Can You Frame A Stretched Canvas

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Can you frame a stretched canvas.

A painting or print on canvas unlike works on paper has a structure and shape all its own. In today s post i m going to show you how easy framing canvas prints is so you can frame your favorite canvas art. Now that you have the canvas s measurements and know what style of frame you want you can shop for a frame. Canvases may sometimes have wrinkles.

You can choose a wood picture frame metal frame or floater frame for stretched canvas artwork the latter of which is made especially for canvases. With a canvas press standard stretch canvas the image is on the frontwhile the sides are white. Professional framing can be very expensive especially if you want to frame a piece of art on a stretched artist s canvas. You can get them out with an iron on high with a very small bit of steam.

For all types of frames it is important to make sure that the rabbet of the frame is larger than the thickness of the stretcher bar so that the artwork fits properly within it. Framing stretched canvas is quite different from framing a traditional photograph. The back loader is the typical frame that is usually used for framing. Stretched canvas does not require a mat or glass and it fits into an open back frame.

If the canvas stretchers have become warped you can remove the finished painting and remount it either on new stretchers or on a rigid support. The frame sits on the edge of the stretched canvas as it would on a canvas board and there is no need to protect it with glass. I certainly don t frame all of my canvases. This is a technique that our professors taught students when i was in art school.

By the type i mean back loader front loader float aka floater or metal. However you can easily frame a piece of artwork on canvas using wood lattice and just a few tools. You can take your standard stretch canvases to a professional frame shop oruse these instructions to do it yourself and save money. You ll need an open backed canvas frame to hold your artwork instead of a glass covered frame.

How to stretch the canvas step 1. Put the now assembled frame paints brushes and anything else included in your kit over to the side. Find one that is the same length width and depth of your canvas. Choosing a frame for a stretched canvas can be a simple process once you decide on the type of frame that you wish to use.

Lay out your assembled frame and canvas onto a flat surface. If the canvas is stretched and you re happy with how the sides of it look you can display unframed. The standard frame sizes are 8 10 11 14 16 20 18 24 20 24 24 30 and 30 40 but some stores will have other sizes like 10 20. The canvas is placed into the frame from the back and held in place by.