I paint in the smallest studio! The room has one window and measures 9'x6'! I regularly paint canvases as large as 36" x 36", 24" x 48" and 30" x 40"
Here are 3 tips that have helped me!
- Easel - I use my window sill as an easel. I have a large window and the sill is the right height for painting. I do put a huge piece of cardboard in front of the window to block the light from shining through the back of the canvas. Usually, I prop the canvas on plastic tubs to get to the bottom of the canvas, easier. I have a smaller easel on a table for smaller paintings.
2. Grounding - When I start to ground my paintings I will set the canvas on the floor so I can turn it easy to get to all sides. This is especially convenient since I'm just covering the canvas.
3. Storage - I rarely finish a canvas in one sitting. Most of the time, I'm working on multiple canvases. So, I have plastic tubs and lots of cardboard to keep wet paint from getting on the floors and walls. I, also, have a peg wall that I built on one of the longer walls so paintings can dry on the pegs. I find it hard to impossible to paint a canvas on the pegs, although I know lots of artists who love it.
I found when I started painting on larger canvases that my sales increased! So large canvases are important to my art business.
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