Top Picks for Pro Artists
Start with the canvases artists buy again and again.
I bought two deep and two stretched canvases 12x 16 with oak frames.
I was impressed by their quick arrival, and so protectively packaged it took me twenty minutes with my arthritic hands to open the parcel, but oh, was it worth it.
These canvases and frames are superb. They are really well made and very stylish. I love the natural oak veneer and will not be staining or painting it.
So far I have only removed one of the deep canvases from the frame which involved unscrewing the four screws and popping it out. The surface of the canvas was very good, though I have chosen to gesso and lightly sand it as I want a very smooth glasslike surface.
I am now building up my courage to put paint on these lovely objects. That first stroke. Don’t want to spoil them with inferior work. (Ha ha!)
I have already taken the items to two Art Painting groups to show my fellow artists the quality of these products and I am also about to write a piece for our Art Association Newsletter to spread the knowledge further.
Excellent service, products and super quick delivery. Outstanding.
Great customer service. I had a problem and although I should have contacted sooner it was still dealt with very well!
Love the surface of these and the strength and tautness.
Fabulous! Love working on these. Thanks for recommending, Graham!
These canvases will enhance any painting. They are wonderful to paint on and so well made. The packaging is a real art too!
These canvases are a real joy to paint on. I use oils and it gives a beautiful finish to the surface.
I knew the quality would be good, going on previous canvas orders. I wasn’t expecting exceptional but that’s what I got! I’m sending two painting to the RA summer exhibition and two of these canvasses and fames will be used. Fingers crossed! 🤞🏽
lovely canvas to work on and stunning oak frame
ACF never disappoints & it’s always a pleasure to paint on these beautiful canvases!
I love the canvases and all my students love them.They dont even want to paint on rough cotton canvases anymore.Neither do I, so please keep doing what you are doing.
Love ACF canvasses. They feel great to work on, tension is great and look great in their frames when finished. Serious quality 👏
A joy to paint on. Product excellent and much much more economical than
post-painting framing.
Great product
Amazing, proffesional service, first class products and delivery was swift! Thanks SO much a delighted customer.
impressed with build quality.Not used for acrylics yet but board took undercoat well.Thank you
ACF did not copy old cotton canvases. We started again. We built a new strainer. We built new PET surfaces. Together, they give you a canvas that stays tight, flat and ready to sell.
THE ACF CANVAS CONFIDENCE STRATEGY
"Polyester (PET form) exhibits the best combination of properties and provides the most promising starting point to improve the performance of artists' canvas"
~ Conservation of Easel Paintings
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ACF canvases stay tight and flat, so your paintings keep their shape on the wall.
Zulfi found our 40mm canvas is truly a game changer. He loved the solid,
premium feel -like tapping on a drum in the best way. That depth and
quality really stood out to him.
Louise found that painting on our canvas made details and blending a breeze.
She compared it side-by-side and loved how easy it was to get fine
details and smooth blends. Plus, when it came to scanning for prints,
our canvas gave her a clean, high-res result without the extra texture
noise. It just made her job a lot easier.
Nancy loves the super fine texture of our canvases. Nancy explains how
easy it is to start painting right away without heavy prep - just a bit
of gesso and she's ready to go. Plus, she's a big fan of the square
formats and larger sizes for her work. It's all about that flexible,
paint-ready surface that makes her creative process a breeze
Rentia absolutely loves how versatile our canvases are. From oils and pastels to charcoal and acrylic inks, she’s found the surface makes it easy to experiment with any medium. There's no need to prep because the quality is so high, and she appreciates how quickly the underlayers dry. In her words, everything just works, and that gives her the confidence to get creative.
Ewald switched to our canvases after being disappointed by sagging cotton duck, and he was admittedly skeptical at first. But after the first painting, he fell in love with how perfectly it suits his detailed style. Now he has bought around forty of our canvases, each one impressing him more than the last. It's fantastic to see that kind of enthusiasm!
Theresa shared how she fell in love with our canvases right from the start. Her first batch sold out quickly at a local gallery because everyone loved the framing and the quality. She was thrilled to reorder and discovered that there’s no sagging or worries at all. For her, it was like accidentally finding the perfect product.
PET is a high-performance polyester.
It doesn’t sag like cotton.
It doesn’t rot or go brittle like linen.
