Stretched Canvas

The Britannia range of artists canvases consists of medium weave triple primed canvas mounted on bevelled stretcher bars, supplied in pairs or bulk box quantities. There is a wide range of different stretched art canvas available from reasonably cheap canvas to the slightly more expensive deep edge canvas constructed with extra wide stretcher bars.

SELECT Britannia Standard Canvases (19mm Deep) OR Britannia Deep-Edge Canvases (38mm Deep)

All Britannia canvases are back stapled giving a neat appearance and come complete with a set of 4 canvas tightening keys.

Choosing Between Linen and Cotton-duck Canvas

There are two different mediums to choose from when buying a canvas, linen and cotton duck. These materials offer considerably different qualities and are made from different plants.

Linen which derives from the flax plant is a robust light brown material which is considerably durable. It was used exclusively before the introduction of cotton canvas in the early twentieth century and is well suited to the application of oil paint. Although cotton canvas is more popular today, most professional artists prefer to use linen particularly when working with oil paints.

Cotton Duck - derived for the cotton plant - is by far the most common choice of canvas and it is considerably less expensive. It has a more even mechanical weave and stretches with more elasticity than linen. Cotton is well suited for the use of acrylic paints which are of the preferred by artists because the convenience provided due to the rapid drying times.

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