Drawing is one of the most common hobbies among all the age groups. At least you may admire someone's painting.  For some of the artists it is a good income earner. Some just paint for their pleasure and to make a self enthusiasm. Artists can show their talent by drawing different kinds of artworks like portraits, scenes of natural beauty or whatever their conceptual feelings on drawing papers, canvases and walls.

Canvases are the most common material that can be used to produce drawings. Most of the paintings are done on the canvases. Making cheap canvas art is one of the best painting options that can be used to produce good quality arts. Though you are not an expert in painting still it may be important for you to study how a cheap canvas is produced since you can hire a professional painter for the paintings you are going to paint on those canvases. Cheap canvases are very easy to make. The material for cheap canvas art can be found very easily.Let's discuss the process of making cheap canvases. 11 X 14 inches ready made frames are available in the stores but you can produce your own frame for the canvas.  Rectangular shaped wooden stripes can be used to create your frames. First wood for the frame should be prepared by visiting nearby saw mill. If you can handle a saw well the work is very easy.  Make the wooden frames by stapling or nailing the wooden stripes. If you are using a stapler make sure it is a large heavy duty stapler. The nails you are using should be tiny ones to avoid the splitting of the wooden frame. Cut a vinyl window shade to the shape of the frame which is two inches lengthier than the length and the width of the frame in either side. Place the vinyl window shade over the frame and stretch it over the frame. Staple the vinyl window shade to the frame by folding the extra two inch length of the window shade behind the frame and stapling. Now the cheap canvas of yours is ready to be painted with the drawing of your interest.

Then let's see how you are going to find your painting material. Simple art material like crayons, pastels and the colour pencils may be found in your kid's art supplies. Oil paints and the acrylic paints are some other options that can be used by professional artists. However using craft paints is a good option if you are a very beginner who is going to produce cheap canvas art.

There are so many options when you are visiting a store to buy art material. Big box stores are the places where you can buy painting material for a cheaper price. They may have art material discounted up to 70% compared to some of the stores specialized for selling art materials.

There are several ways of producing cheap canvas art. You may not need to go looking for different colours. Simply most of the colours can be produced with the mixture of the basic colours. Do trials on colour combinations. This will be a cheaper option when producing canvas art. Try different painting equipment. Try to apply colours on your canvas even using your fingers or dripping the paints on your canvas.

Cheap canvas art is a good option for the artists who are doing frequent artworks for the aesthetic and economic purpose. Cheap canvases will cut down most of the budget allocated for the paintings.