# Laugh at my horrible art

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laugh-at-my-horrible-art/192506>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 2, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laugh-at-my-horrible-art/192506 "2003-08-02T05:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laugh-at-my-horrible-art/192506/81 "2003-08-11T19:50:55Z")

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**Somnambulist** wrote

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> Bill H, as a tip, if you are going to try this, it’s probably worth getting someone to show you how to stretch a canvas first. It is quite easy to mess up, and the stretcher can warp badly if not done correctly.

Thanks. As it turns out, many many years ago, I did stretch some of my own canvases for painting, so I am familiar with how tough that is. When I do it, I’ll be sure to get some help for the first few.

Thanks again.

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