HOW TO STRETCH CANVAS for PAINTING

How to Stretch a Canvas for Painting.
I have quite a few large canvases that I needed to stretch and prepare ready for painting. These will be used for my Summer exhibition of paintings at The Royal Cornwall Museum.
I used metre long stretcher bars with added cross pieces to give it more strength. The canvas was 10 metre roll of Cotton Duck 15oz.
The tools used were : a wooden mallet, canvas pliers and a heavy duty staple gun with 8mm staples.
I hope this helps with your own canvas stretching. It can really save you money, especially at larger sizes.
Look out for the next video in the series where I will show you how to size the canvas in the traditional way (no acrylic) and then prime it ready for painting in oil paints.
Best wishes
Andrew
Music used in the video came from UA-cam audio library: ‪@JesseGallagher‬ - thank you

[@judithslawter372]

Thank you. Though I knew how to do it it was nice to see it done. The canvas looked great.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thanks Judith - it's not something I do very often, but it certainly save some money when I do!

[@veronicabelly9497]

Hi Andrew, perfect work.... 👏👏👏👏🧐Congratulation too for the studio, very professional for one Artist like you!!! Wonderful the operas...All the best for you, and your family and Basil👍ciao🙋‍♀️

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you very much Veronica! Hope you are all well in Rome 🙂🙂🐿 Basil and the family are all good

[@veronicabelly9497]

@@AndrewBarrowmanArt YES yes... All is Ok in Rome, thank so much Andrew.... ☺️I repeat, congratulation for your Art👏👏👏👏👏👏bravissimo, ciao🙋‍♀️👍

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Ciao Veronica 😀

[@nestingbirdcreations]

Thanks for this informative video, Andrew. Having never done this, is there a right side to the canvas or does it not matter which side faces front? Looking forward to the next video.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you for watching, glad you found it useful. There isn't a 'right' side to the canvas. Maybe some fine linen might have a good side but not the cotton duck which I am using.

[@MarkEGreen-rf4on]

Hi Andrew, great video. Do you use Cornelissen's or Jackson's for stretchers and primers? I used to use the former for years but the latter seem to be cheaper.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Hi Mark - thank you
I bought these ones from Lion picture framers in Birmingham. They were a good price although I wish I had bought some with more of a 'lip' on them, something slightly deeper to avoid the line marks on the canvas