Find the Best BLICK Canvas
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Blick Brand Canvases: Trusted Archival Quality, Outstanding Value
Whatever your medium of choice, find the best foundation for your artwork. Our selection includes stretched canvas, blankets, and rolls in the widest assortment of materials, weights, sizes, and textures to meet any artist’s needs.
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Stretched Canvas
Blick Premier
Blick Premier represents our finest line of professional-quality canvases, meticulously handcrafted to ensure maximum archival stability and longevity. Hand-stretched and back-stapled onto heavy-duty, solid pine stretcher bars, choose from our highest-quality 100% heavyweight cotton, medium-weight cotton, or Belgian linen canvases.
Blick Premier Heavyweight Cotton
Expertly prepared to support heavy applications in oil or acrylic
100% cotton duck; 15 oz. pre-primed weight
Triple-primed with acrylic gesso; 20 oz. primed weight
Hand-stretched and back-stapled onto heavy-duty, solid pine stretchers
Sizes range from 8” x 8” to 60” x 72”
Blick Premier Belgian Linen
Our highest quality oil painting substrate
100% Belgian linen; 5.5 oz. pre-primed weight
Triple-coated with oil-based primer; 10 oz. primed weight
Back-stapled with blanket-fold corners; 1-3/8" solid pine stretcher bars
Sizes range from 6” x 6” to 40” x 40”
Blick Premier Cotton
Gallery stretched for broad range of oil or acrylic techniques
100% cotton duck; 10 oz pre-primed weight
Triple-primed with acrylic gesso; 15 oz. primed weight
Choose from back-stapled or splined
Sizes range from 4” x 4” to 60” x 72”
Blick Studio
Blick Studio offers a versatile range of high-quality canvases designed for permanence and stability when a lighter weight substrate is suitable. Ideal for students, hobbyists, and professionals conducting studies or experiments, Blick Studio canvases provide an excellent balance of quality and affordability.
Blick Studio Cotton
Designed for versatile applications in oil or acrylic
100% cotton duck; 7 oz. pre-primed weight
Triple-primed with acrylic gesso; 10.5 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
Back-stapled to solid wood stretcher bars
Sizes range from 4” x 4” to 60” x 72”
Blick Studio Linen
High-quality linen for oil or acrylic applications
100% linen; 6 oz. pre-primed weight
Triple-primed with acrylic gesso; 9 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
Back-stapled to solid wood stretcher bars
Sizes range from 5” x 7” to 48” x 72”
Blick Studio Cotton Panels
Durability and strength for oil or acrylic applications
100% cotton duck
Double-primed with acrylic gesso; 5 oz. primed weight
Hand-turned on a rigid board with an acid-free core
1/8" thick
Sizes range from 4" x 4" to 24" x 36"
Blick Custom Canvas
Can't find the size you need? Design an archival quality stretched canvas online in minutes with our Custom Canvas Builder. Handcrafted to your exact specifications, provide your dimensions, choose from premium linen, cotton, and synthetic canvases in a range of textures and finishes. Our stretcher bars are crafted from kiln-dried, knot-free pine and built to last a lifetime.
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35+ Canvas Types: Select your material, weight, texture, weave, and surface treatment.
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Two Stretcher Profiles: Kiln-dried, knot-free USA pine, cut and notched on-site.
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Any Size Configuration: From small studies to grand-scale installations, we’ll build a bespoke canvas to your exact dimensions up to 83″.
Blankets & Rolls
Whether you want to prime your own canvas or stretch pre-primed linen or cotton, we offer the largest range of textures and weights to fit any artist’s needs.
Blick Unprimed Cotton Canvas
Natural, unbleached, premium-grade 100% cotton duck, available by the yard.
Blick Acrylic Primed Cotton
Premium-grade 100% cotton duck. Choose from a variety of weights and finishes, available in rolls or by the yard.
Lightweight, 7 oz.
Double-primed
9.5 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
For oils, acrylics, alkyds, and tempera
Medium Weight, 10 oz.
Double-primed
12 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
For oils, acrylics, alkyds, and tempera
Medium Weight, 5 oz.
Triple-primed
10.5 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
For oils, acrylics, and alkyds
Premier Heavyweight, 15 oz.
Triple-primed
20 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
For most mediums, including oils, acrylics, alkyds, tempera, and casein
Medium Weight, 7 oz.
Double-primed
12 oz. primed weight
Medium texture
For oils, acrylics, and alkyds
Medium Portrait Smooth, 7 oz.
Double-primed
11 oz. primed weight
Ultra-smooth texture
For portrait and detail work with oils, acrylics, and alkyds
Blick Unprimed Belgian Linen
Produced in Belgium, where growing conditions and expert cultivation produce the highest-quality, long-line fibers. The proprietary weave configurations are exclusive to Blick.
Blick Premier Oil-Primed Linen
The same very fine, master-quality Belgian Linen used for our Premier Belgian Linen Stretched Canvas, available in rolls. Medium Weight, 5.5 oz.
Triple oil-primed
10 oz. primed weight
Extremely smooth
Our finest archival surface for oil colors
Blick Unprimed Polyester Cloth
An extra fine painting surface suitable for detailed work, this high-quality synthetic cloth offers greater longevity and dimensional stability than natural fiber substrates. Tension remains consistent after stretching, even with extreme variations in humidity levels. Medium Weight, 12 oz. Ultra-smooth, single-weave texture.
Blick Standard Stretcher Bars
Made from premium white pine. Slotted, double-mortised corners ensure outstanding long-term stability.
1-1/2" W
13/16" (38 mm × 21 mm) profile
1/2" relief eliminates ghost impressions on stretched canvas
Rounded edges reduce surface friction and allow for a tighter, more even draw
Additional Canvas Resources
Looking for more? Check out these helpful canvas guides and how-to articles:
How to Stretch Canvas on the Bias
Try an alternate way of stretching canvas to spread tension more evenly, minimize weave distortion, and reduce puckers at tack points.
Choosing Canvas: A Comprehensive Guide
Find everything you need to know about buying, building, or prepping artists' canvas.
