A portrait study, small still life or series of colour trials gets its own painting surface on stretched canvas. This KOH-i-NOOR cotton canvas has a pine stretcher frame and a universal white primer. It is ready to paint with acrylics or oils. You receive one canvas in your chosen size, with wedges for adjusting its tension. Paint and brushes are needed separately.
Two sizes with different frame bars
- 13 × 18 cm: the compact option for a small composition or individual study. The stretcher bars have a 13 × 18 mm cross-section.
- 18 × 24 cm: more painting space for a portrait, still life or landscape study. The stretcher bars have a 15 × 30 mm cross-section.
The centimetre measurements describe the canvas format; the millimetre measurements describe the bars. Turn the rectangular canvas before painting to work in portrait or landscape orientation. When choosing a decorative frame, check both its size and whether it can accommodate the stretcher.
Work on the white ground
Use the white as a light starting point for your colours, or begin with a coloured ground made from a suitable paint. With a new paint or a heavily diluted mixture, make a small trial first to judge brush feel and coverage. Follow your paint's drying instructions when building layers. The stretched support is ready for painting, so you do not need to mount loose cotton on a frame yourself.
The included tensioning wedges
Keep the wedges with the canvas. They are used to adjust the tension when needed. Retension gently and evenly without forcing the wooden frame. Hold your work by the stretcher and avoid pressure on the canvas surface.
Prepare a small series
Choose the same size and orientation for comparable studies so you can judge composition and colour side by side. Position wet work for drying so nothing touches the paint. Keep unused canvases clean and dry, supporting them by the wooden frame.
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