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Originally Posted by
MississippiMan /forum/post/20875304
Actually, the use of Artist Canvass is a pretty well known, if indeed older application.
Over time, the predominant usage involved Normal/Medium Weave Canvass that was coated with Artist Gesso, sanded smooth, the one type or another of Paint was either Rolled or Sprayed onto it.
...or even Brushed on, by golly! Eh Bud?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=635968
Now days...., for a bit more than Black Out Cloth, you can get 72" tall x 6 Yrd Artist Canvass....that's been pre-primed and made "ultra smooth" for about $140.00.
http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_p...cfm?item=38036
That's well within reason if compared to any similarly sized "Board Material' of which there is almost nil such available.
Such material could make a 66" x 117" Screen (135" Diagonal) and still have enough left for a 54" x 96" (110" screen)
That's allowing for 3 Inches extra material on the edges all around to accommodate Stretching/Stapling the material onto whatever Frame is made.