how to frame a canvas print?

Question

I recently ordered a canvas print of a family photo in 16"x20" size. I thought it would be shipped already framed (I've never ordered a canvas before), but when it got here, it was rolled up. What do I do with it now? How do I frame it? Where do I find a frame? I've been trying to look online for help, but it seems like I am expected to have a certain amount of background knowledge about how to do this, and I know nothing about it. I've never handled canvas or framed it before. Any help would be wonderful! Also, I don't really want to take it somewhere to have it done... I want to keep the cost at a minimum if possible.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The rolling is a safe way of preserving the canvas while is being delivered. About the framing (which mainly is carpentry), you'll need some materials (they are available in the artists shops/home stores) and their cost - by the way - may not be cheaper than taking the canvas to a frame shop (unless you already have them, and that would be great).

If you are ready to do the framing yourself you can watch these videos (and surf a little bit further):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF1Dr8VBOkE&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bU5JI1TFT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URi8CPwwRq4&feature=related

or

http://www.pet-art.net/lesson-about-stretching-canvas.htm



Good luck!

Answer 2

I would take it to the frame shop. Framing ain't brain surgery, but it takes a bit of practice to get good results, especially with an unmounted canvas. Canvas prints are usually framed without glass. You can get a gallery wrap canvas that is already stretched and bound that does not require framing at all.

Answer 3

After the image is printed, the canvas is trimmed to size and glued, or stapled to traditional stretcher bars, or a wooden panel and displayed in a frame, or as a gallery wrap. The frames are usually constructed from solid pine and underpinned for added strength. A print that is designed to continue round the edges of a stretcher frame once gallery-wrapped is referred to as full-bleed. This can be used to enhance the three-dimensional effect of the mounted print.



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Answer 4

Modern canvas is usually made of cotton or linen, although historically it was made from hemp. It differs from other heavy cotton fabrics, such as denim, in being plain weave rather than twill weave. A canvas print is the result of an image printed onto canvas which is stretched, or gallery-wrapped, onto a frame and displayed. Canvas prints are often used in interior design, with stock images, or customised with personal photographs. Canvas prints are intended to reproduce the look of original oil or acrylic paintings on stretched canvas.