Thrifty Thursday
So you decided to take up painting and started looking for all of your supplies. You walk into your neighborhood art store see the prices of painting supplies and almost pass out. “What?!,” you say. “Are you kidding me?!” Yes painting supplies can cost a lot of money but it’s ok you don’t need the most expensive supplies to get started. Canvas ranges in value and types so lets take a look at your options.
Canvas Types:
Canvas paper - heavy weight paper that is coated to handle paint (make sure its made for your paint type: oil, acrylic or watercolor) Some may need to be prepped before painting.
Canvas panels - thin heavy weight cardboard that is covered with primed canvas on one side, ready to paint.
Masonite - thin wood pulp panel (needs to be primed with gesso before painting)
Stretched Canvas - wood frame covered with canvas, usually primed and ready to paint.
Canvas panels in a value pack for beginners is my suggestion. This will be the least expensive option but still have the canvas feel. You will be able to get several panels to work on. Keep to the smaller sizes to keep the cost down and your motivation going, working on a big painting and not finishing because of the size is not what you want.
Stretched canvas in value packs is my next choice for beginners. This gives the real feel of canvas and you can get a few canvases to work on. Once again keep the size on the smaller side.
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*This is not a sponsored blog these are just some of the products that I personally use. You can always explore and find other options.