Arttools.com » Canvas http://www.arttools.com Art Supplies and Art Tools Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:46:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Tips for selecting a canvas for your art work. http://www.arttools.com/painting/canvas/tips-for-selecting-a-canvas-for-your-art-work http://www.arttools.com/painting/canvas/tips-for-selecting-a-canvas-for-your-art-work#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:32:36 +0000 Art Supplies http://www.arttools.com/painting/canvas/tips-for-selecting-a-canvas-for-your-art-work Art is a vast profession and there are many things that can be learned in this business. However, before getting into the minutest details of arts t is very important to get a good knowledge about the basics of painting. You will need to make decisions about the certain art supplies that are essential. These art supplies include colors, canvas, brushes and other materials. The decisions made regarding these can change the entire meaning of your painting. For example, let us consider the colors that you can use in your painting. You can give the impression of love, beauty and goodness by using soft colors and convey the meaning of terror, hatred and/or something bad by the use of dark colors in your painting. Given below are some of the basic needs of paintings in details

Canvases to be used:

It is very important to decide about the canvas that will be used in the painting. The selection of the canvas depends entirely upon the type of paining you are planning to do. You will find all of these canvases from any good art supplying shop. Some of the canvases available are listed below

  • Paper Canvas: Paper canvases are considered ideal for watercolor painting. This type of canvas is specially designed by keeping the needs of watercolor painting in mind. For this reason, they are more durable then others when painted with watercolor.
  • Cotton Duck: Cotton Duck canvases can be used for two entirely types of paintings; you can use cotton duck canvas for oil painting and acrylic painting.
  • Linen Duck: if you do not wish to use cotton duck canvas for oil painting then you have another option, you can use the linen duck canvas in its place.

Once you have decided about the canvas the next decision that you need to make is regarding the frames of the canvas. Most people find framed canvases more attractive then the ones that are not framed. There is a wide variety of frames to choose from and you can decide a frame depending upon the mood and theme of the painting. The right frame can add a life to your painting. Therefore, when making a decision regarding the frames make sure you are choosing the right type of frame.

Another of the art supplies that play a major role in painting is the brushes that are used while painting. Brushes are just like pens; the only difference is that they help you in conveying your message on a canvas while with pens you work on paper. It is very important to choose the right kind of brush. When you buy your share of art supplies you will realize that there is a wide variety of brushes available. For a beginner, a low cost, normal quality brush is good enough to work with. This kind of brushes can help you in learning the basics of painting but if you are a professional in the field then you will obviously opt for one of the expensive brushes to get better results.

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