Modern large wall art made in Melbourne.
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Acrylic paints are one of the most accessible art mediums providing endless opportunities for both beginners and advanced painters. The wealth of applications of acrylic painting on canvas make it an ideal way to explore your arts practice as it can be used for fine details, abstract designs and everything in between. Acrylic paint is a low odour and faster drying option than oils, and being water based, you can start creating masterpieces without the need for lots of specialised equipment.
Acrylic paints can be watered down with water or a variety or other mediums to allow you to experiment with exciting new techniques and effects, you can also use them straight out of the tube, so get creative with what you aim to achieve, there are even gels that when mixed in with the acrylic will give the effect of melted wax. Step outside the normal paint box and try something completely new that could uncover skills and aesthetics that will take you in a whole new creative direction. If you are new to using acrylics on canvas check out our tutorial on painting a red pineapple to get you familiar with some of the most used techniques that will get you started on your acrylic adventure.
Preparing your canvas
Choosing the base for your creation is very important, canvases normally come in either linen or cotton. Linen is usually the type preferred by professional painters, but you can get equally great results from using cotton canvases. Our Reeves cotton canvases tend to have a smother, more consistent surface, whereas linen canvases will have natural imperfections, rises and bumps. Prepping your canvas with a thin layer of gesso before you launch into your colours will give you an even painting platform to start from and as the paint won’t wick into the canvas, your colours will shine that much brighter- just like your creative spirit!
Once your canvas is primed for a creative explosion, consider if you want to add a ‘ground’ before you start. Ground is short for background and refers to a base colour that goes down on your canvas first. Your ground can be instrumental in shaping the felling and emotions of your painting, while ensuring that you won’t need to worry about any empty spots of canvas peeking through.
Painting Techniques
There are endless ways to put your talents to good practice, spread your artistic wings and apply your canvas tricks to make striking pieces. Here are a few ways to be on your way to be the next Monet or Van Gough.
Detailing
Acrylic painting on canvas can open up a whole new world of detail to painters that may be more used to other mediums. The flexibility of acrylic allows you to create very fine details, in fact many photorealistic paintings are made with acrylic paints. The key to illustrating fine detail with paint is to use a high quality delicate brush to add small touches like the gleam on an eye, gentle ripples in a body of water or the delicate pollen on a flower. In short, the touches that will bring your artwork to life.
Stippling and Dabbing
Create beautiful textures on your canvas by using a brush to stipple paint or a sponge to dab the paint directly onto a surface. From tree canopies to clouds to interstellar gas nebulas there is no shortage of what these effects can create.
Wet Brush
By applying water to your brush or mixing some directly into the acrylic paint will allow you to get a more water clog like affect from the paint, but remember it will dry very quickly (and permanently). The extra water will also allow you to achieve straighter lines as the paint has more flow to it.
Dry Brush
Using a dry bush with undiluted acrylic paint is the best option when you want to get incredibly vibrant colours that give the illusion of movement and texture. Be aware, because there is not much movement to the paint on its own, straight lines will be hard to achieve with this technique
Paint Knife
Nothing will make you feel more like an artist than wielding a paint knife as you cut through, layer and spread paint on the canvas of your choice. This versatile tool is a must have for those who are engaging creatively with acrylic and oil paints especially.
Splattering
Get your Jackson Pollock on by flicking, splattering and dripping paint onto your canvas, using any tool that catches your fancy. This abstract approach can have surprising results in even the most traditional of scenes.
Fine Art Canvas Print
Our prints are produced on fine-art printers, using professional 100% acid-free canvas. We use Eco-solvent ink and our prints are water, scratch, mold and fade resistant. They can be easily cleaned with the use of a soft cloth and are suitable for all environments including those with high temperature and humidity. Prints can be framed or used as a wall mural. We use professional linen canvas (380g) for size under 1.6cm (short end) and professional synthetic canvas for the sizes above .
We use premium Australian plantation pine for our stretcher bar. The stretched canvas has a finished depth of 4.2cm. By default we wrap in gallery style, which involves wrapping the image around the stretcher for a seamless finish.
Stretched & Floating-Framed Canvas
Each print is custom stretched and framed at our Melbourne facility. Every piece is cut and assembled by hand, to ensure the highest quality finish.
The Australian Oak floating frame (also know as a box or shadow frame) is approximately 5.5 cm in depth. We have black and natural oak colors to choose from. For other framing options please contact us for a quote.
Shipping across Australia
Framed prints generally ship within 8-12 business days.
Prints are packaged and shipped in durable cardboard packaging. We fully guarantee your print during the shipping process, so if it arrives in a less than acceptable condition, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Artwork Installation
Click here to buy the stainless steel installation kit .
When you purchase artworks together with our stainless steel installation kit, your installation can be easily handled. Just following these two east steps and your artwork will be on your wall in just a few minutes. (We will pre-install the adjustable lines and rings for you, you just need to install the hooks on your wall).
Click here to buy the stainless steel installation kit.
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Fine Art Canvas Print
Our prints are produced on fine-art printers, using professional 100% acid-free canvas. We use Eco-solvent ink and our prints are water, scratch, mold and fade resistant. They can be easily cleaned with the use of a soft cloth and are suitable for all environments including those with high temperature and humidity. Prints can be framed or used as a wall mural. We use professional linen canvas (380g) for size under 1.6cm (short end) and professional synthetic canvas for the sizes above .
We use premium Australian plantation pine for our stretcher bar. The stretched canvas has a finished depth of 4.2cm. By default we wrap in gallery style, which involves wrapping the image around the stretcher for a seamless finish.
Stretched & Floating-Framed Canvas
Each print is custom stretched and framed at our Melbourne facility. Every piece is cut and assembled by hand, to ensure the highest quality finish.
The Australian Oak floating frame (also know as a box or shadow frame) is approximately 5.5 cm in depth. We have black and natural oak colors to choose from. For other framing options please contact us for a quote.
Shipping across Australia
Framed prints generally ship within 8-12 business days.
Prints are packaged and shipped in durable cardboard packaging. We fully guarantee your print during the shipping process, so if it arrives in a less than acceptable condition, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Artwork Installation
Click here to buy the stainless steel installation kit .
When you purchase artworks together with our stainless steel installation kit, your installation can be easily handled. Just following these two east steps and your artwork will be on your wall in just a few minutes. (We will pre-install the adjustable lines and rings for you, you just need to install the hooks on your wall).
Click here to buy the stainless steel installation kit.
Buy it with
