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What do you like to work on for larger pieces? Canvas on a board, gessoed boards or framed canvas? I would like to do some larger pieces in mm but wonder what people's experiences have been before I start. What brands do you like or do your make your own?
I prefer hard surfaces - aquabord, wood, etc. I have never felt at home with the flex of stretched canvas - even on the teeny ones - I have some 2x2 ones - but I like hard surfaces better. My grandmother painted nearly all her paintings on this sort of particle board stuff.
I don't prefer stretched canvas either... mostly because I like to use a lot of stamps and stencils when I layer. The canvas panels at Blick are a great value - if you like doing small pieces, you can buy the 4" square panels in bulk for about 10 cents apiece!
How do you display the canvas boards? That's the only reason I've never tried one, not sure how to hang it on the wall lol! I use the frame canvas' currently but would love to try the canvas board!
I have framed a couple but usually use a picture stand out on a shelf or table instead.
There are some cheap lick and stick type adhesive hangers you can buy to put on the back but I didn't like them as they stay stuck very long. I've wondered about the 3M Command picture hooks but haven't tried them.
I grew up with painting on boards, that's what my grandfather used and taught me with. Recently I've been experimenting with framed canvases. I'm getting used to them, but think I may go back to boards.
To hang a board I use a secure glue to put string or ribbon on the back of the board and then hang it from a nail.
From the generosity of a friend who had lots of pieces of framing mat board she wanted to offload, I was happy to help. I cover pieces with sticky back canvas and I have found these to be wonderful palettes on which to create.
They fit nicely into a frame, if I'm inclined to do that, which works great.
It really depends on what I using them for to be honest. I like to do larger type paintings, so for those I prefer a stretched canvas. I fin that the larger gesso hard boards tend to warp a bit. I did one recently for a friend ( Dina it is the one with the blue boot) and it is warped terribly. I am sure she will have to have it framed. I also sell work though and find that customers prefer paintings on stretched canvas. I do like the stability of gesso boards though, especially if doing image transfer. It is near impossible for me to get a good crisp image transferred to a stretched canvas because of the give it has..stamping is also a bit difficult as well, although I tend to not do a lot of that on larger pieces or pieces for sale.
I recently ordered a couple of hardwood surfaces from blick but haven't had the opportunity to work on them. They were in a package of the..one flat backed with holes to hang and the other two had about a 2in cradle built around the back so you could hang them similarly to a stretched canvas.
I would just try a variety of surfaces to see what fits your own personal style. Good luck!
I am working on a trio piece right now. I am using small stretched canvas I find a small post it pad fits right in the part of the back that isn't wood, so when I stamp I put the pad in/under the canvas to lessen the give.
I, too, don't like the give off stretched canvas. My most favorite surface is MDF - medium density fiberboard. I get it in 8 foot x 4 foot sheets super cheap at home depot and then my hubby cuts it down to whatever sizes I want. It's such a perfects surface
I, too, don't like the give off stretched canvas. My most favorite surface is MDF - medium density fiberboard. I get it in 8 foot x 4 foot sheets super cheap at home depot and then my hubby cuts it down to whatever sizes I want. It's such a perfects surface
My husband has mentioned doing this before..but we haven't yet. Can you tell me what you use to hang these? ..or if they get framed? TIA
I usually don't hang them I just prop them up against the wall like on the mantle or shelves. But sometimes I do hang them and I use sawtooth picture hangers on the back - they are easy to find.
Thanks Marti. Those are what I use on canvas boards too. I use my hot glue gun to adhere them. Works pretty well. The problem I have with canvas boards is the darn warping! The husband is looking at building frames for them..but I am not so sure that will flatten some of them back out. I LOVE the fact that they are a hard surface, but I don't like that warp and buckle.
Have you had an issue with that? With the canvas boards I mean. Is there something I am not doing that I should be?
Last edited by Inkin One; 08-02-2014 at 01:47 PM..
Canvas board vs framed canvas
