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Originally Posted by Richard Bingham
Hemp is not widely used (for anything)
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... except it's "medicinal purposes" perhaps? ...
Thank-you for being so informative, Richard. I might try to get some and make a canvas, but I am very lazy when it comes to priming my own stuff, so it will be small. And I suppose that's a good thing if it doesn't hold up to being painted on. I might try some linen for a change too, but generally the expense always sways me towards canvas, and the comments I have received here make me think that canvas is not too bad a way to go.
Just a question or two leading on from this - I rabbit skin glued the back of one of my canvases that was a bit slack. Was that a bad idea seeing as though I didn't take the canvas off the stretchers to do it? And will this prevent proper drying of the oil paint, thus causing buckling, perhaps and problems with varnishing (if I eventually get round to doing that)?