{"id":13736,"date":"2013-09-03T12:24:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T11:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jacksonsart.co.uk\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2020-02-14T17:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:18:50","slug":"watercolour-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/watercolour-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercolour Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a canvas suitable for watercolour painting?<\/p>\n<p>A standard primed stretched canvas is not absorbent enough to be used with watercolour, the paint will bead up. But, it takes just one simple step to convert any format of ready-primed canvas into a watercolour canvas. You can use stretched canvas or canvas panels and even wooden panels if you give them a coat of primer first.<\/p>\n<h1>Watercolour Canvas<\/h1>\n<p>The following products are like applying a layer of watercolour paper to any primed surface, so the surface is then ready to paint on using watercolour or using acrylics with staining techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Simply take a regular ready-primed canvas and apply three to five thin coats of one of the four brands of watercolour ground:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/schmincke-aqua-primers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schmincke Watercolour Aqua Primer<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search\/?q=Daniel+Smith+Watercolour+Ground\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Smith Watercolour Ground<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/golden-white-absorbent-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Golden Acrylic Absorbent Ground<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/golden-qor-watercolour-grounds\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Golden Qor Watercolour Ground<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/search.php?input_search=daniel+ground&amp;stock=0&amp;x=-1272&amp;y=-56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13743\" alt=\"Watercolour Canvas\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WCC1.jpg\" width=\"587\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WCC1.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/WCC1-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/surface\/canvas\/stretched\/sort-by\/price\/sort-direction\/asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stretched Canvas Department<\/a><\/strong> on the Jackson&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>When the canvas is fully dry after about 24 hours, it will have a more absorbent surface and you can paint on it in a way that is similar to painting on paper. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>And what about framing and protection of the finished watercolour painting?<\/h2>\n<p>The watercolour paint and paper surface are fragile and will need to be protected under glass or with a varnish. If using watery acrylics in the manner of watercolour there might be enough acrylic film to be able to varnish without disturbing the paint. With watercolour, you would either need glazed framing or a carefully sprayed varnish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/studio\/sundries\/grounds\/to-use-with\/watercolour\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watercolour Grounds at jacksonsart.com<\/a><br \/>\nClick on the underlined links or the image to go to the grounds on the Jackson\u2019s Art Supplies website.<br \/>\nAs always- standard UK shipping is free with orders of \u00a339 or more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a canvas suitable for watercolour painting? 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