Give your Painting a Strong Foundation
For a painting to last for hundreds of years without paint loss or cracking, it must be painted on a high-quality rigid support. Aluminum composite material is ideal for this purpose, and I use it for all of my own oil paintings.
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Get a QuoteText your dimensions to Amanda at (206) 920-4973. Specify which type of panel you would like, and I'll text a quote to you. If you prefer, send an e-mail.
Sizes range from 5x7 to 36x48. PricesBelow are some sample prices:
16x20 Unprimed $16 Acrylic-Primed Linen $32 Oil-Primed Linen $35 Hand-Primed $42 18x24 Unprimed $18 Acrylic-Primed Linen $36 Oil-Primed Linen $40 Hand-Primed $47 24x36 Unprimed $26 Acrylic-Primed Linen $49 Oil-Primed Linen $56 Hand-Primed $71 30x40 Unprimed $36 Acrylic-Primed Linen $65 Oil-Primed Linen $76 Hand-Primed $95 |
About the Panels
- Aluminum composite material doesn't expand and contract with changes in humidity, so the paint film is expected to remain on the panel for hundreds of years without paint loss or cracking. It also withstands normal indoor temperature fluctuations very well. It's the best material to use as a support that is widely available and affordable. Read more about supports here.
- Aluminum composite material is a thin sheet of polyethylene (rigid plastic) surrounded by layers of aluminum. The surfaces are coated with polyester-coil coating. Linen panels have acrylic-primed linen or oil-primed lien adhered with acrylic gloss medium, ready for painting. Hand-primed panels are primed on one side with acrylic primer, ready for painting.
- Linen panels have two coats of manufacturer's primer.
- Hand-primed panels have three coasts of acrylic primer.
- Acrylic primer is suitable for oil paint, acrylic paint, pastels, casein, and water-based media like ink and watercolor. It's not suitable for egg tempera or encaustic.
- Panels are 3 mm or 1/8 inch thick. I recommend that panels 24x36 and larger be made with 6 mm or 1/4 inch material. For large panels, I use corrugated-core ACM. It's very rigid and lightweight.

About Amanda
I am an artist in Seattle working in the realist tradition. I strive to use the best materials available, and I believe the type of support used for a painting is one of the most important materials decisions an artist can make.
I am an artist in Seattle working in the realist tradition. I strive to use the best materials available, and I believe the type of support used for a painting is one of the most important materials decisions an artist can make.