Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My canvas prints are stretched and prepared as you describe, they are also UV coated. I get them done at Mpix. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 6:12:44 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Wondering About Canvas? And we know that oil or acrylic painting is done on a stretched canvass which as been Primed, Gesso'd first as an undercoat often in multiple coatings which smoothes out and fills in much of the canvas texture. In a way in the end you're not painting on textured canvas but on smooth gesso. For oils painting a weak solution of animal glue is first put on the linen canvas. Ground is applied on top of sizing. Ground is usually Gesso which is " a combination of oil with an inert white pigment such as chalk, whiting, or plaster of Paris, and an aqueous binder such as casein or animal glue." This gives it a smooth texture. So even painting on canvas is not about the texture of the canvas." On 7/18/14 9:11 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > I'm rarely fond of faux. > The visual qualities of photographs work best on smooth surfaces IMO. > > I've printed "paintings" on canvas. > I've printed "water color paintings" on water color paper. > I can imagine some of the things Tina has done with that "painting > software" > on well chosen textured surfaces. > > Though something as "photographic" as these beautiful aquatic plant > compositions? > Well you'd have to "convince" by printing them both ways and let my eyes > make > a choice. > > a note off the iPad, George > > On Jul 18, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> Agree, of course, but it's not for us. ;-) >> >> Have you ever done (or had done) photo prints on >> canvas? If so, what's your impression. I'm >> not sure, in fact, I can't remember ever seeing >> one. Don't really see much point too it, but it's >> a request, so I thought I'd ask before I test it out. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information