11-28-2006, 03:04 AM
Art supply stores... yes. Go to a real art supply store, not a chain hobby store.
There is a flax linen made in different weights that is a pale brown color. It is used by painters who wish to duplicate the old master's look. Or for to make out-and-out forgeries, for all I know.
If you need to paint or harden the surface for whatever reason, like for a linothorax... The well stocked art supply store will also have rabbit skin glue for treating the surface, and a lead based white wash. This last is sold in a can only because it is highly toxic. I did post all this on the Linothorax thread a bit back.
The rabbit skin glue is authentic in that it has been around for a long time. So is the lead white wash but you probably want to skip that little detail of authenticity. The store staff in real art supply stores are fairly knowledgeable, mostly being artists on the "to be discovered " list and if you explain what you want to do with the linen, they may not understand anything pre-Pollock, and could care less, but they can make very helpful suggestions.
Gaius Decius Aquilius
(Ralph Izard)
still waiting to be discovered
There is a flax linen made in different weights that is a pale brown color. It is used by painters who wish to duplicate the old master's look. Or for to make out-and-out forgeries, for all I know.
If you need to paint or harden the surface for whatever reason, like for a linothorax... The well stocked art supply store will also have rabbit skin glue for treating the surface, and a lead based white wash. This last is sold in a can only because it is highly toxic. I did post all this on the Linothorax thread a bit back.
The rabbit skin glue is authentic in that it has been around for a long time. So is the lead white wash but you probably want to skip that little detail of authenticity. The store staff in real art supply stores are fairly knowledgeable, mostly being artists on the "to be discovered " list and if you explain what you want to do with the linen, they may not understand anything pre-Pollock, and could care less, but they can make very helpful suggestions.
Gaius Decius Aquilius
(Ralph Izard)
still waiting to be discovered
