All Who Paint . . . please answer my question about canvas.?

Question

Can you paint watercolor on canvas? And are there different types of canvas?

Answer 1

See my answer to your other question.

Watercolor should be painted directly onto unprimed watercolor paper. Anything else will give results of doubtful quality. The only reason I can see for painting watercolor onto canvas is if you're a beginner and want to be able to hose the mistakes off your canvas, instead of ruining multiple sheets of paper.

But if you want to paint in watercolors, you should be learning on their proper surface, which is good watercolor paper. Wasting paper is part of the learning process.

Answer 2

You can paint watercolor on primed canvas. It's not exactly appropriate and not really recommended. You could seal it afterwards and get some degree of permanence but the surface just isn't the greatest to work on... I've done watercolors on unprimed canvas and sealed it with acrylic varnish... I've gotten excellent results but it's a little clumsy unless you're using an airbrush or you want stuff to bleed.

There are several different types of "canvas"... everything from cotton duck to linen... you can also use other heavy fabrics... I'd not trust a lot of commercial dyes that you might find in colored and print fabrics for permanence {provided you want to incorporate them into your image} but if you go with stuff that's unbleached or natural and prime it you should be fine...

Your best bet might be to go to an art supply store and look at what they have to offer...

Answer 3

As the originating artist you can do anything you like!!.

If you want your work to stand the test of time then you want to use materials that have been time tested and use them in a proper way. Some artist work begins to break down within months because they used incorrect methods or materials.

Watercolor are supposed to be applied to paper and there are lots of different types of paper. Use different ones until you find one you like. Watercolor cannot be absorbed by primed canvas ...they will float.

And there are lots of types of canvas and different weights. Canvas is just another fabric and It can be cotton, linen or plastic. Do some reading and research and experiment.

Answer 4

Watercolours will not adhere to primed canvas (meaning gesso-primed). Gesso is not an absorbent surface like watercolour paper - your paint will simply rub off.

You can buy specially primed canvas meant specifically for watercolour (it's called watercolour canvas) but only that will work, and it must be varnished after painting. No other canvas will accept watercolour, including raw canvas.

Canvas is meant to be used with Acrylics or Oils.

Answer 5

yes there is different kinds of canvas mostly it has to do with quality and price for watercolors I would suggest high quality canvas I am american and the only time I say gesso is when I say acrylics on canvas otherwise its primer

Answer 6

Hi,

I say primer. In USA people say gesso.
Gesso here is plaster.
A primer bonds to the surface to prepare it to be painted.
There's a paper from Art Spectrum «Colourfix» that can take watercolour. It's a watercolour paper with an acrylic primer.
This paper is mostly used for pastel due to its sanded paper.
But it can take washes.

Kind regards,

José
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