Benefits of Stretching Your Own Canvas
Stretching a Canvas: Tools
Stretching a Canvas: Put Stretchers Together
Stretching a Canvas: Size the Canvas
Stretching a Canvas: Put a Staple in 1st Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put Staple in Opposite Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull and Staple 3rd Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull and Staple Last Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 2nd Staple in 1st Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 2nd Staple in 2nd Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 2nd Staple in 3rd Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 2nd Staple in 4th Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 3rd Staple in 1st Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 3rd Staple in 2nd Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 3rd Staple in 3rd Side
Stretching a Canvas: Pull & Put 3rd Staple in 4th Side
Summary: Pull the first side and put in the third staple on that side. Learn how to stretch a canvas for painting from a professional artist in this free video.
Anna Greene-Smith is a freelance illustrator. She graduated from MassArt in Boston in 2006 and spent some time studying at the Glasgow School of Art in Glasgow, Scotland. She is...read more
"Okay, I just want to show you, really fast what this looks like right now. It's tight, except for these ridges that are going across this way. And the reason for that, is because we've pulled this, really tight, these two sides. That's why you get the ridge, because this, these two sides haven't been pulled yet. As soon as we pull them that'll be gone, that ridge. And that's what we want. So we'll start on this side, it's got the one staple, we can pick either side, it doesn't matter, so let's go to this side. We'll put it pretty much in the middle, right about there. Pull really tight. Okay, careful to get it smooth. Alright, that's good."
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