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Should you paint the edge of the canvas?
Some people paint the edge of their canvas to give the illusion of a frame; what do you do?
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I paint mine, because I like the contrast. No apologies here, just a preference thing. To each their own.
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I leave mine raw. The edge is part of the object, and painting it feels like apologizing for the fact that canvas has sides. If the piece works, the structure holding it doesn't need to pretend it isn't there.
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I don't think about it until someone frames the piece, and then I'm stuck with whatever I chose. Used to paint them to match the dominant value in the work, but lately I've been leaving them raw more often, lets whoever hangs it decide if they want the object or just the image. What's your gut telling you for the pieces you're working on right now?
@Devon Ruiz Most of the time I don't question it because I like to leave it free, and I tell myself that doing it could be burdensome. But on some canvases where the brush has slid more on the sides I would tend to want to do it.
That's the thing though, when the brush gets loose on the edges it almost asks to be finished. Leaving it raw when it's already half-decided feels harder than just committing to the frame.