How to prep a canvas for acrylic painting

Welcome to Paint and Pinot Top Tips giving you some top tips to help you with your painting and general artistic skills.

In this video, learn how prepping a canvas can make your painting so much easier.

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Equiptment used:

Chromacryl acrylic paint (warm and cool versions of each primary colour)
Art Spectrum brushes series 2000

Canon SL2 with Canon EF Lens - 50 mm - F/1.8
Canon G7X mark II
Rode lapel mic

Drone shots courtesy of P.J Rogers

[pyritecindi]

Thank you! Finally now know what those little wooden pieces are for.😃👌💜

[Zuryia]

The mystery of wooden things is finaly solved :D Thank you! I will never throw them away now

[VioletConnieArt]

Great informative video! Those little wooden pieces can make all the difference 🙂 but I must say, half the time I do throw them out as well 😂 will try to use them more from now on I think 🙂

[ItsaKindOfMagic]

Thanka that helps! my acrylic paint wasnt always staying on my canvas, with strokes it would come off. Now I know why. THANK YOU AGAIN!
Time to get me some gesso!

[lainieholland]

Answered my questions beautifully thank you. I'm new to acrylic painting after spending years loving watercolour. So important to begin properly and not fall into bad habits!! Look forward to viewing more exciting videos from your generous self. Thanks again

[armadilloross]

OMG this video is a game changer. Thank you so much!!!

[gloomuna.doodle]

thank you so much for the info, I'm doing some acrylic painting on canvas for the 1st time instead of gessoed paper and this helps a lot! :)

[jeanieford]

I never noticed them before until i watched this now i will pay more attention to it wen i buy my canvases

[rachaelbrooksgoodlow]

You have the loveliest hands. I'm not being a creepster😂 just thought you should know I really like your hands. They're really beautiful. Your mom and dad made some good hands and you did good job growing them.😂👍 they got my vote, hands down.😂 no pun intended,

[joniyoungart]

Found this incredibly helpful, I’ve never used those little wooden pieces! I’ve always thrown them out😳 thank you lovely 😘. I’m going to go watch your video on making gesso from home now, it’s so expensive to buy here in Canada.... xo

[tlojewelrylove]

This is really good info for someone like me who is totally clueless about painting. Lol! I have what may be an odd question but do you have any tips for preparing a printed paint by numbers canvas? Is there some sort of primer that can be applied without without it covering the printed picture and numbers? Thanks!

[bibapopov]

Those little wooden pieces go in pairs to each corner with sharp angle forward.

[maryannmurphy]

How long do you have it wait for the gesso to dry for next coat

[DG-mvzw]

I don't need the little bits of wood to create tension when I try to paint....My wife and 2 kids do that extremely well! 😂 But seriously, very useful video. Many thanks 👍

[MrNyuntshwe]

I wanted always to be honest and let me say that you're so lovely!! I mean your mood and eloquent presentation that leave me incredibly pleasant! Thank you!!

[allencampbell]

Do we also need to add water on gesso or can gesso alone do the work?

[Koellenburg]

Ooooh... so this is where those little pieces of wood go :O

[angelabroome]

Hi, thanks tor your video, very helpful. just a couple of questions how many layers of gesso would i need to put on the canvas, and regarding blending is it easier to blend when i put the final coat of gesso on or wait for it to dry.

[andreafuentes]

Thank you so much love tour content! Do you have a tutorial on the wet primer you mention for landscapes?

[TheKayPitt]

WHAT? I had no idea what those little wooden things were for OMG mind blown haha