Can You Frame A Stretched Canvas

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.

Can you frame a stretched canvas.

You ll need an open backed canvas frame to hold your artwork instead of a glass covered frame. The back loader is the typical frame that is usually used for framing. By the type i mean back loader front loader float aka floater or metal. On the other hand artists working with pre stretched art canvas will likely want a frame since they don t have the option to easily paint around the edges of the canvas though you could paint a solid border on the edge of the canvas if you like.

You can take your standard stretch canvases to a professional frame shop oruse these instructions to do it yourself and save money. If the canvas is stretched and you re happy with how the sides of it look you can display unframed. I certainly don t frame all of my canvases. 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.

Lay out your assembled frame and canvas onto a flat surface. 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. Stretched canvas does not require a mat or glass and it fits into an open back frame. In today s post i m going to show you how easy framing canvas prints is so you can frame your favorite canvas art.

The canvas is placed into the frame from the back and held in place by. I hope you enjoy this canvas frame diy tutorial. A painting or print on canvas unlike works on paper has a structure and shape all its own. Canvases may sometimes have wrinkles.

You can get them out with an iron on high with a very small bit of steam. This post is also a part of our monthly diy project challenges so be sure to scroll to the bottom and check out all the other fabulous diy projects from my fellow bloggers. 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.

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 short answer is this. This is a technique that our professors taught students when i was in art school. Framing stretched canvas is quite different from framing a traditional photograph.

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. 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. Now that you have the canvas s measurements and know what style of frame you want you can shop for a frame.