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Making your own DIY canvas stretcher bars is a great way to save money on canvas paintings, and it's easier than you might think! Here's how to do it.

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Swagata’s Art 👩‍🎨 | Acrylic and Gouache Artist | Loved the sky 🩷🩵💛 Time Taken - ~ 30 mins Canvas Size - 4*4 stretched canvas Shares and saves are appreciated 😍🤌🏻 Do tag me if you are... | Instagram

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Henri Hagelberg on Instagram: "Do you know how they work? 🤔 The little wooden strips that come with your canvas are called canvas wedges or canvas keys. They are used to give the stretched canvas a little extra tightness. 🎨 Are they absolutely necessary? No. But they are a nice thing to add if your canvas comes with them. If your canvas does not come with them, I would not worry about them too much. There are some brand and regional differences in whether they are included. Every…

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Get inspired by your own two hands with this quick, economical and useful project… The first time I stretched my own canvas, I swear, I heard angels singing. While my painting professor at the time would likely argue I had no business being behind a canvas in the first place, the connection made between a quality surface and […]

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what are the little sticks that come with canvass for?

Have you ever wondered what those little pieces of wood are for, or plastic in the case of some cheaper canvases, which come with a stretched canvas? Sometimes the canvas keys are stapled on the back in a small bag, sometimes they are already glued to the mitered corners of the stretcher bars (the wooden frame that the canvas is attached to). These pieces of wood are wrenches or canvas clamps, which are used if the canvas starts to sag a little on the stretcher. This can happen over...

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a wooden frame with white paper in it on top of a table next to a pair of scissors

Looking for inexpensive artwork for your home? I found canvas prints on WISH that were of HomeSense/HomeGoods quality, but just needed to be wrapped. Today I'll show you how easy it is to wrap a canvas print (and save mucho moolah!)

an overhead view of a person painting on the wall with words above it that read, why do you paint on unstreched canvass?

Caitlin Winner on Instagram: "Three reasons and a pro tip: 1. Painting unstretched gives me compositional flexibility. I can change the final dimensions of the painting as I work. It’s not uncommon that I add on to the bottom or crop in from the sides. I usually cut the canvas with a few inches of buffer on all sides to allow for these changes. 2. It’s easier for me to maneuver large unstretched canvas on my own compared to the same size over stretcher bars. I use thumbtacks to move the…

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How to Tighten Loose and Saggy canvas and make it tight like a drum? With these 3 methods, it's EASY! Join Smart Art Materials Facebook more info

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