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How to Stretch Fine Art Canvas Painting Gallery Wrap

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Tags: art canvas fine gallery how painting stretch to wrap
Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: October 6, 2007 at 2:53 am
Author: karattexas
Length: 08:33
Rating: 4.08
Views: 10001
Learn how to stretch fine art canvas paintings with a gallery wrap. Instruction by master acryllic artist Ginger Cook with the IfTheyCanICan.com series of instructional videos.

Video Comments

karattexas (August 12, 2008 at 2:39 pm)

Yes, that is what I meant. When you "square" your canvas, you are making sure that the corners are at 90 degree angles. All the best, Ginger

renyenhawaii (August 8, 2008 at 11:31 pm)

I think she meant a square angle, perfect 90 degree corners.

akvavitae (May 28, 2008 at 4:34 am)

actually, a square is a type of rectangle. anything with 4 right angles and 4 sides is a rectangle.

g0dEATg0d (April 1, 2008 at 4:52 am)

a rectangle cant be perfectly square but i get what your saying. thanks

nyart12 (March 22, 2008 at 5:01 am)

excellent

lindsey2021 (February 22, 2008 at 8:25 pm)

wow thanks for this video. i thought i could only have a company do this. it seems simple.

karattexas (December 19, 2007 at 4:36 pm)

As a note, commercial gesso machines have gotten the cost of primed canvas very low, so it is not usually more economical to stretch unprimed canvas. Ginger

karattexas (December 19, 2007 at 4:36 pm)

Yes, you can stretch any fabric & use as a decorative wall piece. However when you stretch unprimed canvas that you intend to paint on later, here is the trick. Because it is cotton, it will shrink & get very tight when the gesso is put on, so you do not want to pull it as tightly with the pliers as this may later cause the frame to warp. You don't want it either saggy or drum tight as you must allow for the material to shrink when the gesso is applied. Ginger

osean2 (December 18, 2007 at 10:52 am)

Thanks for the advise however, what do you think about streching unprimed canvas?

karattexas (December 17, 2007 at 8:39 pm)

It's easier to stretch pre-gessoed canvas first, then paint. In the video we stretched a painting that was painted directly on an unstretched canvas. If you're traveling, it's easier to roll up & put in a suitcase. Canvas can be put on a board or table & taped down. Not as good as on a stretcher, but is certainly ok. Works better on smaller size canvas. I would stretch 36x48 and larger first. Ginger

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