Thank you for your report!
We have received your report and it is currently under investigation by a forum moderator.
6ft x 1-2 ft canvas,anyone know where I can buy it?
Welcome to the forum.
Here you can discuss all things art with like-minded artists, join regular painting challenges, ask questions, buy and sell art materials and much more.
Make sure you sign in or register to join the discussions.
Hang on Studio Wall
This is a Studio member-only feature!
Join our Studio membership and save your favourite Painters Online content, from gallery artwork to step-by-step guides, to your own online mood boards. Create your go-to place for inspiration and learning. Plus, members can also enjoy a range of exciting features including monthly art videos and a digital magazine library.
If you are already a Studio member, simply login to your account.
Not a Studio member? Why not try our free 30-day trial - no commitment, no credit card required
Message
Posted
Hi, I recently had a client that wanted a triptych on a 6ft x 1ft canvases, I did find somewhere that sold them http://www.readymadecanvas.com/ but the cost was £266,for 3 canvases, which is extortionate in my opinion, does anyone know anywhere else I can buy 6ft long canvas in England? it can be between 1-2 foot wide....but the length has to be 6ft,
hope someone can help,
Regards,
Stuart
great paintings at great prices https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/wrightsonarts
Edited
by StuArty
Posted
There are other canvas specialists to try - the art magazines usually have adverts from them; I don't buy canvas of that size (the largest ones I've got are 31" by 23") so wouldn't know where best to head for. I'm sure you've Googled 'artists' canvas specialists' - Tollitt and Harvey seems to ring a bell, or Bird's. The usual way out of this is for artists to buy a number of canvases, and put 'em together - a 6' canvas is going to take a lot of battening if it's to be even somewhat stable, so I'd be drawn to the MDF solution; or plywood panels perhaps. I wouldn't want to assemble my own canvas at these proportions - I'm not keen on doing it anyway, but at this size you really need to know what you're doing.
On the other hand - if your client wants it on canvas, and of this size, I think in your place I'd just tell him how much the support is going to cost before you even think about going ahead - I realize you don't want to give him a coronary, but even though I suspect there are cheaper sources than this, wherever you go is going to be expensive. If he balks at, say, £100 per 6' canvas, he doesn't really have any realistic idea of what these things cost - better you should know that now rather than later.
Is the price you've been quoted per canvas, or the total cost for three (plus VAT, shipping?)? Because if it's for the lot, plus the on-costs, £88 each doesn't actually seem THAT extortionate to me, bearing in mind you'd be getting a tailor-made product. If cheaper ones were available, as they may be, you'd need to be thinking about the quality as well .... I'd be very leery about buying anything too bargain-basement, because I've seen cheap canvases, as I'm sure you have, and wouldn't touch them with a barge pole: too thin, too flimsy, and the stretcher bars tend to show through.
A random selection of thoughts which are probably not that helpful, I'm afraid! Take a look at the link below from Art Discount/Grantham's, whose prices are usually extremely reasonable - Winsor and Newton canvases aren't far from the price you've been quoted (if it's the total for three) - I think you're going to struggle to find anything cheaper of acceptable quality.
http://www.artdiscount.co.uk/canvas/winsor-newton-artists-quality-standard-edge-canvas.html
Posted
I've had a quick look at the site to which you linked, and see that the figure you quoted is for three 6' canvases; I've also had a look at a few other sites selling canvas, from the lower to the higher end, and have found nothing cheaper, and quite a lot that's far more expensive.
You're going to have to re-think this - or at least ask your client if he's any idea how much canvas costs these days. Perhaps he does - in which case, your only problem is a) selecting the best quality you can, b) perhaps getting a substantial deposit out of him....
Posted
If you paint a triptych, it's normally three separate canvases placed side by side on a wall. So you could buy three canvases, each 2ft square giving you a width of 6ft and a height of 2ft.
I imagine if you do buy a custom made single canvas 6ft by 2ft, it will need a lot of reinforcement of the frame so that it doesn't distort when it's hung on the wall.
Or do you mean three separate canvases each 6ft by 2ft.
Edited
by keora
Posted
<div>Making up your own canvasses is not easy, I've made up many dozens of them during my college years and getting everything neat, particularly on the corners is no mean feat and certainly not of the standard to please a client.
You don't seem sure whether you want 6 x 1ft or 6 x 2ft, well there is one hell of a difference and you need to decide on that before you go any further. Frankly I'm not at all surprised at the bespoke price and any serious client who is asking for a commission on this scale should be prepared to be paying a four figure sum for the painting alone plus the cost of materials. Good luck.</div>
Posted
I know artists that always make their own canvasses, so I guess it gets quicker with practice. But i have had an idea on how to get it done, with little hassle. Draw a scale drawing of the intending painting: post it on fine Art America (enrol for free): post it on their website: order a copy on canvas for your self at the correct size, with no profit built in for your self. It will arrive by post with the drawing printed on it. You will only pay their manufacturing costs.