How to make canvas?

Basic methods commonly used in oil painting department of Repin Academy of Fine Arts;

1, stretch the canvas, put the bought linen in water to dry and then put it on the frame, otherwise the painting foundation will appreciate if it is stretched directly.

2, primer, if you don't want to cook, you can use latex, latex: water = 1: 6, and use a wide brush to evenly Bo Tu the stretched cloth. After drying, the canvas surface should be inspected photometrically to form a very thin film. In addition, canvas should not have holes, and the holes between textile fibers should be blocked with glue.

3. The base material is white powder: lithopone: latex: water = 1: 1: 0.5: 2. White powder can increase the elasticity of canvas, lithopone can whiten it, and in addition, it can prevent oxidation reaction with oil and prevent it from turning yellow when used alone. )

Brush the bottom material twice, with a wide brush along the direction of canvas textile texture, horizontally and vertically, and then brush it for the second time until the first time is dry. Before each brush, gently polish the canvas with fine sandpaper (500 mesh), subject to palm friction, and don't hold hands.

4, batter, latex mixed with water (1: 6), brush a thin layer evenly with a wide brush.

It can be used after drying.