How To Frame A Canvas Painting

Now your frame is ready to be stained or painted.

How to frame a canvas painting - Buy canvas art here. Artist brian rice uses bent pipe clamps instead of buying offset clips to secure a frame to a canvas. It took three 1x2x8ft boards and less then 6 for making the frames. Chop saw nail gun rag or foam brush.

Not every painting needs a frame. Bought this 3 pieces for 20 from amazon and frame them myself. You can buy all of the materials to frame your canvas at an art supply or craft store. Some especially abstract paintings actually look better mounted onto a stretcher and displayed as is.

If your painting calls for a border you can mount the stretcher inside a frame but some smaller paintings look better if you glue them to a rigid backing and surround them with mat board before framing them. Canvas painting or print i made mine with these tools. I chose spray paint because it just seemed like the easy choice. Diy frame for canvas art step 1.

Before you get started measure the outside dimensions of your canvas painting and jot them down on a piece of paper. Once your frame is glued and painted you are ready to attach it to your canvas. Steps attaching the 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.