Category Archives: Framing Canvas

How to Mount and Frame a Canvas Board

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Logan Graphic Products, Inc.

A canvas board is a heavy multi-ply board paper board with canvas wrapped around it. It allows painters to get started painting quickly without having to go through the preliminaries of having to stretch the canvas over a wooden frame. … Continue reading →

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How to Use a Floater Frame to Frame Canvas

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Logan Graphic Products, Inc.

Many artists who work on stretched canvas prefer to use a floater frame when framing. A floater frame is fundamentally different than a typical picture frame in that it loads from the front rather than the back. When the canvas … Continue reading →

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How to Hold Stretched Canvas in a Picture Frame

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Logan Graphic Products, Inc.

Holding stretched canvas in a picture frame can be challenging. That’s because a stretched canvas (one already mounted to a stretcher frame) is typically thicker than the frame is deep. Most picture frames are only about 3/8” to 1” deep. … Continue reading →

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How to Stretch Canvas

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Logan Graphic Products, Inc.

To stretch canvas you will need a staple gun, stretching pliers and stretcher bars (sometimes called stretcher strips) with which to build the stretcher frame. Stretcher bars are made of light weight wood and come in a variety of lengths … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Framing Canvas

How to Mount and Frame a Canvas Board

How to Use a Floater Frame to Frame Canvas

How to Hold Stretched Canvas in a Picture Frame

How to Stretch Canvas

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