Claessens Oil Primed Fine Texture Linen Rolls

Claessens Oil Primed Linen Rolls Feature Meticulous Craftsmanship for Techniques needing a smooth surface!

The Gold Standard for Professional Artists

Claessens Oil Primed Fine Texture Linen Rolls are crafted from premium Belgian flax, offering a smooth, tightly woven surface ideal for intricate brushwork. These linens we offer are Single (OP), Double (DP) and Quadruple(QP) oil-primed using traditional methods, providing a responsive surface that enhances the luminosity and depth of oil paints.
Ideal For: Portraits, realism, trompe l’oeil, and techniques requiring fine detail and subtle glazing.

Claessens Linen Rolls are meticulously crafted to meet the highest standards of professional painting. Renowned worldwide for their superior quality, each roll undergoes a rigorous and highly specialized manufacturing process to ensure an exceptional painting surface that supports longevity and artistic excellence.

For oil-primed linen canvas rolls, Claessens applies a ground layer of zinc white bound with linseed oil using traditional trowel-like knives. This is followed by careful sanding and the application of a second titanium white-based layer, also applied by hand. The canvas is then air-dried in a dedicated drying room for three days. Double-primed and triple-primed canvases repeat this process for added depth and absorption quality, with the final drying period extending up to 10 days to allow for natural curing. The result is an archival-quality linen canvas that offers unmatched surface integrity, texture, and durability—ideal for your most ambitious and enduring works of art.

Available Styles of Oil Primed Fine Texture Linen Rolls (OP, DP, QP)

Single Oil Primed Linen Roll #12 - OP Single OP #12 Claessens Linen features a moderately fine texture and a single layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, and is popular with portrait and realist artists who enjoy the fine tooth it offers. Warp 20cm/16cm weft; weighs 11.36oz.

Double Oil Primed Linen Roll #12 - DP Double OP #12 Claessens Linen features a moderately fine texture and a double layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, and is popular with portrait and realist artists who enjoy the fine tooth it offers. Warp 20cm/16cm weft; weighs 12.59oz.

Single Oil Primed Linen Roll #9 - OP Single OP #9 Claessens Linen features a fine texture and a single layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, and is popular with portrait, realist artists, and general painters who enjoy the more moderately fine tooth it offers. This portrait linen has a 27.9 TPI warp and 35.6 TPI weft. Single-primed it weighs 11.5 ounces per square yard. 2 coat sizing.

Double Oil Primed Linen Roll #9 - DP Double OP #9 Claessens Linen features a fine texture and a single layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, and is popular with portrait, realist artists, and general painters who enjoy the more moderately fine tooth it offers. This portrait linen has a 50.8 TPI warp and 40.6 TPI weft. Double-primed it weighs 12.59 ounces per square yard. 2 coat sizing.

Single Oil Primed Linen Roll #13 - OP Single OP #13 Claessens Linen features a very fine texture and a single layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, but is the ideal choice for portrait, troupe l’oeil and realist artists who enjoy the very fine surface it offers. Warp 23cm/23cm weft; weighs 9.59oz.

Double Oil Primed Linen Roll #13 - DP Double OP #13 Claessens Linen features a very fine texture and a double layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It accepts most styles of painting, but is the ideal choice for portrait, troupe l’oeil and realist artists who enjoy the very fine surface it offers. Warp 23cm/23cm weft; weighs 10.50oz.

Quadruple Oil Primed Linen Roll #13 - QP Quadruple OP #13 Claessens Linen features a very fine texture and a quadruple layer of primer for oil and alkyd painting. It is the ideal choice for portrait, troupe l’oeil and realist artists who enjoy the very fine surface the quadruple priming and Very Fine weave offers. Warp 23cm/23cm weft; weighs 11.36oz.