i was wondering how i go about putting things such as bits of paper, pictures, glass, etc. on canvases that i plan to paint. also, if there is already paint on a canvas, how do i add things then? wont most things just fall out of the paint…. it wont be strong enough?
any help is appreciated
In addition to "iamnotlex…" You might want to try the gloss or matte medium on the front of the magazine picture or any picture printed on paper. Brush on a coat and let it dry. Add a second coat and let it dry. After it has dried, soak the whole thing in water until the paper is saturated. Place face down (but not on paper, it sticks) and begin gently rubbing the back with your fingers. the paper will start to ball up and eventually you will have removed all the paper but the image will have stayed on the medium. This you can then adhere to the canvas. with more medium. For heavier and three dimensional objects, try using a heavy gesso or I believe there is a product called sculpting medium. It is very thick and will adhere well to the canvas.
I’ve had a box of folded up canvas sitting in my garage for about two years. I haven’t been out there to look at it, but is there any possibility that it’s messed up at all? Obviously aside from water physically touching it, could the weather/humidity have affected it at all? I live in Buffalo, NY so we have extreme temperature/precipitation changes.
And if it has been affected, will it be ok to paint on after I Gesso it?
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If it is plain canvas it should last ages (literally) as long as it’s basically dry. That is why most artist paint on canvas. So as long as there are no visible spots of mold it is as usable as ‘new’ canvas. Be sure to clean it from dust etc. when you are going to use it.
If it has been affected but only discolored you can give the washing machine a go. A little bleach should take care of most of the discoloration and thus the molds. If your canvas comes out without any holes it should be good enough to paint on.
It is advisable to stretch your canvas straight from the washing machine and do not tumble dry or use fabric softner. It will dry perfectly smoothed out on a stretcher frame this way.
I have a Jeanniot painting, the diner at the ritz hotel or whatever it is, and I was wondering if it was a reproduction or an original…I don’t know much about paintings. It has the artists’ name signed on it?
Any original work of art that is signed and then reproduced as a print will automatically have the image of the artist’s signature. To the trained eye it is easy to tell the difference between reproductions and originals and you don’t need a licensed appraiser to do it. Your professional framer, art gallery, or reputable artist can tell. It can be harder if it is an outright forgery.
Hello, Can anyone tell me the name of the artist who once painted the whole canvas black and that was sold for like a handsome price?
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Ad Reinhardt did a whole series of black paintings. He also did an extensive amount of writing on these painting in particular. They are essays included in the book Art as Art. These explain the nature of the color black and how those paintings respond to abstract expressionism.
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This is part one of the video. This process can be used to make large windmill blades out of stretched canvas or other materials.
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Is it already stretched? If not, restretch it. Is the old paint really built up on the canvas? If so (assuming it’s prestretched) you might want to undo it and stretch it again, which can flatten it out. Then you gesso it. I would suggest two layers of gesso if you don’t want the old stuff showing through, but if you like the old layers, just start painting. If you’re painting in oils as well, you’ll have no problems (I wouldn’t recomed putting acrylic on top of an old oil painting though). Starving artists have been painting over old canvases for hundreds of years.
I have a painting by a Rominan Artist by the name of B.Knapp and can’t find anything on the net about him, any help would be greatfully appreciated.
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Or do they directly sketch or paint the image to the canvas.
Such as: Vincent, Monet, Rembrandt etc.
I would use graphite paper. You can write over the sketch and then it puts the image on the canvas. It is hard to explain. You tape down the graphite paper and the image onto the canvas.
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Once again I am talking about artist oil paints not house oil paints.
1. it depends on which medium you use (oil, white spirit, turpentine, a mixture of those, varnish, fast drying oil, etc.) I advise you to read the label it usually gives you an approx.
My teacher uses white spirit only, and her paintings are dry the next day. My own paintings take much longer.
2. it depends on how "thick" you work: for example if you paint with a painting knife and apply thick layers of colours it can take up to a year to dry.
For example, Monet paintings took more than 6 month to dry, and years to be completely dry.