7x12 3D Pro Poitiers Canvas 2-1/2" #DQ-0712

True Dynamic Root-3 Proportion - 7x12 Size

This 7x12 is one of our Dynamic Root-3 Rectangle Root-3 Rectangle series.

Explore other sizes in this same 12:7 aspect ratio:

8x14 • 11x19 • 15x26 • 19x33 • 22x38 • 26x45 • 30x52 • 34x59 • 37x64 • 41x71 • 45x78 • 48x83 • 49x85 • 52x90 • 56x97

Explore Related Products to this 7x12 Size:

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

Poitiers™ Portrait Smooth Oil Primed Artfix Linen

Step into the world of masterful detail with this superb oil primed canvas, a top pick among portrait artists and connoisseurs of fine detail work.  Poitiers™ canvas offers an unparalleled smoothness due to the fine, tightly woven fabric and 6 painstaking layers of ground. Colors applied to the surface have a high degree of luminosity, bringing a radiant life to your oil paintings. The superior smooth surface is not just a pleasure to touch; it transforms your painting experience. Your brush glides effortlessly across the canvas ensuring that every brushstroke is precise, every color vibrant, and every detail distinct.

• 100% Belgian Linen 6.2 oz.; Primed Weight 16 oz. per square yard
• Meidum Weight, Fine Weave, Portrait Smooth Texture
• Double Sized and Quadruple 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.

7x12 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

Our Ecosystem Depends on Healthy Forests

Forests play a vital role in our planet's ecosystem. They absorb carbon dioxide, filter air and water, and provide habitat for countless species of plants and animals. By using sustainably sourced lumber, we can help to protect these important ecosystems and ensure that they continue to provide these valuable services for generations to come.

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

Celebrating a rich legacy since 1965, Masterpiece® is the gold standard for artist canvases in North America. Every canvas is a potential magnum opus, a union of creativity and quality materials that can transcend time. Your choices today impact your art's tomorrow, so invest in the best for a lasting legacy.

Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun. ♦ Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin's metaphorical insights often straddle the line between art and philosophy, and this statement is no exception. Through this poetic lens, Gauguin seems to highlight the inherent limitations of perception and understanding. Shadows, ephemeral and intangible, are by their very nature devoid of substance when exposed to the brilliance of the sun. Similarly, certain elements of our artistic endeavors remain elusive when directly confronted or overanalyzed.

Every artist knows the struggle of translating a vivid imagination onto canvas. Sometimes, the raw emotions or intricate visions we hold are best expressed not by direct illumination, but by the subtle interplay of light and darkness, the nuanced dance of what is revealed and what remains hidden. For us, it's a reminder that not every detail needs to be explicitly shown; sometimes, the most potent emotions are conveyed through implications and nuances.

As we immerse ourselves in our work, it's worth pondering the spaces between the overt and the subtle. The realms Gauguin alludes to—those areas untouched by the sun's direct light—are where true depth often resides. In our pursuit to bring life to our art, it's crucial to embrace both the brilliance of clear vision and the mystery of shadows. Only then can we hope to capture the full spectrum of human experience and artistic expression.

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With a nod to Paul Gauguin, we present these words of wisdom and our own custom crafted portrait. Let this fusion stoke your creative fires. Dive into your art!