How To Put A Canvas Painting On A Frame

First measure the thickness of the canvas.

How to put a canvas painting on a frame. You can get canvas frame clips or offset clips for attaching a frame to a canvas from a hardware or frame store or online. Once i had all of the right sized pieces i nailed them to the canvas frame with my brad nailer. Lay out your assembled frame and canvas onto a flat surface. If you need to cut the canvas because there is an excess that makes folding impossible or bulky leave at least two inches of canvas to fold over and stretch.

Stretching the canvas pre painting if you have decided to frame the canvas prior to painting on it you should start with spreading the canvas the numbered side facing down on a covered flat surface. Put the now assembled frame paints brushes and anything else included in your kit over to the side. If the frame isnt as deep as the canvas youll see part of the edge of the canvas if youre looking from the side. Place the frame on top of the canvas front side facing down.

Protective glazing usually isnt needed for oil or acrylic. It makes it look more substantial than it really is. Join the stretcher bars together in the correct way to make a frame. The frame is deeper than the canvas so i just nailed them flush with the front of the canvas.

This is important because we offer a variety of canvas float frames that also differ in depths so choose a frame that has a depth that is appropriate for your tastes some people prefer the canvas to sit into the frame and not stick out further than the depth while other people might prefer their canvas to stick out. If you want to frame your canvas painting you can mount it on a stretcher and fit the stretcher inside a frame. Make sure to leave enough canvas to fold and staple to the stretcher bar. Put the now assembled frame paints brushes and anything else included in your kit over to the side.

First youll need to measure the height and width of your canvas to see what frame size youll need.