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  2. Stretcher bar - Wikipedia

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    It allows the canvas weave to "roll over" the profile rather than snap over a sharp edge which is a major cause of canvas cracking. [3] It also increases the surface area of the frame, which reduces its friction with the canvas. This will make it easier to pull the canvas and make it more taut. [4]

  3. Conservation and restoration of painting frames - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of painting frames is twofold. Frames function to protect and support the artwork as well as to visually enhance the item. [1] Painting frames help us to appreciate and understand its role as it relates to the provenance of the painting. [2] Original frames are often considered museum objects in their own right. [3]

  4. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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    View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters ...

  5. How to make your own plaster canvas - AOL

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    The post How to make your own plaster canvas appeared first on In The Know. Follow along with this easy DIY project to create the wall art of your dreams. The post How to make your own plaster ...

  6. Support (art) - Wikipedia

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    The oldest known use of fabrics as a painting support dates back to the Dynasty XII in Egypt (2000 BC).The continuous use can be traced in both Europe and Asia. In Medieval Europe fabrics was overtaken by the wood panels for church use; Renaissance, with its wider spread of paintings, saw wide use of canvas, occasionally glued to the wood, a practice that originated in the Ancient Egypt, but ...

  7. Canvas - Wikipedia

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    They are prepared with two or three coats of gesso and are ready for use straight away. Artists desiring greater control of their painting surface may add a coat or two of their preferred gesso. Professional artists who wish to work on canvas may prepare their own canvas in the traditional manner.

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