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Before you paint a masterpiece, a canvas needs to be stretched just right for it to work and hold paint properly. If you’re a painter, learning to stretch your own canvases is a great way of saving money and keeping your overhead low and keeping yourself productive. This article will show you how to get the materials necessary, stretch the canvas properly, and prime it for painting.

Properly lighting a work of art can make all the difference in the world when it comes to displaying it. The painting that moved you to the tears in the gallery might not have the same effect if it’s always bathed in shadow or blasted with sunlight.

If you’ve decided you want to stretch your own canvas, you’ll need to select your materials. The bars you stretch the canvas on are just as important as the canvas…

Stretcher strips (also called stretcher bars) are typically made of wood, metal or a combination of the two. The different types of wood can range from pine to fir. Whether…