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Originally Posted by dipso View Post
One step at a time. But your right about the width.
I wanted something square but the hardware store only had this.
I was hoping for at least 3'X5' if I had to go rectangular and this was only 30" X 5'

Canvases are too expensive when it just might end up in the trash anyways.
This was my second attempt. You should of seen the first one, it was horrible.

Blue, red, brown, green, gray.
This masterpiece is just black and white.

That's why I made my own.
I used 2x2 boards form Lowe's. Cut them whatever size my muse told me to. Then used unprimed canvas as I was using commercial house paints or every variety. Saved quite a bit on the materials.
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