Stretching a Canvas — A tutorial from "Painting with Eric"

Learn how to stretch a painting canvas in 6 minutes!

This is a tutorial on how to stretching a canvas for painting. It covers everything from fitting together the stretcher bars for making the canvas frame, to sanding down the gesso'ed final canvas.

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[ehullquist]

Thanks for the critique... :/

[sockswarmmyfeet]

Why is the painting in the right-hand corner blurry at 6:02

[ehullquist]

@sockswarmmyfeet

Ha! It's not a painting... it's a clipboard with paper towels that I use to clean my brushes on. I probably should have removed it for this video since I wasn't actually painting anything. :)

[VideosTower]

you are cute!!!!!!

[jttac1]

Not enough detail on the finishing of the corners. Couldn't see the detail on the folding of each corner, went by a little too fast. The corners appeared to be a bit sloppy as a result.

[Matsuyamanokage]

Wow, thanks for this video!

[BSDVisions]

Excellent - clear and concise, very informative, thanks!!

[silentFATAL]

I enjoyed the video. Clean, and straightforward. And I have a better idea of how to start making my own Canvases. THANKS! It all makes sense now!

[silentFATAL]

Rub it lightly..

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[painterFMW]

I've been stretching my own canvas since I was a teenager -- which is a LONG time ago. This is the BEST youtube video for stretching canvas for the beginner I've seen. If you have strong hands you don't *have* to have stretching pliers, especially on smaller canvases. But if you're stretching anything, say, over 30" x 40" your fingers are going to get very tired without them.