My first time painting on a canvas in over a decade, and my first time using painters tape to get crisper lines. I think it came out decently lol
Acrylic paint on canvas. Sea green background with two green cut gem patterns.
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I'm enjoying the symmetry and composition. I think it's come out nicely.
If you're doing more flat/geometric work and want even crisper taped lines, a few things which might help:
A heavily textured canvas is making things more difficult for this type of work - the paint can creep under the tape, in the little gaps between the threads. You have numerous options though.
Anyway, looks good and you should carry on with it :)
I'll need to look into that. I've only ever used regular canvas (and never even heard of gesso). That idea of painting the base layer over the tape is genius! The best ideas are always the ones that make me wonder how I never thought of that lol
If you're looking at boards, then "cradled boards" or "cradled panels" have a frame behind them (basically the same as the back of the canvas), which makes it easier to apply fittings later, if you plan on putting them on a wall or anything. A flat board (i.e 6mm plywood) on its own would tend to need framing, as it's not deep enough to hold most screws.
For gesso, simplifying things a bit, it's pretty much a cross between a primer/undercoat and a filler. If you buy a pre-made canvas, it's normally been pre-gessoed/pre-primed. A cradled board is likely to be bare wood. If you want to avoid buying extra stuff, you can get away with a couple of thin coats of white acrylic paint as an undercoat and not worry about it too much :)
For pre-painting taping, I only realised that after years - I saw someone else do it and thought "oh yeah, that makes a lot of sense!".