Too neat, Thank You! I believe your antics with characters like Skully, & David, would make this instructional that much more fun for children to get into.
Awesome! I am overjoyed you liked the video. And that is too cool. Not a bad idea at all. My sister's kids seem to like the videos. Thanks for the support.
Awesome!!! That made my day. So cool! Thank you for letting me know. Good luck with the canvas stretching. Please let me know if you have any questions. Good luck and cheers!
@@michaeljohnnolan I actually do have a question, though not about your process. I grabbed 7oz cotton duck and then reviewed your video again and saw that you recommend heavier weight for larger canvases. So If I am primarily looking to make canvas in the 2ish feet plus size, is my 7oz too light? I haven't cut up the canvas yet so there's still time for a return. BTW your channel is way underrated, it's only a matter of time until the algo picks you up!
@@everettehungerford2858 Thanks for the questions and for the kind words. Anyway, you are right, 10-12 oz canvas is a general good weight for most sizes, especially under 4'x4'. For larger paintings, I would use a 15oz. Glad I answered it in the video. I forgot if I did. Anyway, 7oz is okay... but not great. That is closer to what the premade Fredrix canvases use. Easily torn and the rigidity of the surface leaves something to be desired. I personally like a much firmer surface. Best of luck with the stretch!
Soon i will must work for me , its a lot cheapest than to buy finished canvas , but in each case art works go for money and in both cases is good, but this cnavases your work is much stronger what art shops offers.... Nice works maestro, good content.
Yes, true. Building canvases just helps unify us with the complete artistic painting process (besides saving of lots of money in the long run). I do romanticize that. Thanks again for all your comments. Cheers!
I love how informative and funny your videos are, every one is a work of art in itself and is a love letter to creation. So glad I found your channel, I feel like I'm learning from one of the old masters
Appreciate the warning and you are so right. As you probably noticed, the bag of Zinc white in the video was basically full. I bought it a long time ago to try out traditional grounds, encaustics, and silverpoint... none of which I stuck with... get it, stuck...delimitation. Sorry, bad joke. :) Anyway, I just used it as a visual prop to explain possible mixtures for gesso. When I was in art school a few companies used a very slight amount of zinc white in their acrylic mixtures. I imagine it was a hold over from the oil primer mixture days. Not sure what it would've been used for. And I think that Winsor Newton's acrylic gesso still does today contain zinc at super slight levels like 0.1%. Thanks watching. Appreciate your time.
