Make Your Own Linen Canvases: Oil Painting Pro Tips (Part 3 of 3) with Anna Rose Bain

Oil Painting Surfaces Pro Tips, Part 3: How to Make a Linen Canvas Using Raw Linen. In this video Anna Rose Bain shows you three different ways to stretch, size, and prime your own linen canvases for oil painting.

Disclaimer: I'm showing you the methods I learned from my classically trained college professors and several other artists I studied with over the years. I don't claim to have the perfect process or solutions here, so I highly recommend you continue to do some research for yourself to find out the best ways to prepare canvases. I've discovered that there is a lot of disagreement about what is the "best" method to make archival painting surfaces. If you disagree with my process, please keep your comments respectful. Thank you in advance!

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Here are the materials mentioned in this video:

Linen, Panel, and Stretcher bars:
Portrait Grade Raw Linen (66J): https://bit.ly/3CePRa0
Medium Weave Raw Linen Roll: https://bit.ly/3ChZV1W
Pre-primed Claessens 13 Linen Roll: https://bit.ly/2Sbjgjl
Unprimed Hardboard Panels: https://bit.ly/3lxk26f
Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars: https://bit.ly/3ltqtHJ

Sizing:
Golden GAC400 (For tightening fibers): https://bit.ly/3xtgFQ5
Golden GAC100 (Acrylic Polymer): https://bit.ly/3gFLlc1
Rabbit Skin Glue: https://bit.ly/3gPJ5hg

Priming:
Lead Primer: https://bit.ly/3gJ6h0p
Oil Primer: https://bit.ly/3cT7Esm

Other:
Chip brushes: https://bit.ly/3Ad2UHo
Easy Tacker Stapler: https://bit.ly/3jlk4M6
Straight Edge: https://bit.ly/3CeRch2
Measuring Square: https://amzn.to/2WPkRgt
Rubber Mallet: https://amzn.to/3CqBLTc
Gamsol: https://bit.ly/3hMzNCP

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0:00 Introduction, linen and stretcher bars you'll need
4:29 Additional materials
5:12 Stretching and sizing with rabbit skin glue
29:30 Sizing with GAC400 and GAC100
32:34 Priming