Sentences with phrase «seal over the canvas»

You can see the ground I used was an old painting that I had painted out, and if you can, do the same, because old paintings form an excellent seal over the canvas, and also provide a fantastic texture to work over.

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This gives the painting an all - over visual sparseness and vibrant luminosity; the thick white gesso sealing and emphasising the slightly toothy texture of the linen canvas support.