85" x 56" Artfix L64U Universal Acrylic Primed Portrait Roll Canvas #L64U-85x56

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Artfix L64U Universal Portrait Smooth Acrylic Primed Linen

Experience unparalleled artistic precision with this super-smooth linen canvas. As our most popular portrait linen canvas, it has a high thread count per inch, contributing to the overall surface smoothness and strength. It is a sanctuary for artists who delight in precision and fine detailing. It brings portraiture and intricate designs to life with breathtaking clarity.

Woven from heavyweight linen, this canvas embodies luxury. Its substantial feel is complemented by a heavy white ground, casting a luminous bright white hue that adds brilliance to your artwork. The versatility of this canvas is implied by the "U" style name, denoting a universal acrylic priming suitable for nearly all paint types. This canvas combines the best qualities of oil-based primers with the flexibility and resilience of acrylic, offering a unique blend of features. Unlike typical glossy acrylic primers, it has a matte finish, increasing its absorbency and providing a secure hold for a wide variety of artistic media.

Its absorbent nature also makes it ideal for drawing media like oil sticks, pastels, charcoal, and graphite. For artists using delicate mediums such as egg tempera and caseins, mounting this canvas on a rigid surface enhances its capabilities, allowing its super smooth texture to shine, and delivering unparalleled results.


• 100% Belgian Linen 6.1 oz.; Primed Weight 15 oz. per square yard

• Fine Weight, tightly woven Weave, Portrait smooth Texture

• Double Sized and Quadruple Primed with acid-free archival quality acrylic gesso

• Impenetrable ground prevents oil paint from leaching through and harming the canvas

• For acrylics, oils, alkyds, and water miscible oil paints

• Linen has natural oils that prevent disintegration over time.


Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) Primer Pigment

 This primer contains premium-grade Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) white pigment, renowned for its exceptional performance in acrylic priming. Its standout feature is its enduring whiteness, coupled with remarkable flexibility that persists over time. In contrast to other pigments such as zinc dioxide, Titanium Dioxide maintains its resilience, preventing brittleness as it ages. This quality ensures that artworks retain their integrity and will stand the test of time.

Artfix L64U Portrait Smooth Belgian Linen offers a luxurious surface, ideal for highly detailed work. Preferred by portrait artists because it is so smooth for linen. Due to the nature of how flax plants are turned into linen textiles, there may be variations in yarn thickness thereby creating fabric that is individual in nature and has character. There can be infrequent naturally occurring nubs in the linen which may yield small slight bumps where the linen is a little thicker than the rest of the strand. This is normal and part of what gives linen its character.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ♦ Cicero

Cicero, one of the most eloquent orators and astute philosophers of ancient Rome, emphasized the simple pleasures and profound importance of nurturing both the mind and soul. Drawing a parallel between a garden and a library, he highlights the symbiotic relationship between nature and knowledge. While gardens offer tranquility, a connection to the earth, and a space for creativity to flourish, libraries are the sanctuaries of wisdom, understanding, and imaginative exploration.

Artists, throughout history, have found solace in the natural world. In moments of reflection or seeking inspiration, the embrace of nature provides a canvas for our thoughts and emotions. But just as a garden requires cultivation, our skills and intellect demand nurturing. That's where libraries, filled with tales of other artists, lessons from history, and insights into countless disciplines, come into play. Balancing the world of practice with the realm of theory is crucial. For artists, we require both the hands-on experience of creation and the broader knowledge to understand and position our work. In essence, while our hands mold and craft in the studio or garden, our minds are cultivated with the timeless wisdom of books.

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We hope you will be inspired by the wisdom, and our interpretation thereof, of Cicero, plus we made this unique little portrait to begin the creative process. Time to start your creative process!