I learned how to put together a heavy duty frame and stretch raw canvas over it today. I had a blast and find it really fun to do. I will likely do this for most of my paintings from now on rather than buying pre-fab canvases.

I will be applying gesso to them in two different methods over the next week and later oil painting on them. So much fun aaaaa


Have any of you guys done this before? What type of raw canvas do you prefer and what type of stretcher bars do you like? Also, just curious, how many of you paint the sides of your canvases, or at least gesso them?


Take it easy everyone!