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Christina // This is where I post hetalia stuff and ocassionally art. My main blog is art-nouboo. Links can be found in the little half-circles along the left. [most transparents are made by transparentalia. if a transparent is made by a different...
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artistandframer

How to Stretch a Canvas: 

The concept of stretching a canvas is simple - evenly pull and staple all sides of the canvas around the stretcher edges until the front is taut and evenly stretched. 

In practice, it’s a little more complicated than that. Getting even tension and tackling those tricky corners are skills best left to a professional if crafty tasks are not your thing. However there are some tips to doing it well:

1) Opposites - start with one staple in the middle of one side of the canvas (I tend to start with the shorter side.) Then on the direct opposite side pull the canvas taught - using canvas pliers if necessary - and staple. Repeat on the long sides of the canvas and continue around the edges of the canvas doing one staple at a time using the opposite rule until all the sides are stapled.

2) Do-Over - Don’t be afraid to pull out a few staples and start over if you notice that the image is crooked (if you’re stretching an already painted image) or if you’re noticing large ripples from uneven tension or poorly placed staples.

3) Know Your Materials - Most canvas and linen made for painting can withstand quite a bit of pull and tension, but if you’re stretching a silk cloth for display or a painting made on thin cotton fabric (as I often see from people’s travels) you cannot pull very tight. In the case of delicate fabrics, even tension is more important that pulling it as tight as possible.

#reference#non hetalia
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glrlband

guys be like “makeup is why you take a bitch swimming on the first date!!!” but sweetie I got that urban decay setting spray ayeeee

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sarahasnoh

Hourglass mineral veil primer makes any makeup you put on top of it waterproof 💁

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jeankd

WHAT!?!?!? No one told me these things. I been sweating and reapplying make-up in the summers and you folks knew this shit the whole time… THE WHOLE GOTDAMN TIME!?!?

#reference#i have that and iit is the best feeling when you sweat or get wet and u kno that your makeup is still on point#non hetalia#text post
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