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The Good Earth, 1 - A Ground For Your Painting

Farmers and gardeners know that the ground
they work determines the success of the cropsTIP. Usually, the ground is smoothed with
they plant. No matter the quality of the seedfine sandpaper when perfectly dry but some
they sow, no matter their skill andartists dislike this finish. A fellow student
dedication in raising those plants, the croponce gave me an attractive alternative: Prime
will not reach its full potential unless thetwo panels at the same time, stick the wet
ground is properly prepared. So, it is afaces together and immediately pull them
great pity that many artists neglect theapart. You're left with a nicely random
preparation of the ground for theirtextured surface, which seems to have your
paintings. That is the subject I ask you topainting started before you even pick up a
think  about  today. First, some definitions:brush.
1. Ground refers to the primer (size, whiteNOTE. The above tip applies only to
lead or acrylic) that is laid on a Supportexperimental studies. When you've found your
(stretched canvas or panel) for an oil orown style and are down to serious work, you
acrylic painting. This article will, I'mwon't  want  any  such  distracting gimmicks.
sorry, apply only to those who paint with
oils or acrylics. Yet, those who paint withStandard Masonite sheets are 1/4 inch thick.
watercolours, gouache or pastels will also beCut sizes larger than 24 inches will bend or
aware of the need to choose and prepare theirwarp of their own weight and should be braced
papers  with  care.at the back. Do this by using a resin or
vinyl glue to attach a frame of well-seasoned
If you're just starting out on your own as anwooden strips to the outer edge. Large panels
artist, not yet ready to exhibit your work,should also include crossbars to help prevent
you won't want to outlay the kind of moneywarping. Use strong clamps - not just weights
needed for expertly prepared canvases. A- to keep the strips under pressure until the
popular alternative at this stage is to useglue dries. A good coat of primer on the back
panels of compacted wallboard. Most beginnerswill  also  help  prevent  warping.
choose the one called Masonite. It is
important to buy the Standard type ratherTIP. Please don't be tempted to use the back
than the Tempered, which is impregnated withside of the panel as your painting surface.
an oil that interferes badly with theIts texture is unpleasantly mechanical and
adhesion of your ground.These panels needdoes not compare with the 'living' weave of a
very careful preparation for even studentgood canvas. It gives your work an amateur
works. They should never be used forlook. There is something even worse, which
paintings you intend to outlast you. To myI'll  illustrate  with  a  true  story.
mind, they're more trouble than they're
worth. But many beginners will be moreMany years ago, I bought a painting by a very
concerned with cost-savings, as I was myselfsuccessful artist who used Masonite panels.
at the early stages. So, here's how to makeHe later became a friend and invited me to
them  as  safe  as  possible.his studio. There, I learned that he primed
only one side - the back - and that this
After cutting the board to your desired size,primer was household undercoat. So I
rub the smooth surface with fine sandpaper,understood immediately when, just a few years
which will give it a 'tooth' so your primerlater, his lovely work became distorted by a
and paint layers will adhere properly. Youchange of colour in all its white areas, to a
might also bevel the edges and round off thebrownish pink. He'd left the then-white
corners with coarse sandpaper to help preventundercoat unpainted in those areas, exposing
splitting and chipping of the ground. Thenthem to the inevitable attack by acid in the
clean down with a cloth dipped in whiteuntreated  board.
spirits. When this had dried off, you can
apply your ground in a layer not less than 1A surprising number of artists persist with
16 inch thick This can be either true gessothese panels even after their careers are
(a glue-chalk mixture) or an acrylic polymerestablished. The reason often given is that
primer (often labelled as 'Gesso' although itthey dislike the 'bounce' of stretched
is nothing of the kind.) I recommend using itcanvas. But what a price to pay for the lack
on Masonite, however, as cooking up your ownof a little patience: the destruction, sooner
gesso can lead to uneven results even inor later, of your work, and of the trust of
experienced hands. It also demands a highyour  collectors.
degree of workmanship and attention to
detail. All this when you just want to getIn my next article, I will be writing about
painting!the benefits of painting on canvas or linen.



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