Artist Stretcher Bars

I started a draft new oil painting, so I bought the canvas of the artist who is at the base of the rectangular frame of wood, hope your familiar with them. Anyway, he came with "beveled stretcher bars and I want to know if I need to stretch it before use.

If I do, how?

If the canvas is mounted and stapled to the stretcher bars, it is already tight.

More often than not, pre-stretched canvases will also double or triple primed with white acrylic. Do not mislead. It is allowed to put oil on top of acrylic. Normally paintings like yours are ready to paint right out of the package.

The beveled stretcher bars are provided with your web probly only for use if there is some slack in the canvas. There are better ways to strengthen the web if necessary. Get a bottle and spray Mr back of the canvas a little water and let dry. You tighten the canvas nicely.

Another thing to check is the canvas in the store before buying. Just give a few shots to see if it's tight as a drum. You should be able to do so even if it is wrapped in plastic.

So just type in your web to see how it is waterproof. If you can press a little lesson in this regard, it is ready.

In fact, before you begin your project, spray the back of the canvas equally, but not much.

This will cause it to strengthen before painting it.

If you can spray the oil while you work, or as needed.

Canvas not shrink, because the most common fabrics are made with cotton. (Who shrinks)

and Michaels, Hobby Lobby or actually sell a bottle of liquid shrinker your paintings. (But the water around.)

He said that on the back because some people cut and strengthen again. You do not need to do is already pre-stretched.

Canvas does not shrink.

Yes, you can take all the wood frame and put it in a glass frame. But this is not recommended as oil painting needs to breathe, in fact, some paintings take longer than six months to heal completely.


Just treat your canvas as you do your panel. In fact, it is already pre gessso. They are ready to paint and hang.

No, it's called "pre-stretched" because it is already attached to the stretcher bars. All you have to do is prime it and paint it! For the first, you need to gesso, which is a product White acryilic which helps to smooth the tooth "of the canvas and give the paint something more adhear.
Good luck with your painting!

Gods