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Are you an artist looking for a way to save money and make custom canvas stretcher at the same time? Many "hunger artists" should be as economical possible when it comes to buying art supplies. One way to save money and make better quality canvas stretcher is to yourself and then stretch the canvas on the stretcher to you same. This is particularly true for students of art that may be on a budget even tighter than their professional or amateur artist "starving." Click your own canvas stretcher is also a good idea if you're large canvases and stretchers special form may not be available in art stores. Less expensive and better are two excellent reasons to make your own.

EQUIPMENT;

1. Circular saw, hand or miter saw (a saw cutting angle of 45 degrees)
2. Corrugated Nails
3. Wood glue
4. Corner Clamps
5. Hammer
6. Small finishing nails 1 inch
7. Canvas pliers
8. Canvas (without premium)
9. Gesso
10. Staple gun light

Step 1. Make a sketch with the dimensions of the fabric and then calculate exactly how much wood needed for the project.

Step 2. Take a trip to the wood of the local store or Lowes or Home Depot. Will rank the 1 "X 2" wood stretcher is made. Sure choosing good quality, straight pieces of white pine. Also collected by hand at the fourth round ¼ inch molding, the same length as the 1 "X 2", select your wood.

Step 3. Paste the quarts 1'4 inch molding around the outer edge of the top 1 "X 2" lumber and a flat part of the round quarter is attached to the 2 "part 1" x 2 "and the flat part of others is flush with the peak of the 1st. quarterfinal round nail a 1" x 2 " finished with an inch nails.

Step 4. Cut the 1 "X 2" with the quarterfinal round attached to length using a miter saw, cutting at an angle of 45 degrees. Cut four 1 "X 2" pieces about 6 "to 12" long (depending on the size of the canvas) to the keys in the corners. Cut these devices with a miter saw at an angle of 45 degrees. A cut of 1 "X 2" piece as a preparation for the Middle cloth, cut to the normal 90 degree angle. This pair be at the center of the canvas, struck either side of the inner edge of the stretcher frame.

Step 5. Now that you have all the parts of your cup, the need for put them all together. If you have them, use four corner clamps to hold the corners together at an angle of 90 degrees while the glue and nail the corners together, with the nails, corrugated fasteners or equivalent. Let the glue dry, take the trash under fire corner and fasten the four corners of the keys and the support medium using glue and nails, corrugated or equivalent.

Step 6. Now you have your frame! The next step is to stretch unprimed canvas under the couch. The fabric should be 4 inches width of the stretcher frame on all four sides so that wrap around the back. Place the fabric without primer on the floor and the center of the table on the canvas with the frame of the stretcher to the fourth round to touch the canvas. Starting at the center of each side of the frame, wrap the fabric around the back of the frame and staple to the back the frame. Pull the fabric on the front and center staples. Continue this process from the center to the corner stapling the fabric about an inch away.

Step 7. Now you have a canvas! The last step is to further intensify the cloth with warm water, then finally plaster canvas. Boil water on the stove, get a cloth or a damp sponge and the whole fabric surface with hot water. This will reduce the cotton material, to Nice and the canvas on the couch, perfect for painting. Than dry cloth and apply a layer of acrylic plaster to protect the fabric and have a base coat of white paint that makes your colors more intense.

Step 8. Take a cup coffee to sit and admire the impressive hand-made custom canvas. Now, take a moment to contemplate how to compose his masterpiece following his awesome new fabric!

The author, George McKim, is an award winning artist who has exhibited his artwork in museums and galleries. George has created a new and rapidly growing Artist Social Network and Online Gallery at http://www.myartfriends.com

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