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Can interior house paint be used on a canvas, and if so, is there special treatment needed?
I'm interested in covering some small, square canvases with the paint I'm using to paint the walls of another room - in other words, I'd like to maintain the exact color between the wall paint and the canvas, and I'm not confident in my ability to mix oil or acrylic colors with that kind of precision.
The paint in question is a semi-gloss interior latex from Sherwin-Williams. I'm not sure if this is important, but on the can, it indicates that primer should be used. I haven't bought the canvases yet, but they're the premade kind found in art supply stores.
Can I apply the housepaint directly to the canvas, or do I need to treat the canvas (either before or after)? I'm not an artist, but I do know that some kinds of paints don't play nice with certain surfaces, and I was wondering whether I would have to do any special extra steps to make sure the paint stays on the canvas and doesn't crack or bubble or do anything weird.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
yeah you definitely can!! house paint...IS acrylic paint.
so feel free to use it on your canvases.
oh and priming. most canvases come primed up, unless you specifically want a canvas unprimed which are kind of hard to find all ready stretched out.
( and the reason why you prime walls is so fill in any small holes or cracks in your wall)
Source(s): art student - 1 decade ago
When you buy the pre made canvases they come primed and ready to use. Just make sure its primed for the type of paint oil or acrylic that will be used it should be marked on the packaging.
Apply the paint in thin coats and let dry between coats this should prevent cracking and bubbling.
If for some reason the canvas is not primed you will have to buy acrylic "gesso" which should also be avalable where you buy the canvas. Apply a couple coats of "gesso" this seals the canvas and gives the paint a more suitable suface to adhere to.
Good Luck and remember we are all atists in one way or another.
