Comments on: How can i stop canvas showing from underneath watered down acrylics? http://www.coopstlaurent.org/canvas/how-can-i-stop-canvas-showing-from-underneath-watered-down-acrylics/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: <3 http://www.coopstlaurent.org/canvas/how-can-i-stop-canvas-showing-from-underneath-watered-down-acrylics/#comment-5649 <3 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:54:59 +0000 http://www.coopstlaurent.org/canvas/how-can-i-stop-canvas-showing-from-underneath-watered-down-acrylics#comment-5649 it looks dull? It could have to do with the quality paint you're using. Liquidate Heavy Body Paint is one of my favorites. But don't buy their "basics" edition, because it's a poor quality version. "Golden" is nice too.........but expensive. It could also be that you're just watering them down too much? Watercolors, and thin acrylics aren't really meant for canvas. With canvas, you typically have to use MORE paint compared to what you would use on paper. Why not try buying some heavy water color paper instead? It comes in nice notepads and the pages are sealed with glue on all sides so you can paint with a lot of water without the paper curling. And it leaves a small non-glued area so when you're done, you can just lift it at that edge, and peal it off the pad. Canson has a SUPER AMAZING pad of paper. It looks like this http://image.misterart.com/grouppix/528x352/2000/g2388.jpg And it's my favorite thing to use for thinner painting. Also, maybe try some cold press illustration boards.<br><b>References : </b><br> it looks dull? It could have to do with the quality paint you’re using. Liquidate Heavy Body Paint is one of my favorites. But don’t buy their "basics" edition, because it’s a poor quality version. "Golden" is nice too………but expensive.

It could also be that you’re just watering them down too much? Watercolors, and thin acrylics aren’t really meant for canvas. With canvas, you typically have to use MORE paint compared to what you would use on paper. Why not try buying some heavy water color paper instead? It comes in nice notepads and the pages are sealed with glue on all sides so you can paint with a lot of water without the paper curling. And it leaves a small non-glued area so when you’re done, you can just lift it at that edge, and peal it off the pad. Canson has a SUPER AMAZING pad of paper. It looks like this http://image.misterart.com/grouppix/528×352/2000/g2388.jpg And it’s my favorite thing to use for thinner painting. Also, maybe try some cold press illustration boards.
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