Guide to Stretching Canvas

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Most paintings are bought without the frame in order to carry or ship it with ease. However, once at the desired destination it needs to be framed and displayed in order to enjoy and admire it in all its beauty; to do so you need to perform a very important part and that is stretching canvas correctly so it does not have any wrinkles or creases. Stretching canvas professionally will ensure your painting is stored well under the frame and therefore should be assigned to professionals only; trying to do it yourself, unless you are a professional can ruin your painting and thus, cost you extra money and time in the process. Most people hire professional help for stretching canvas and framing, which are charged separately as stretching canvas in itself is a job that requires great skill and expertise.

Stretching canvas is also required when you want to paint and usually painters will purchase canvas already stretched and ready for painting or some who start a number of painting at the same time will learn how to stretch it professionally in order to be able to do so when and where required. All paintings need to be painted in stretched canvas and then once completely dried can be rolled up and placed in specially designed tubes for protection and storage.

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Canvas is the material most used in paintings because it has the qualities required to hold the paint, reflect the right colors and the ability to maintain a painting in all its glory; all that can be lost with ease if you stretching is not done correctly when putting up a painting in the frame. Famous expensive painting almost always will come framed in order not to have to deal with the stretching canvas each time it is moved because stretching of the canvas done several times can also damage the painting in the process by applying stress to the material and the paint.

Therefore, you should ensure that all your painting of value are not repeatedly rolled and stretched din order maintain them in their natural form as well as market value; stretching of the canvas should be done once when you choose and place the painting in the desired frame; even if you want to chance the frame stretching is usually not required again. Maintaining a paintings quality often is based on how well it has been stretched and stored.