What is Artist's Loft Level 2 Gallery Wrapped Traditional Canvas?
The Artist's Loft Level 2 Gallery Wrapped Traditional Canvas is a high-quality canvas that is perfect for artists of all levels. This canvas features a traditional gallery wrap construction, which means that the canvas is stretched and secured tightly around a sturdy wooden frame. This construction allows the canvas to sit flush against the wall, giving it a professional and finished look.
The canvas is made from 100% pure cotton, which ensures that it is durable and long-lasting. It is also primed with acid-free acrylic gesso, which creates a smooth and even surface that is perfect for painting. The gesso also helps to prevent the paint from sinking into the fibers of the canvas, ensuring that your artwork stays vibrant and true to color.
The Artist's Loft Level 2 Gallery Wrapped Traditional Canvas also comes in a variety of sizes, ranging from 4 by 4 inches to 36 by 48 inches, so you can choose the perfect size for your artwork. Additionally, the canvas is pre-stretched, so you don't have to worry about stretching it yourself.
Overall, the Artist's Loft Level 2 Gallery Wrapped Traditional Canvas is a great choice for artists who want a high-quality canvas that is easy to work with and produces great results. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you can't go wrong with this canvas.
Frequently Asked Questions about artist's loft level 2 gallery wrapped traditional canvas
Level 2 Gallery Wrapped Traditional Canvas by Artist's Loft®
The smooth/medium texture surface is ideal for use with oil and acrylic paints. The frame is professionally constructed, and the medium-weight cotton duck is stretched around 3/4″ profile kiln-dried stretcher bars.
Firstly, both canvases are stretched, but the gallery wrap uses thicker stretcher bars & the canvas is wrapped all the way around the frame & stapled on the back. Stretched, sometimes referred to as a studio wrap, uses thinner stretcher bars with the staples being visible around the edges.
Gallery wrapped canvas is a method of displaying paintings wherein the edge of the canvas is stretched over the frame and completely covers the stretcher bars beneath: you will not see the staples, the stretcher bars are usually thicker, and the overall presentation is sleek.
There are two major fibre types used to make canvas: cotton and linen (flax). Some speciality fibres such as hemp and jute are also used for canvas – we do jute, and although it is a different fibre it is usually considered an extra-rough linen because it is very similar.
I worked at Michael's for a short time and often stocked the canvases. They have their level 1 (stretched on a wooden frame and stapled on the back), level 2 (the wooden frame is sturdier), and level 3 (there is some rubber and another wooden frame inside the wooden frame that the canvas is stapled to.)
Cotton and linen canvases are generally considered to be of higher quality than other materials, such as polyester or cotton/poly blends. Pure materials tend to be more expensive than blended ones, which is why they are usually preferred by professional artists.
Gallery wrap: refers to canvases 1 1/2 inch deep or above. Staples or spline in back to hold canvas in place. Mostly exhibited painting or a solid color continuing around the sides of the canvas. However it can be framed IF you can fine a frame deep enough.
1 1/2"
Blank and Ready for Painting, 1 1/2" Depth, (6 Pack) (24x36)
Gallery wrap extends and folds your artwork all the way to the sides to completely cover the wood frame. Museum wrap also covers the wood frame but instead of extending your artwork, you choose between white or black wrapping color. Your artwork is limited to the front of the canvas.
A good canvas will be tight, but will not tear in the corners where it's wrapped. A loosely stretched canvas is the worst!
Cotton and linen canvases are generally considered to be of higher quality than other materials, such as polyester or cotton/poly blends. Pure materials tend to be more expensive than blended ones, which is why they are usually preferred by professional artists.
They have their level 1 (stretched on a wooden frame and stapled on the back), level 2 (the wooden frame is sturdier), and level 3 (there is some rubber and another wooden frame inside the wooden frame that the canvas is stapled to.)
The fabric used in most canvases is either linen or cotton. Of the two, linen is considered the best due to the quality of the surface and its durability, however, it is also very expensive. Cotton is a more affordable option that provides an excellent surface of suitably durable quality.
