Making DIY Canvas Backdrops
Build beautiful backdrops on a budget.
In this workshop, recorded LIVE, Tim reveals his secrets for crafting professional-looking canvas backdrops on a budget!
Discover the step-by-step process to create picture-perfect backdrops, customized to your unique aesthetic vision.
In this class:
- Tools and equipment for making DIY canvas backdrops
- Sourcing materials
- Sizing considerations
- Canvas preparation
- Painting techniques
- Texture and effects creation
- Colour selection
- Storage and maintenance
If you enjoy this class, check out Creating DIY Backgrounds and Surfaces and Making a Canvas Backdrop.
Questions? Please post them in the comments section below.
Comments
How does one hang these bad boys?
Hi, in some of our other product photography classes you will see me hang much heavier wooden or hardboard backgrounds. I do this with a metal pole or strong peice of wood between two C-stands (a clamp ontop of each C-stand to hold the rod or wood and then some more clamps or clips to hold the background to the crossbar rod or wooden beam.
What kind of paint you’re using? standard wall paint or something more flexible to not peel off?
Hi, it was just various home decorating interior walls paints
Thank you Tim. Was very informative about painting on canvas. Had no clue about preparing the canvas with PVA. I know you are using Matt paint. But would semi gloss make that big of a difference on canvas…? I know on wood it would.