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Recommend a canvas primer?

29-12-2007 10:51AM

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Would a PVA solution be suitable for priming canvas (40%PVA 60%water?)

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#2 29-12-2007 04:25PM

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if you are using oil paint you can size your canvas with rabbit skin glue or use gesso which will give you a white surface. don't use rabbit skin glue with
Acrylic paint

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#3 01-01-2008 11:10AM

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thanks, but I have a huge tub of that PVA solution and I wonder whether it will be any good as a canvas primer?

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#4 02-01-2008 08:30PM

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I don't think it would work well because it'll make the surface hard and shiny and unreceptive to paint and defeat the purpose of working on canvas.

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#5 03-01-2008 09:32PM

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No as the surface is too shiny, the paint will peel away from the surface when it dries. Try a 50/50 mix of pva and emulsion, its much better.

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