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Whether you are a professional artist, hobby artist, or art lover, you may have encountered the absolute dreaded canvas "dent," when a stretched canvas is inadvertently rested on something that creates pressure on a particular part of the canvas, creating a bubble or dent in the canvas like in the picture above. This may have happened to you as an artist, or even as an art owner, moving art around for hanging. So now what? A ruined canvas? Not necessarily!
Simply take a very damp paper towel or sponge, and wet the back of the dented part of the canvas (not the front!!!!). Make sure that the dented part is wet, although don't feel the need to totally soak it. A spray bottle of water also works well in this case. After you dampen the affected area, simply place in front of a sunny window and the fibers will naturally tighten and in most cases, the dent will disappear. In some cases, there may still be a slight ripple, which can be removed by simply re-stretching that part of the canvas (a frame store can also do this for you if you aren't experienced in stretching).
Voila! This works for both linen and cotton canvas, so have no fear, a solution is here!
Did it work for you? Leave a comment below, I'd love to hear from you!
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