How to Prime a Canvas

Michael Craine, Managing Director of Cranfield Colours, provides a helpful insight into how to prime a canvas.

[jcztreats]

I really like how you explain it with that peaceful music background

[shayleos]

I absolutely love the ambience of this video. 😊and how educational it is.

[joemace]

First class advice. Thankyou very much indeed.

[NeonAtary]

Excellent advice thank you very much! You have a soothing voice too it's relaxing to listen to👌

[sashacottier]

Whats the difference to paining in viscosity when applying to canvas

[necrovarius]

I could listen to this man describe paint drying....

[bilkisreshamvala]

Excellent advice.
Please share the names of the primers for both acrylics and ouls

[worldofvideos]

Nice Content. I am your new subscriber. After you apply water to the canvas how many hours you need to wait when you apply the primer. Thank you
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[sketchartist]

How many times should a canvas be sized if you're using PVA?

[tammylain]

Thank you. Found the background music irritating while trying to focus on what you say.

[ajax]

I disagree about the preparation process for pre-primed canvases. Less expensive pre-primed canvases can be quite well built, and overall _can sometimes_ represent a useful saving. However, their primings can be so weak and cheap that they are a danger to the finished work, and there is little point simply putting a decent primer over a poor one - the base layer is still weak. _Remove_ the worst of the suspect priming by careful sanding, and then replace with a proper primer.
Sorry, but painting on primer in one direction only is also a mistake; it should be brushed out in star shapes (largish flat brush) while constantly varying the angle of the strokes. Your method can only encourage visible lines on the final surface, and it does not guarantee that all sides of the bumps making up the canvas weave are all primed to the same degree.
Oh dear! - you will not be able to see all the fibres and unwanted bumps in the priming layers - so you sand _the whole thing_ lightly. Be sure to remove any dust with a damp cloth after sanding.

[alisiademi]

How about we don't use rabbit skin. Go vegan for the animals ❤