soft pastels are now available in chic black wood boxes, perfect for gift giving. Opening the ebony box of these luminous colors inspires creation! * Plein Air Landscape Half Stick Set of 80 - Sennelier has a rich history of providing Plein Air painters like Cezanne with their pastels, giving him the ability to produce the vibrant, rich landscape works he is known for. This 80 color half stick Plein Air collection has been carefully selected for its’ simplicity and ability to mix a full spectrum of landscape color, without carrying the extra weight of too many pastels in the field. Half sticks are great for making broad strokes, to cover larger areas more quickly. * Voyage Set of 10 - This Voyage pastel set features 10 professional quality half-stick soft pastels by Sennelier. Handmade since 1900 these extra-fine pastels have unparalleled softness and pigment intensity providing each stroke with brilliant color. Enclosed in a sturdy metal tin for protection, each set also includes 3 sheets of pastel card, a graphite pencil and a pastel brush. * Value Sets of 80 - Available in sets of 80 Assorted Colors and 80 Landscape Colors, these value sets also include a 10-Pack of UArt Pastel Paper and a Creative Mark 12x16" Mesh Zipper Bag! * Vintage Set of 12 - This unique limited edition set is the perfect way to celebrate Sennelier's 125th anniversary! Includes 12 soft pastels in the same original range as chosen by the company's founder, Gustave Sennelier, packaged in a vintage style cardboard box. A great gift for any artist! * Luxury Wood Box Set of 525 - This new Limited Edition Set celebrates Sennelier's 125th Anniversary of making the highest quality art mediums! Includes the entire range of standard stick Soft Pastels (one of each color), beautifully housed in a gorgeous convenient tiered box, featuring individual pastel drawers. An amazing gift set for serious artists! See More
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SoHo Urban Artist Soft Pastel Half Stick Set of 120 - Assorted ColorsSave Up to50%Off listAssorted Colors Super soft, super pigmented pastels in convenient half stick sets! Artist Soft Pastel Half Stick Sets are vibrant, luxurious sets of half stick soft pastels at an unbelievable value! These soft, buttery smooth pastels are highly pigmented and lightfast, and are the ideal introduction to soft pastels for artists who don't want to sacrifice quality for a reasonable price. The fact that these pastels are half stick size means a wider color palette can be obtained, and each set has a beautifully balanced rainbow selection of 48, 90, or 120 vibrant colors. With a soft and smooth consistency, SoHo Soft Pastel Half Sticks are perfect for layering and blending, whether in the studio or en plein air. Also, they are the perfect sets for students and teachers, supplying a vast array of colors at a modest investment. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced pastel artist, try SoHo Urban Artist Soft Pastel Half Stick Sets today — we're sure you'll be impressed! Key Features:* Super soft, velvety, vibrant colors* High degree of lightfastness* Fully pigmented* Measures 1.3" long* Goes on easily, blends easily Perfect For:* Layering & blending* Artists of all levels* Classrooms & workshops* Studio or Plein Air work* Mixed media pieces See More
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Fredrix Red Label Medium, 12" x 36" Gallery Canvas Box of 3, 1-3/8" DeepSave Up to50%Off listWhite Superior quality duck canvas! Fredrix Red Label Gallery Wrap Canvas is a medium-textured, superior-quality duck canvas. The acid-free double acrylic 12oz primed cotton surface is suitable for paintings in oils, acrylics, or alkyds. The canvas is mounted on 1-3/8" heavy-duty stretcher frames for double the standard thickness. The canvas is stapled on the back to allow painting on all sides. It can hang with or without a frame. Key Features:* Acid free double acrylic primed cotton surface* Medium texture 100% Cotton Duck Canvas* Mounted on 1-3/8" heavy-duty stretcher frame* Back stapled* 12oz Acrylic Primed* Painting on all sides* Perfect For:* Great for acrylics, alkyds and oils* Showing 4 sides of paining* Hanging with or without frame See More
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Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed 12"x36" Linen Canvas .67" Deep (Box of 6)Save Up to81%Off listWhite Master Quality Archival Deluxe Stretched Canvas! Superb Performance And Color Retention! Exclusive OP Enhanced Oil Priming! As an oil painter, it is important to work on oil-primed surfaces. First, oil on oil will provide the best chemical bond for the paint layers that go on afterward. Secondly, acrylic-based gesso repels oil if it has too high of a resin base or absorbs the oil if it is too matte, making oil colors sink and look dull and lifeless. Oil priming allows the color to sit cleanly and brightly on the surface, with the refraction of the white from below. Centurion’s affordable (OP DLX) oil-primed canvas is a great way to start painting with not only an oil primer but also the luxurious texture of linen! Exclusive OP enhanced oil priming! Oil Primed Linen, Deluxe Professional Stretched Canvas (OP DLX) Centurion Canvases are back stapled to allow for easy re-keying or re-stretching. They have four paintable edges for frameless or floater frame presentation. The 1-3/8" wide pine stretcher bars are kiln-dried, for strength and durability. Centurion Linen is a master-quality, 11oz. weight linen with a lovely medium texture and weave. Its archival nature will last hundreds of years. Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen Canvases come in convenient 0.67" and 0.87" depths for ease of specific framing needs. Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen also comes in rolls for custom stretching onto custom sizes or deeper gallery stretchers and is also sold in Panels for studies, plein air, or to take up less space for traveling. Key Features:* Exclusive OP enhanced oil priming* Master quality 11oz. weight linen canvas for archival longevity* Deluxe Oil-primed linen* Medium weight and texture* Kiln-dried Pine Stretchers* Back stapled for clean edges* Easy re-keying or re-stretching* Convenient 0.67" and 0.87" depths for ease of specific framing needs* Strong 1-3/8" stretcher bar width* Superb performance and color retention* Non-absorbent, enhanced oil primer allows for brilliant results* Perfect For:* Oil and Alkyd Painting* Archival Longevity* Students to Professional Artists* Commissions and Final Paintings* Superb receptive surface There is no canvas like this canvas! Exclusive OP Enhanced Oil Priming! Centurion Deluxe Professional Oil Primed Linen Stretched Canvas, specifically designed for oil painters. Superb receptive surface accepts even the thinnest oil color lay down without fragmenting on the surface. Oil colors adhere better to it than any other oil-primed canvas on the market today! See More
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The Edge All Media Pro Cotton Canvas, 10"x15" - 11/16" Deep (Box of 6)Save Up to85%Off listWhite Professional Stretched Canvas with Four Paintable Edges Superior Priming For The Best Overall Results! Long favored with oil and acrylic painters, The Edge All Media Cotton Canvas is known for its’ tuck-n-roll style construction, providing beautifully clean, painted edges. Featuring a lovely, medium-toothed surface, the beefy 14oz. primed weight makes for a sturdy surface for all painting styles, even mixed media (The 100% cotton surface is an 8oz. raw weight before priming). Triple priming ensures an excellent barrier protection between paint and canvas, making it suitable for traditional and water mixable oils and alkyds to be used with excellent results. Creative Mark’s professional-quality white acrylic primer helps maintain color richness and brilliancy, while providing excellent adhesion for paint. World famous canvas that gives you the cleanest sides for painting onto for frameless displaying! Back spline stretched and stapled at each corner for durability, canvases can be wired for frameless presentation. Finish painting with solid-colored cleanly painted sides, or wrap painting around sides for a distinctive, modern look. Look for The Edge All Media Cotton Canvases in deeper depths for an even more striking presentation! Singles up to size 24x30in. Boxes of 6 All Sizes Please Note: Packaging may be labeled 3/4"; however actual canvas depth is 11/16". Key Features: * Available in: Single or Boxes of 6 * Beefy 14oz. primed weight * 8oz. raw weight before priming * 100% natural cotton * Triple-acrylic, archival priming * Medium tooth surface * Deluxe stretched canvas * Known for its’ tuck-n-roll style construction* Hand stretched by Skilled Craftsman using the best materials Perfect For: * Oils, Alkyds, Acrylics * Painted edge presentation * Mixed media works * Painters of all levels * Frameless artwork presentation * Excellent barrier protection between paint and canvas Available in more depths - The most complete line with 3/4", 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" depths! The Edge, Long Sizes, Why Long?As good as squares are they actually are used so often as there are few ways to do multi canvas expressions. There are diptych and triptych but not often used as long canvases are hard to find and so most often you have 2:3 ratio canvases. The Edge Long Canvas Sizes will go up 1:7 See More
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Paramount PRO Cotton 12" x 36" Stretched Canvas, 11/16" Deep (Box of 6)Save Up to85%Off list…titanium white acrylic primer* Medium tooth surface* Back-stapled to allow for keying or re-stretching (keys included)* 4 paintable edges* Frameless presentation Perfect For:* Oil, alkyds and acrylic paints* Re-stretching at any time without sacrificing your finished painting* Artists of any skill… Professional, Versatile 100% Unbleached Cotton Triple-Primed & Acid Free. Better canvas for better results! Good for oil, acrylic and alkyd paints Paramount provides you with a professional stretched canvas in every aspect. The canvas is a heavyweight 12 oz triple primed 100% pure unbleached cotton. The primer is acid-free. The surface has just the right tooth (medium surface tooth) to accept paint and allow for building up texture and vigorous working. The canvas is stretched onto the back of the canvas to allow you to re-stretch at any time without sacrificing your finished painting. The solid wood stretcher bars have a full outer lip and the stretching is tight to provide excellent "bounce back" at each stroke. This economical canvas considers the painter creating a great product for painting in all media. Paramount canvas is 12oz. triple primed weight and can take heavy textural buildups with less sagging than other canvases Get a Professional canvas at Jerry's affordable prices. Better canvas for better results! Key Features:* Available in: Singles & Boxes of 6* 12oz. primed weight / 7oz. unprimed* 11/16" Deep* Unbleached, 100% cotton canvas* Triple-primed with acid-free titanium white acrylic primer* Medium tooth surface* Back-stapled to allow for keying or re-stretching (keys included)* 4 paintable edges* Frameless presentation Perfect For:* Oil, alkyds and acrylic paints* Re-stretching at any time without sacrificing your finished painting* Artists of any skill level* The best outcome & final works of art* Artists seeking quality professional canvas* The solid wood stretcher bars have a full outer lip and the stretching is tight to provide excellent "bounce back" at each stroke. This professional yet affordable canvas considers the painter, creating a great product for painting in all media. Paramount canvas is 12oz. triple primed weight and can take heavy textural buildups with less sagging than other canvases. See More
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Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord 2" Deep Cradled Panel, 12" x 36" - Box of 4Save Up to44%Off listWhite Gessobord™ The #1 Painting Panel for Oils and Acrylics It's true. Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord™ is the most trusted pre-gessoed wood panel by artists for their work. The superior, professional quality acrylic gesso ground does not dull colors, and the wonderful lightly sanded surface provides exceptional paint adhesion and brush control. The bright titanium white ground makes colors pop, or can easily be tinted with any ground color of choice. Just unwrap and paint, no additional priming needed! Choose from 1/8" Flat Panels, 3/4" Cradled, 1.5" and 2” Deep Cradled Panels, all made in the USA Made with Ampersand’s 1/8" True Artist Hardbord™ and Archiva-Seal™ technology, the surface is acid-free, non-yellowing, and archival. Perfect for all painting techniques with traditional and water-mixable oils, acrylics and acrylic gouache, and even brittle paints like Egg Tempera and Caseins! A delicate enough surface for glazing, fluid brush strokes, and tight detail, it is still tough enough to hold up to the most rigorous palette knife painting, collage, and mixed media applications. Only Ampersand builds their cradles by hand with premium grade 13-ply birch hardboard for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Gessobord is manufactured from products that are sustainably forested, to ensure the protection of wildlife, plants, soil, and water. Panels are formaldehyde-free, and contain no harmful volatile organic compounds. The most trusted pre-gessoed wood panel by artists for their work. The #1 painting panel for oil & acrylics! Key Features: * Ready to use, pre-gessoed wood panel * 88% thicker gesso than other brands * Ideal for oil paints, acrylics, and mixed media * Lightly sanded surface provides exceptional brush control * Protected by Ampersand’s proprietary Archiva-Seal barrier technology, the most advanced formula for sealing wood * Cradles constructed using premium grade 13-ply birch plywood * Archival, eco-friendly and fully made in the USA * Perfect For: * Oils, Acrylics, and Mixed Media * Brittle media like Caseins and Egg Tempera * Excellent for anything from fine brushwork to palette knife painting * Ideal for thin glazing, alla prima, and even impasto * Tough enough to hold the most rigorous pallet knife painting and collage * Plein air painting - 1/8” panels fit easily into pochade boxes * #1 painting panel for oil & acrylics! * 1/8” Flat Panels- perfect for plein air or studio painting; fit most standard rabbeted frames. * 3/4” Cradled Panels - offer more support for heavier weight media like collage, mixed media, or heavy texture applications; fit traditional canvas-style framing. * 1 1/2” Cradled Panels - can be used with all techniques and mediums, standard gallery depth sides can stand alone or frame with floater-style framing options. * 2” Deep Cradled Panels - offers maximum support and frameless presentation, all in one. See More
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Paramount Pro Gallery Wrap, 12"x36" Stretched Canvas (Box of 3)Save Up to78%Off listWhite Simply The Best Professional Cotton Canvas On The Market! Our SUPER Heavyweight cotton canvases have a 100% guarantee. We guarantee the best quality canvas or your money back! Only the best heavyweight cotton canvas is stretched on Paramount gallery wrapped professional artist canvases. You can paint with confidence because we prime each Paramount canvas with a layer of sizing and three coats of acrylic gesso. It's the best commercial cotton canvas you can buy. Popular Paramount Professional Gallery Wrap Canvas has recently received an upgrade! Featuring the same medium-weave, triple-primed, acid-free, 100% cotton canvas as the original style, Paramount Professional canvas now boasts new 1-13/16" deep, solid pine stretcher bars with an innovative L-shaped design. The best for Gallery-ready paintings! SUPER Heavyweight 100% cotton canvases. triple-primed, acid-free. 1-13/16" deep, solid pine stretcher bars with an innovative L-shaped design. Key Features: * Unbleached 100% cotton canvas * Super Heavyweight cotton canvas * 11oz unprimed / 15oz Primed on heavyweight cotton * 1-13/16" deep solid pine, L-shaped stretchers * Triple-primed, acid-free * Medium-tooth surface * Back-stapled * Heavy-duty canvas and bracing system * Perfect For: * Paintings in acrylics, oils & alkyds * Techniques from glazing to impasto * Art that needs stable support * Gallery-ready paintings * Professional use These newly redesigned stretcher bars are a vast improvement on many other lines, as not only does the increased depth add to the strength of the stretcher frame, the 1-13/16" wide face with an offset lip provides greater support to the canvas itself. Paramount Professional Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas was designed for artists who require a heavy-duty canvas and bracing system made to professional standards. Paramount Professional Canvas is designed to take both thick and thin paint layering in acrylics, oils, and alkyds. For artists looking for a sturdy, superior grade stretched canvas, the newly redesigned Paramount Professional Canvas is the way to go! See More
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