Unprimed canvases for painting

Italian unprimed canvas for art making

Any painting technique involves the use of primed canvases. It is applied all over the surface, making the canvas more dense, and the colors brighter. Despite the fact that canvases with already applied primers are widely represented on the market, unprimed ones are also popular. They are intended both for independent priming, and for the application of a special painting technique, which many artists from the past used, working with canvas without a primer.

How to choose and where to buy unprimed canvases?

Since there is no primer, the quality of the material itself becomes important. As a rule, it is linen, fine-, medium- or coarse-grained. Each of these types is intended for different painting techniques. Linen canvas lasts a long time, has a tight weave and thin fibers without nodules in its composition.

Not every canvas presented in artists’ stores can boast of such characteristics. In order to make the canvas fairly smooth, long fibers should be used, fitted together snugly. Italian factories are specialists in the production of such canvas. it is no coincidence that it is appreciated among artists around the world. And you can buy unprimed canvases in the Tessuti dell'Arte online store without going to Italy yourself. It is very easy to buy Italian high-quality  unprimed canvas fabric at best  price in the UK, Canada, United States, America, France, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Iceland, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Norway, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Croatia and any country in the world, our online store "Tessuti Dell 'Arte" will send you the fabrics to any corner of the world. In the catalog you will see many colors and design solutions Made in Italy. We have many customers from different countries and cities of the world.

Advantages of Italian unprimed canvas for painting

Canvas, on which the primer is not applied, is used in two cases:

• If an artist wants to master a new technique. Artists of the past really often used unprimed canvas: it was cheaper and the paintings on it look more textured. Today many artists are looking for new techniques, trying different possibilities, so unprimed canvases are quite in demand;
• For self-priming. Each technique requires a specific primer, which involves the use of different materials. Not everyone is satisfied with the industrial way of applying the primer to the linen cloth. So, artists prefer to prime it by themselves.

In both cases, it is very important that the surface is of high quality. No primer will help if the material sags, adjusted poorly on the canvas stretcher or if there are noticeable nodules, spots, abrasions on its surface. It is in Italy, which is considered to be the capital of all European paintings, where such canvases can be manufactured that will suit any artist.

Just read the reviews of artists to understand that Italian products are really very much appreciated for their high quality. And you can buy it without coming to Italy in the online store Tessuti dell'Arte.