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Mary Sparrow · 05-21-2002, 09:24 AM

I have found that most artists look down on buying pre-stretched canvases. Making me feel I MUST stretch my own. Well, I don't like to stretch my own, I really don't have the time, but I will if it is TRULY better.

I was SOOO happy to see Stanka (I think it was Stanka, forgive me if I am mistaken) say she liked the Pintura canvases. I like these too.

I realize some pre-stretched canvases are of poor quality, but surely there are some that are equally as nice as home stretched canvases. I would really like to hear the views and opinions on stretched vs. pre-stretched. If you use pre-stretched, what do you use?

05-21-2002, 09:24 AM	#1
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	To Stretch your own, or not? I have found that most artists look down on buying pre-stretched canvases. Making me feel I MUST stretch my own. Well, I don't like to stretch my own, I really don't have the time, but I will if it is TRULY better. I was SOOO happy to see Stanka (I think it was Stanka, forgive me if I am mistaken) say she liked the Pintura canvases. I like these too. I realize some pre-stretched canvases are of poor quality, but surely there are some that are equally as nice as home stretched canvases. I would really like to hear the views and opinions on stretched vs. pre-stretched. If you use pre-stretched, what do you use?