Last week, I finally decided to give painting on an actual canvas a try. 
It went pretty good. Honestly, I really didn’t notice much difference between store-bought canvases and my homemade canvases. The only obvious benefit is the weight and thickness the canvas panel offers. Therefore, I’ll probably alternate between both. Oh, this is also the biggest painting I’ve ever done. It’s 8 x 10. I love this size. It’s perfect for the type of painting that I do. Shading is still an issue for me, but I plan to do an art store haul soon, so hopefully I’ll find some mediums that will help with that. Anyway, this obviously it’s done. What you’re looking at is a prepared canvas with my sketch on top. I gesso’d the skin because I didn’t want the colored background to show through. I’ll post the finished painting soon. 
8 x 10 Mixed Media Painting (Incomplete)