{"id":335,"date":"2018-01-24T14:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T19:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:38:50","slug":"types-of-canvas-for-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/types-of-canvas-for-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Canvas Forms and Fabrics For Painting (And What’s Best)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we wanted to take a deep dive into the types of canvases available for painting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we recently covered some important pointers when it comes to painting on canvas<\/a>, today we want to strictly talk about canvas selection (and what to look out for).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As any budding artist will tell you, when you go to your local art store or browse the canvas surface section of your favorite online retailer<\/a>, it can be a bit intimidating to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are you met with different sized canvas surfaces, but you will also have to decide between stretched canvas, panels, \u2018professional\u2019 canvas, canvas rolls, unprimed vs. primed, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seriously, a quick look at the DickBlick.com<\/a> website will leave you with more questions than answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: We love DickBlick.com and their wide selection, however, sometimes an artist just starting out needs a fair bit of help navigating this wide product selection!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in order to try to make the process of learning about the different types of canvases available for painting, we wanted to break out this article into digestible chunks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with (what we think) is the most obvious decision when it comes to canvas selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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