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Your cart is empty.Are you frustrated with the quality of many wood panels? Compared with other raw surfaces on the market, Ampersand's Unprimed Basswood Artist Panel painting panel is free of plywood seams, knots or troublesome raised fibers providing the cleaner, more professional look that artists want. The Unprimed Basswood panel is handcrafted using a sturdy, non-flexible 4mm basswood top, sanded perfectly smooth and ready to seal and prime with the ground of your choice. Basswood is a premium, select wood that outperforms the typically used birch plywood in many ways. It is inherently smoother with a tight wood grain and no raised fibers, making it easier to gesso and paint on. Basswood is ultra-stable and will not give, bend or flex. The 1.5" profile Unprimed Basswood panel is simple to hang or frame. The support frames are made with quality solid wood strips that can be finished with paint or stain. The cradled back allows you to attach hanging hardware and display your artwork easily - without a frame! Unprimed Basswood is great for encaustic, mixed media, collage and wood engraving. The tight grain of the Ampersand Unprimed Basswood panels makes them the preferred choice for finely detailed wood burning / pyrography. All wood should be sealed and primed before painting. You can use clear gesso to see the wood grain through the sealer and primer.
Erin L. Prais-hintz
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023
These panels are very smooth and great for a variety of art.
Elise Bowen
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023
Great
Irene V.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
I love the Ampersand panels and you just can’t go wrong ordering from Hyatt’s Graphic Supply Co. They truly are a quality art supply company!
GV
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022
I’ve been using these panels for years and they’ve always been excellent. They work well with acrylics and hold up over the years. But be weary of ordering online. Have never had issues in the past, I’ve ordered several on here and they’ve always been well packaged. For whatever reason my last one came in a bubble mailer. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that basswood isn’t exactly a hardwood and easily dents or damages if dropped or tossed around. Usually a small dent is fixable but this panel was entirely unusable.
Sangjin
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2020
Stay home.
John Morrill
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2018
Pro:-Quality as expectedCon-More expensive here than my local art store but it was too late to cancel.
ATZ
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2017
I ordered two of these to mount my artwork made on paper. They served the purpose beautifully and I am going to buy more of these for future. I also painted on one with layers and layers of acrylics. I am happy with this purchase and would recommend the product.
Shimmy the Vampire Queen
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017
Definitely worked for what I needed it for. I was doing string art for my girlfriend. The tips of the nails did go through the back which wasn't a big deal to me since I wasn't hammering the nails all the way through. I also used a stain to make the wood a little darker. I would definitely purchase this again for more string art purposes.
Nan
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016
I am very impressed with the quality of this panel. The wood is very smooth and accepted stain around the outside edges beautifully. I used it to mount a watercolor painting. First I covered it with acrylic matte medium and pressed the finished painting onto the surface. I used a roller to get all bubbles out. When it was dry, I trimmed the excess paper. Then I sprayed a couple coats of fixative over the painting. Finished with four coats of wax. Very happy with the results and I will be doing this again!
M Leslie
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016
Arrived quickly and was just as pictured.
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