CANVAS TEXTURE MATTERS

You’ll be incorporating that texture into every stroke you put down

Canvas settings in most digital software allow you to change resolution or size. But in this software program we can also adjust canvas texture. This is very powerful because the simulated texture of the canvas directly changes the way your tools will record a mark. The more textured the canvas is, the more bumpy or textured your brushstroke will be. Depending on the specific texture you choose, you will be incorporating that texture into every stroke you put down. You can set individual textures to individual layers, you can change textures mid painting, and you can alter the scale or roughness of a texture.

My favourite texture is the ‘rough paper’ texture, and my second favourite is the ‘smooth canvas’. I find that these are the most versatile surfaces to work on, and they look the best for my style of painting.