How can I create a canvas-only collection without altering other product variants?

[Lonni]

Preface: I know you can create a New Collection using "Variant Is Equal To." I've done that. However, ALL the variants associated with the specific product are also transferred into the New Collection. I have over 250 prints I offer so I'd like to do this as simply as possible - instead of going through 1 by 1. Help?! 🙂

My Question: 

Is it possible to then reduce the variants to ONLY canvases in that SPECIFIC Collection WITHOUT altering all the variants associated with each Canvas I have in other collections?

For Example, once I've populated 'Canvas Collection' with one of my canvas selections (Apple Pie) which contains 3 different variants:

Variant - Canvas
Variant - Metal
Variant - Acrylic

What I Want:

Canvas Collection

Apple Pie
Variant - Canvas

BUT I need to make sure that the primary Apple Pie offering still has ALL THREE Variants still available WHILE an Apple Pie Canvas is restricted to ONLY my Canvas Collection.

Lonni
www.TheOnceDeadArtist.com

[Lonni]

Thank you! I'll try this in a couple of hours. I SO appreciate your suggestions!