Surfaces That Enhance Your Medium
Oil paint has a distinct buttery feel and a manipulable texture, allowing you to tweak your work even days after painting. These qualities call for distinct surface types when working with oil on canvas.Â
Oil paint requires a primed canvas due to the presence of oil in the paint. Pre-primed surfaces are an excellent choice for newer painters or those seeking convenience, while raw canvases suit experts because they allow for unique preparation techniques. When choosing pre-primed materials, you have several options. Some priming techniques, like gesso, work well for oil and acrylic, while others primarily suit oil painting.Â
Due to their lightweight design and compact size, panels provide excellent portability for your oil painting. Oil painters who often perform plein air painting may benefit from these qualities. Archival, acid-free panels provide excellent longevity to make your oil paintings last. Some panels offer a linen surface, a favored professional choice for oil painters due to its tight weave and durable construction.Â
Our Panels for Oil Painters
As an expert in the painting industry, Trekell provides a vast selection of oil canvases for your art, including:
- Hardboard: This compressed board provides a durable and smooth backing for your art. We offer hardboard panels with gesso, oil ground or linen.
- Baltic birch: This wood resists warping and offers a stable and flat panel for your art. You can choose from raw wood or prepared options like linen, gesso or oil ground.
- Aluminum: Our aluminum composite panels offer a modern look and exceptional smoothness. Select a raw panel and add your desired primer, or work with panels prepared with oil ground, gesso or linen.
For panels overlayed with linen, we use high-quality materials, including Claessens Linen #13 and Artfix L64C Quadruple Oil Primed Linen. Panels come in round, elliptical and rectangular shapes. Depending on the desired look, you can choose from varying sizes and profiles.Â
A Commitment to Quality
At Trekell, we care about giving artists products that can enhance their work. Our company has produced art supplies for nearly 40 years. We use our extensive industry experience to select the best materials for particular media like oil paint. While we rely on existing knowledge, we strive for growth and innovation, constantly improving our products and selection for your benefit.Â
We also offer advantages like:
- Pursuing sustainability in our production and materials used
- Being a woman-owned and majority woman-operated business
- Offering a curated selection of art products from brushes to panels
Put Brush to Board
Get started on your oil art by purchasing a canvas for oil painting from Trekell. Our curated selection of various panels and priming options ensures you can find the right choice for your masterpiece. Buy using the Bristle Bucks program to get points for your next art supply purchase.
