Canvas is a heavy woven fabric, made of linen or heavy cotton. It is the preferred paintingPainting is the practice of applying paint or other media to a surface, usually with a brush. An art object made using paint (noun). surface for many artistsPeople who are engaged in a broad spectrum of visually led ideas and activities aligned to the expressive arts using oil or acrylic paintA coloured substance that can be thickened or thinned and spread over surfaces. Paint can be water soluble, oil or plastic based, and have opaque or transparent qualities. For further information please follow thus link. Paint is made up from three main things: pigment, to give it colour; a medium, (such as oil) which is used to support the pigment; and 38 something to thin it down, such as water or turpentine.. It needs to be prepared by tacking it onto a frame (stretcher) and primed.