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Watercolour Canvas

“Easy to lift paint out and also to re-work a dried area by gently nudging the paint with the tip of a wet brush.”
Sue Scarth
Depth20mm
Fabric100% Virgin Polyester
CoatedACF proprietary ground (Paint directly onto the surface)
Warp proofSince 2013
Sag proofGuaranteed
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Product Details

  • 240gsm 100% Virgin Polyester artist canvas with ACF proprietary watercolour ground
  • 20mm thin-edge profile
  • Pre-prepared: paint directly on the surface, no priming or gesso needed
  • Sold in packs of 2
  • Available in A4, A3 and A2, with more sizes added as demand grows
  • Compatible with watercolour, watered-down acrylics, and gouache
  • Manufactured in South Africa
Product Details
  • 240gsm 100% Virgin Polyester artist canvas with ACF proprietary watercolour ground
  • 20mm thin-edge profile
  • Pre-prepared: paint directly on the surface, no priming or gesso needed
  • Sold in packs of 2
  • Available in A4, A3 and A2, with more sizes added as demand grows
  • Compatible with watercolour, watered-down acrylics, and gouache
  • Manufactured in South Africa
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Choose your size

8" x 11"
£18.95
A4 210mm x 297mm£9.48 per canvas
11" x 16"
£24.95
A3 297mm x 420mm£12.48 per canvas
16" x 23"
£35.95
A2 420mm x 594mm£17.98 per canvas
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Specifications

Sold inPacks of 2
Cloth100% Virgin Polyester: Fully recyclable
Weight240gsm
Coating / primerACF proprietary ground (Paint directly onto the surface)
Depth20mm
StrainerOpen back, keyless
Use withWatercolour, Watered-down acrylic, Gouache
Recommended forWatercolour artists, including those moving from paper
MadeManufactured in South Africa

What artists like about the Watercolour Canvas

“They stay as tight as a drum, they have a lovely surface and are ready to paint straight onto or by wetting the surface first with water and working wet into wet.”
Sue Scarth
“The surface is so well prepared resembling a cold pressed paper finish and very absorbent of a wash but maintaining and reflecting the integrity of the pigment.”
Barbi
“Different than paper but love it.”
Melinda Brummer

Questions artists ask

Do I need to prime or gesso this canvas before painting?

No. The canvas arrives with our proprietary watercolour ground already applied, engineered to be painted on directly. Adding gesso, another ground, or any other coating disrupts the surface. Treat it like premium watercolour paper: handle the edges, not the face, since skin oils can mark the surface.

Will it shrink, wrinkle, or distort when wet?

No. The substrate is 100% Virgin Polyester, which doesn't react to water the way paper or cellulose fibres do: no cockling, no shrinkage, no expansion under a wash. The fabric stays taut on the engineered strainer from the first stroke onwards. Independent research at the Victoria & Albert Museum found polyester showed no measurable loss of strength under museum conditions equivalent to 80 years of display.

What paints can I use on the Watercolour Canvas?

Watercolour is what it's built for. Watered-down acrylics and gouache also perform well on the surface. Our ground replaces the chalky absorbent ground that conventional watercolour-on-canvas relies on: pigment spreads, lifts, and reworks the way it would on premium paper. TIP: As Mark Buck RSMA observed, the surface takes a slightly thicker pigment mix beautifully. Go heavier on the paint than you would on paper.

How many canvases come in a pack, and what sizes are available?

Watercolour Canvas is sold in packs of 2. Currently available in A4, A3 and A2, with additional sizes added as demand grows. Every canvas in the pack is matched in tension, surface, and ground.

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