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Watercolour Canvas

“Easy to lift paint out and also to re-work a dried area by gently nudging the paint with the tip of a wet brush.”
Sue Scarth
Depth20mm
Fabric100% Virgin Polyester
CoatedACF proprietary ground (Paint directly onto the surface)
Warp proofSince 2013
Sag proofGuaranteed
From £18.95£22.95

for 2 canvases · from £9.48 each

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Product Details

  • 240gsm 100% Virgin Polyester artist canvas with ACF proprietary watercolour ground
  • 20mm thin-edge profile
  • Pre-prepared: paint directly on the surface, no priming or gesso needed
  • Sold in packs of 2
  • Available in A4, A3 and A2, with more sizes added as demand grows
  • Compatible with watercolour, watered-down acrylics, and gouache
  • Manufactured in South Africa
Product Details
  • 240gsm 100% Virgin Polyester artist canvas with ACF proprietary watercolour ground
  • 20mm thin-edge profile
  • Pre-prepared: paint directly on the surface, no priming or gesso needed
  • Sold in packs of 2
  • Available in A4, A3 and A2, with more sizes added as demand grows
  • Compatible with watercolour, watered-down acrylics, and gouache
  • Manufactured in South Africa
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Choose your size

8" x 11"
£22.95£18.95
A4 210mm x 297mm£9.48 per canvas
11" x 16"
£29.95£24.95
A3 297mm x 420mm£12.48 per canvas
16" x 23"
£42.95£35.95
A2 420mm x 594mm£17.98 per canvas
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Felicia Smit
My new favourite watercolour surface

The quality of this canvas is outstanding. I have only ever painted watercolour on paper so this was different, but I love the results! A very “papery” surface but very sturdy. I love this product and will definitely be using it again.

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Barbi
Watercolor Canvas

These canvasses are amazing and very receptive to watercolors. The surface is so well prepared resembling a cold pressed paper finish and very absorbent of a wash but maintaining and reflecting the integrity of the pigment. Very easy to work on and much more forgiving allowing mistakes to be rectified without damaging the surface. Once the final painting is sealed it is ready to hang on the wall..... no framing! That's a huge plus for me.

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Alan orr
Absolutely appalling customer service

Absolutely appalling customer service. Paid £15 for delivery and am still waiting coming up to three weeks. Customer service reps tell me it’s the ParcelForce problem and they’ll come back when ParcelForce come back to them. Cannot recommend this business at all. Now trying to get my money back. Hopefully it’s not a scam.

Hi Alan,
We’re sorry your order didn’t arrive, but we have to correct the record.

Our team replied to every one of your emails promptly and kept you updated at every stage with the information Parcelforce was giving us. You were never left without an answer.

The delay was caused by Parcelforce, not ACF. They returned your parcel to sender, giving it a “do not fly” instruction and citing the Windsor Framework checks on parcels going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Full product and customs data was sent electronically with the shipment, and a printed commercial invoice was attached to the parcel. Parcelforce has not been able to give a specific reason for the return, and our warehouse is still pushing them for one.

You have been refunded.

We’re disappointed to be called a possible scam. We’ve made canvases for artists since 2013, and we handled this openly and quickly from start to finish.

Graham, ACF Canvasses

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Sue Scarth
Absolutely brilliant watercolour canvas

Absolutely Wonderful canvas to work on with watercolour!!
They stay as tight as a drum, they have a lovely surface and are ready to paint straight onto or by wetting the surface first with water and working wet into wet.
Easy to lift paint out and also to re-work a dried area by gently nudging the paint with the tip of a wet brush.
After the painting was finished I used a wax to seal the watercolour.
I love these new canvases and will be ordering more!!

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Karla Scobbie
Water colour canvas

It feels just like the canvas you buy un the shops, not really very suitable for watercolour, 300gsm works much better with the water, and given the price of the canvas, it is not the best buy, opposed to your other canvases which are great!

Hi Karla, I think maybe you were not using the canvas correctly. :-)

Here is a recent review of our watercolour canvas https://artcanvasfactory.com/blogs/news/watercolor-canvas-vibes

Here is a regular user Monique and her posts of the watercolour canvas https://www.instagram.com/mlindsay.gallery/

Here is an interview with Ina Millman who has been succesfully using and selling her watercolour art on my canvas since 2019 https://youtu.be/NSF-BwBdVRw

and another innterview from Mark Buck RWS https://youtu.be/E3ARBhzWQW0

Thanks
Graham

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Melinda Brummer

Different than paper but love it.

Specifications

Sold inPacks of 2
Cloth100% Virgin Polyester: Fully recyclable
Weight240gsm
Coating / primerACF proprietary ground (Paint directly onto the surface)
Depth20mm
StrainerOpen back, keyless
Use withWatercolour, Watered-down acrylic, Gouache
Recommended forWatercolour artists, including those moving from paper
MadeManufactured in South Africa

What artists like about the Watercolour Canvas

“They stay as tight as a drum, they have a lovely surface and are ready to paint straight onto or by wetting the surface first with water and working wet into wet.”
Sue Scarth
“The surface is so well prepared resembling a cold pressed paper finish and very absorbent of a wash but maintaining and reflecting the integrity of the pigment.”
Barbi
“Different than paper but love it.”
Melinda Brummer

Questions artists ask

Do I need to prime or gesso this canvas before painting?

No. The canvas arrives with our proprietary watercolour ground already applied, engineered to be painted on directly. Adding gesso, another ground, or any other coating disrupts the surface. Treat it like premium watercolour paper: handle the edges, not the face, since skin oils can mark the surface.

Will it shrink, wrinkle, or distort when wet?

No. The substrate is 100% Virgin Polyester, which doesn't react to water the way paper or cellulose fibres do: no cockling, no shrinkage, no expansion under a wash. The fabric stays taut on the engineered strainer from the first stroke onwards. Independent research at the Victoria & Albert Museum found polyester showed no measurable loss of strength under museum conditions equivalent to 80 years of display.

What paints can I use on the Watercolour Canvas?

Watercolour is what it's built for. Watered-down acrylics and gouache also perform well on the surface. Our ground replaces the chalky absorbent ground that conventional watercolour-on-canvas relies on: pigment spreads, lifts, and reworks the way it would on premium paper. TIP: As Mark Buck RSMA observed, the surface takes a slightly thicker pigment mix beautifully. Go heavier on the paint than you would on paper.

How many canvases come in a pack, and what sizes are available?

Watercolour Canvas is sold in packs of 2. Currently available in A4, A3 and A2, with additional sizes added as demand grows. Every canvas in the pack is matched in tension, surface, and ground.

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