Ideally a painting 80cm by 60cm. Would it be better to leave on the stretch or take it off and roll it up?
2007-01-03 01:38:40 · 13 answers · asked by S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
As I live in a very remote part I have to send all my pictures. This is definitely small enough to send without taking it off its stretcher. ( not a thing to be taken lightly ..it is hard and expensive to but it back on if you cannot do it yourself .
Lots of cardboard and bubble wrap and brown paper which , where I come from is impossible to get it really strong , I put brown tape all around and cover every inch of the brown paper. Then I tape a square of white paper for the address to be written on .
For contents I always put posters as it doesn't sound so valuable.... for a smaller picture I put do not bend photo proofs on the front of the parcel in red as no one would want to steal them.
It is always a worry but i have never had a problem
2007-01-03 02:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by shetland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the painting is very valuable, I would make a wooden case in which the painting, lined with bubblewrap, is placed. Make the internal measurements of the case at least 2cm larger than the picture's length, width and depth (the depth is the width of the stretcher) to allow for padding.. Use wooden strips for the sides at least 2cm thick, and cover the two sides with plywood (at least 3ply). The case needs to stand up to heavy parcels being dropped on top when in transit. A driver may even stand on the case to reach over to other parcels. Send by a parcel carrier: UPS, DHL, Lynx, etc.
If you don't want to make a case, take the painting off the stretcher. Unfasten the stretcher bars and wrap them together into a bundle with clingfilm. Roll the painting around the stretchers, and place the whole bundle inside a strong cardboard tube. The tube's wall should be at least 2cm thick. Seal both ends of the tube and send recorded delivery with the Royal Mail, and also include insurance against loss or damage.
I have sent many paintings and art posters using both methods as above. Believe me, your packaging must be strong enough to stand up to some very rough treatment whilst in transit!
2007-01-03 02:11:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not a good idea. The canvas is primed for oil paint. Watercolor paint will probably absorb into the surface too quickly. Watercolor paper is the best surface to pant watercolors on. That paint is formulated to be diluted with water, not used directly out of the tube like oil and acrylic paint. Both your paint and canvas are student grade and very low quality.
2016-05-22 22:39:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... You are asking this becasue i bet the painting is absolutely fragile and wonderful at the same time ^^
Ok. heres how i posted my GCSE work through the post... it was also oilpainted on canvas.
First Spray A VERYVERYVERY thin layer of Hair Spray, this will not give it any shiny look or damage the oil pastel, it will just prevent smudging of the work.
Then Cover the work with some sugarpaper, on the painted side of course, then its ready to be sent of to whoever.
For extra precautions you might want to buy a Cardboard box thats thin enough to fit your work but not thin enough to smudge it then put the painting inside... (This is what i did with my painting ^^)
Well Hope It All Goes Well
2007-01-03 02:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sent a very well secured picture - all corners secured in foam and no wiggle room - It was a great packing job till UPS shoved another package straight through the center. Follow the directions to protect the flat surface with more than just bubble wrap and cardboard.
2007-01-03 06:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by justwondering 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As its within postal limits, leave it streched, protect the surface with card then create a box pack with more card or bubble wrap.
Pay a littlle extra for insurance.
I do this once or twice a week.
For multiples I often unstrech and roll.
2007-01-03 10:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it off the stretchers roll it in bubble wrap and then place the roll in a mailing cylinder...then call the pony express or UPS (I would go with UPS)
2007-01-03 04:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by WildMind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just call the Fedex guy and he will do the packing for you. No sweat.
2007-01-03 01:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by chelsea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the picture in a frame, wrap it in mailing paper and send by UPS.
2007-01-03 01:50:25 · answer #9 · answered by born again 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take it off and roll
2007-01-03 04:05:28 · answer #10 · answered by niceandcute_777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋