Canvas

Canvas as a painting surface is a heavy-duty fabric usually made of white cotton. The fabric is stretched across a wooden frame and protected from decay with a layer of gesso avoiding direct contact of oil or acrylic with the canvas fibers.

A painting executed on such fabric is called "a canvas".

Henri Matisse, The Painting Lesson.

See also

• Easel
• Painter

External links

• Canvas Painting Techniques.
• How To Stretch Your Own Canvas.
• Canvas: What You Need to Know.
• Stretching and Priming the Canvas.