Julie Beck's Favorite Artefex Panel!

"My work can be incredibly detailed, so I do not want a ton of texture getting in the way. However, I am also not a fan of super smooth surfaces. I like the weave of the canvas to do some work for me in creating certain textures or effects. This recipe makes me very very picky. I trained on a smooth oil-primed linen canvas panel. I would purchase these wood panels and have to use a circular saw to customize the size and make sure the weave was going in the direction I liked. What a pain!! Over time, I felt like the quality of those panels began to drop so I spent a year or so trying almost every panel out there. Some were too textured, some the texture was too regular, some were too smooth, and many of these were just junky. I landed the jackpot when I found out Artefex offers LITERALLY the same canvas I love adhered to ACM. The Artefex 538 panel is exactly what I've been looking for. The ACM is an easy "score and snap'' means of modification. Not only is the ACM more durable and easy to modify, but it's lightweight and great protection for my work. Even at larger sizes, Anton and his team work with me to create the same panel with specific weave directions. And for even larger work, they are able to adhere the canvas to a honeycombed acm panel... allowing for lightweight rigid options at larger sizes. Easy to frame, easy to ship. Now I can get back to focusing on what I really want to do... paint!!" - Julie Beck ------------------------------------------------ ARTEFEX PANELS https://www.artefex.biz/ Check us out on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artefexartsu... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artefexart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtefexArt