8x8 3D Pro Versailles Canvas 2-1/2" #DL-0808

True 1:1 Square Proportion - 8x8 Size

8x8 is one of our most desirable square sizes.

The square is perhaps the most intriguing proportion, as it is root of all of the other proportions. It is commonly used in both photography and art. Squares are typically used as the center canvas of a triptych or as a single canvas hung at a 45° angle. The square proportion is long used with medium format professional cameras, and most photographs we see on websites and social media are based on square images. Since all sides of the canvas are the same length, your eye is drawn evenly across the surface of the painting creating a sense of harmony, balance, and a generally a pleasing visual experience. The square format is also a good choice for artists who focus on geometric shapes or patterns in their work, as the regularity of the square shape can help reinforce these elements. Some artists enjoy the challenge of working within the confines of a square format, as it forces them to think creatively resulting in intriguing compositions.

Explore other sizes in this same 1:1 aspect ratio:

6x6 • 7x7 • 9x9 • 10x10 • 12x12 • 14x14 • 16x16 • 18x18 • 20x20 • 22x22 • 24x24 • 30x30 • 32x32 • 34x34 • 36x36 • 40x40 • 42x42 • 48x48 • 54x54 • 60x60 • 72x72 • 76X76 • 80x80

Explore Related Products to this 8x8 Size:

• Alkyd / Oil Primed Linen: Malibu™ • Vintage L21C™ • Ventura™ • Isola™ • Poitiers™
• Raw Unprimed Linen: Torrey Pines™ • Mandalay™
• Acrylic Primed Linen: Muir™ • Vintage L22U™ • Santa Cruz™ • Saint-Cloud™ • Grenoble™ • Pau™
• Acrylic Primed Cotton: Monterey™ • Carmel™ • Tahoe™ • Heavy Weight 14oz cotton • Sierra™ • Shasta™
• Hardcore Canvas Panel: Versailles™
• Vincent™ Pro 7/8 • Monet™ Pro 1.5

Versailles™ Oil Primed Artfix Linen

Choice oil primed linen canvas with more substantial body. It has a warm golden hue and is an excellent painting surface, even for larger sizes.

• 100% Belgian Linen 6.1 oz.; Primed Weight 14.6 oz. per square yard
• Medium Weight, Closed Weave, Medium Texture
• Double Sized and Double Primed with acid-free archival quality oil primed ground
• Impenetrable ground prevents oil paint from leaching through and harming the canvas
• For oils, alkyds, and water miscible oil paints
• Linen has natural oils that prevent disintegration over time.

3D™ Pro 2.5 Stretcher Bar • 1/2" Canvas Clearance

1/2" Canvas Clearance is the space between the Bar and the canvas. Generally speaking, more clearance reduces the risk of the canvas touching the wood and creating unsightly lines during painting. Our design provides the optimal clearance so as not to impact your painting, but still leaving enough wood to the maximize strength of the Stretcher Bar.

• Produces a 2.5" deep stretched canvas (Actual depth is slightly thinner)
• 1.25" wide Stretcher Bar
• All Bars have an exclusive groove on the inside perimeter of the frame to which cross braces and Diamond Corner Braces attach
• Solid Ponderosa Pine or Fir from the Pacific Northwest

Finger Jointed Wood is not meant for Stretcher Bars

Solid wood makes the most dependable Stretcher Bar, because one homogeneous wood member is going to behave similarly across the entire length of the Bar. Whereas, with finger-jointed wood is made-up of multiple pieces of wood, sometimes on the actual joint itself, presenting multiple points of failure which no one can control.

We only use Solid Wood to build our Stretcher Bars because a solid piece of wood will last indefinitely. When we speak of archival value, it's not just the paint you use and the quality of your canvas and ground, even the wood choices manufacturers add or reduce value to your final painting. The fact is, you don't want problems, and finger joints only increase that risk of the wood falling apart in the future.

The glue used to bind finger joints is a water based adhesive and when that wood is exposed to high humidity environments, particularly with exterior walls, the glue joints can give-up. As a manufacturer, Masterpiece® does its part to conserve as much wood as possible, and still provide a quality product that will out-perform any other in the marketplace.

8x8 2.5" 3D Pro Deep Edge Heavy Duty Strainer Frame Offers Maximum Support!

• Drawing depicts the exact frame construction, not the proportion
• Strainer Bars are 2.5" deep x 1-1/4" wide
• Fixed Corner Frame - Not keyable or expandable
• No Brace Required for this size

Selective Harvesting in our Sustainable Forests

Intelligent selective harvesting of timber is an ecological method to replace the natural occurrences of forest fires and disease and landslides that can devastate forests. This is all part of the process of sustainable forest management to which we subscribe when we choose which lumber we use in our products.

MuseumWrap™ Stretching Technique

With more than a half a century of American engineering, Masterpiece® designs and builds its own proprietary stretching equipment that enables us to produce the finest and most tightly-stretched canvas on the market.

• Drum-tight stretch!
• Up to 50% tighter than other methods
• Balanced tension across the surface
• Uncut folded corners make it possible to remove and re-stretch canvas on the same size frame
• Usually the corner folds are on the long sides

We've pioneered and set trends, always putting quality at the forefront of everything we do. Our patents are a testament to our continuous quest for excellence. Engage with our products, and you'll not only see but feel the premium difference — a difference that your audience and patrons will undoubtedly recognize and value.

We are not punished for our sins, but by them. ♦ Elbert Hubbard

Hubbard's exploration of consequences and personal responsibility is evident in this quote. He postulated that our actions, good or bad, have intrinsic repercussions. For artists, this can be interpreted as the idea that their work is a reflection of their choices, experiences, and emotions. A piece that's created inauthentically or hastily might not resonate with its intended audience or even with the artist themself.

During his life, Hubbard often spoke about the importance of authenticity and integrity, not just in art but in all facets of life. At Roycroft, he championed the idea that an artisan's true reward was the personal fulfillment derived from creating genuine, heartfelt work, irrespective of external validation. The sins in an artist's work, be they shortcuts or insincerities, are not merely mistakes; they are lessons in the continuous journey of artistic evolution.

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Echoing the timeless spirit of artistry, we bring you this quote paired with our beautiful portrait of Elbert Hubbard that we created. Let your colors on the canvas speak!