Linen or cotton?

[iosif]

On the first education I am a mathematician with chemistry. On the latter - marketing . And here comes the split personality (in a good way) .
Linen canvas several times more expensive than cotton . And what is better? This is not the sheets, which are known , are rarely carefully primed .
Professionals, please vpravte brains former chemist and current marketing manager . A former chemist finds that the ground should be securely protect the underlying cause of the harmful effects. And if not prevent - the question to the chemist , who developed this primer. Marketer believes that the less overhead in the already complicated business of the gallery - the better. By the way, six years ago the artist slipped clean linen, half-linen and pure cotton canvas of the same company.
Six years - normal flight . When there is the difference? And maybe it's not a question of chemistry , and marketing - but only in the marketing of the canvas?

[Pablo]

iosif, in the year one written on linen canvas, because it is cheap and fast.
Now busy painting hobby is not cheap, respectively, and a price , such as:
" The Old Masters wrote on linen canvas , so it's cool. So expensive. +200%To the price !"
And cotton canvas is usually sold with a small grain size , the flax is bigger. Of those that are for sale. Difference, in general, I do not see.
I write on anything that comes their way.

[NATA NOVA]

Сообщение от Pablo; 2499331"

And cotton canvas is usually sold with a small grain size , the linen is larger .

Flax can be technically different granularity. Case " resolution" flax huge. In ancient Egypt, for example, produces very fine , transparent linen ( the threads of which were invisible they could only feel with your fingers) , so, for the information ..

Traditionally, the best painting canvas - hemp .
Linen- noble, good material , ( was, is and will remain) .

As for the prices and demand for the product , the media is not just a secondary - and probably a decimal factor ...
But there will always be experts who will attach importance to every small detail ..

[Pablo]

NATA NOVA,

Сообщение от Pablo; 2499331"

Of those that are for sale

About grit - to my knowledge, their is only three small medium and large > A hemp canvas - burlap . I agree with
NATA NOVA, it's good stuff.
But any canvas capricious and demands the utmost care and thoughtful approach , I think something like these ideas and prompted the creation of the author's themes of this.
All of the above " the difference , and the difference was" sure , are familiar to the author. I have written from his point of view - whether the artist , whether painter , or the black ones who know .
Of course, the nicer paint on canvas . But compared with the same veneer, confident in the durability of canvas loses. Ie I still think it's a marketingovorm approach. Alternatively, linen is much less produce than before, but not sure. It's all my IMHO.

[NATA NOVA]

My dear fellow !

It all depends, " with which the bell tower " look (and that).
let us define the levels , categories and goals.

For , a black square ( Rothko, Banksy , Picasso ) * media is not important ( or important? ), For " chamber " of painting , depends on the camera.
In other words, this is a personal creator .. Will - demand and will take on cotton, and the plaster .. and, together with the walls !

[iosif]

NATA NOVA, of course, linen - a noble and traditional material . But if the wound is still " tied " lint , the mortality would be obscenely high . Although the material noble - Grand Duchess did not shun pinching.
Agree about the grain . But the county also has a fine-grained , and too expensive.

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NATA NOVA, again from personal experience - the customer does not really care about the media. Although the notorious " oil on canvas " somehow sounds more attractive to him than the " cardboard- oil" or "oil on cardboard - oil ." We must honor the preferences of customers , but it seems that the real benefits of flax to cotton - rather, physical and moral , is not very relevant to the market.

[NATA NOVA]

Сообщение от iosif; 2500301"

We have to honor customer preferences, but it seems that the real benefits of flax to cotton - rather, physical and moral , is not very relevant to the market.

Again, depending on the customer . And on how to submit .. good linen in good cardboard (especially small - small size ) than miniature - miniature will write on the tree) has many more advantages than linen canvas , especially if it is made by the artist himself (imho)

[Seriy]

The practice is that both in Russia and in Europe, the U.S., the transition from the lower to middle price range , the artist goes to the county .
Moreover , I know of one artist in the U.S. , he says building paints, but brings flax from Europe , the U.S. hurts expensive. It's like gold and gold earrings in the eyes is one and the same, what difference there under the top layer of gold? But there are certain traditions and decorum. At the auction, which involved who it academic or more or less recognized professional artist who writes in drawing -linen, then so long as it is taken.
Personally, I am writing a lot on polulne GAMMA, treat it as paper, cardboard - te as material for daily practice .

[Pablo]

Seriy, then again, why the artist goes to the county?
It is regulated by status?
Also, buy linen, in your opinion, but not cotton or plywood?
This is in general

[NATA NOVA]

Pablo,

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Seriy, again, why the artist goes to the county?

Pablo, probably means starting to let ...
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