Originally submitted at Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies
Centurion OP DLX Professional Canvas Rolls Superb performance and perfect color retention Specifically designed for oil painters Oil primed for the most brilliant results Made of medium weight linen All purpose weave and beautiful surface texture Exclusive OP enhanced oil priming Suggested Use: For...
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Best Uses: Art
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I've used Centurion first as panels then rolls ever since it was introduce last year. It has a few quirks like occasional shipping damage, but Jerry's always makes it good.
Some other quirks can be annoying – but solvable.
Over stretching on sharp corners causes some separation of primer and is quickly avoided once you experience it. Stretchers with soft radius corner would be preferable. I've taken it up to 60x72 - not sure I would go much bigger - a lot depends on your stretchers.
The canvas has a lot of stretch for such a tight weave. I found a quick and easy solution - when the canvas is first stretched I wet the entire front surface with water and within 10 to 15 minutes it's tight as a drum and ready to go within a few hours.
Once the painting is complete (at any time) Dents or any surface irregularities can be removed in a heartbeat by applying water with a brush to the backside (only to the affected areas). Within a few minutes it's history. In my experience it works with no bad effects.
It would be nice to know the surface specifications however in its present form a good painting surface with a nice comfortable tooth.
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