Claessens Universal Primed Canvas Rolls

The Ideal Canvas Rolls for Artists Working With Several Mediums!

The Gold Standard for Professional Artists

Claessens provides artists with professional quality canvases. Each canvas passes through its own unique manufacturing steps before it is inspected. Quality control carefully examines the canvas by hand for faults and removes any abnormally thick threads. Next, two layers of synthetic adhesive are applied. Each layer is dried on the canvas in a warm-air oven.

Universal acrylic primed canvases are coated twice with an acrylic-based paint that is troweled on expertly by hand with a large knife. Then the canvas is dried in a dry air oven for a second time. This produces a perfectly cured, completely dry canvas. The Universal priming is designed to allow for 50% absorbency, making it suitable for all media types.

The finished canvases are again carefully inspected one last time before they are placed on rolls and stocked in the warehouse. There, the rolls are put into boxes or tubes for shipping. These stringent, painstaking steps create an archival, exceptional linen canvas worthy of your finest masterpiece!

Available Styles of Claessens Universal Primed Canvas Rolls (OP, DP)

Double Universal Primed Polyester Roll #101 - DP Extra Fine Texture features an extra-fine texture ideal for portraits and painting genres that require a smooth surface. Warp 39 cm / 20.5 cm weft; unprimed weight 7.23 oz.

Double Universal Primed Linen Roll #109 - DP Medium Texture features a pronounced, heavy weave and a single layer of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, and oils. It accepts most painting techniques where smooth texture is not needed and is popular with landscape, abstract, and large-scale muralists. Warp 11 cm / 14c m weft; weighs 10.71 oz.

Single Universal Primed Linen Roll #112 - OP Moderately Fine Texture features a moderately fine texture and a single layer of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, and oils. Painters who paint in multiple applications and styles will enjoy this linen. Ideal for use with portraits and painting genres that requires s smoother surface for detailed work. Warp 20 cm / 16 cm weft; weighs 12.17 oz.

Double Universal Primed Linen Roll #120 - DP Rough Texture features a pronounced, heavier texture and a double layer of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, oils, and even mixed media. It accepts most painting techniques where smooth texture is not needed and is popular with landscape and abstract artists, large-scale easel painters, and muralists. Warp 14.3 cm/ 10.5 cm weft; weighs 11.50 oz.

Double Universal Primed Linen Roll #129 - DP Heavy Weave features a more pronounced heavy weave, with two layers of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, oils, and even mixed media. It accepts most painting techniques where smooth texture is not needed, and is popular with landscape and abstract artists, large scale easel painters, mixed media artists, and muralists. Warp 21.6cm/12.5cm weft; weighs 15.40 oz.

Double Universal Primed Linen Roll #166 - DP Medium Texture features a more pronounced medium texture, with two layers of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, and oils. It accepts most painting techniques where a smooth texture is not needed and is popular with large-scale muralists. Warp 17 cm / 14.5 cm weft; weighs 12.24 oz.

Double Universal Primed Linen Roll #170 - DP Rough Texture features a rough texture with two layers of universal acrylic primer for acrylics, alkyds, and oils. It accepts most painting techniques where smooth texture is not needed and is an excellent multi-purpose surface. #170 is popular with landscape artists, abstract painters, mixed media artists, large-scale easel painters, and muralists. Warp 25.4 cm / 26.7 cm weft; weighs 11.8 oz.