do need to add primer b4 u paint on the canvas if the canvas says pre-primed?

Answer 1

Not necissarily, If you are using Acrylic paint you do not need to prime at all. However if you are using Oil paint, if the oil finds it's way to the fibers of the canvas at all, it will gradually eat away the fabric over the years. The best thing to do is hold your canvas up to the light, if you can see pin-holes in the pre primed canvas, prime it again using either gesso or Acrylic paint. Then hold it up to the light again, if you can still see pi-holes of light through it add another coat of primer. Do this until you can not see any light holes through the canvas.

Answer 2

It depends on the smoothness of canvas you want to paint on. One coat of primer (or factory-primed) is enough for the pigments to adhere well, but more coats will fill the texture of the canvas, making it smoother every time. But if you want real smooth, you could use gesso applied with a painting knife.

Anyway you choose to go, an undercoat of painting in the general color scheme you will use is always a good idea.

Answer 3

easy answer: in case you purchased the canvas from a save or broking and it relatively is already stretched on a wood physique, it is going to in all probability already be primed. verify the packaging, it is going to say primed, stretched canvas. if it is so which you do no longer could best. in case you have stretched uncooked canvas onto a physique your self, then sure, it would desire to be primed. To best for oils or acrylics, Gesso is superb yet maximum costly, emulsion paint is high-quality as is emulsion paint mixed with PVA glue (70/30 combination). Use 2 or 3 coats.

Answer 4

No need just get painting have fun and enjoy

Answer 5

no go right ahead and get painting :)

Answer 6

No, you don't need to, start to work and HAVE FUN

Answer 7

no... "pre-primed" means that its been done already