Can You Frame A Canvas Giclee

This is a 1 5in gallery beveled canvas stretcher frame.

Can you frame a canvas giclee.

Yes if you can. There are plently of cheap frames available online and some of them are great values. Now that you have the canvas s measurements and know what style of frame you want you can shop for a frame. For all types of frames it is important to make sure that the rabbet of the frame is larger than the thickness of the stretcher bar so that the artwork fits properly within it.

Should you frame the work to match it s environment. A stretcher bar is used to build a frame which the printed canvas wrapped around. We also use high quality stretcher bars for our wrapped canvas prints. Any framing expert would likely be able to point to dozens of additional things to do but these should go a long way in helping you if you are framing your giclee prints online.

The standard frame sizes are 8 10 11 14 16 20 18 24 20 24 24 30 and 30 40 but some stores will have other sizes like 10 20. You can choose a wood picture frame metal frame or floater frame for stretched canvas artwork the latter of which is made especially for canvases. Whether any of these frame less solutions are more cost effective depends on what you spend on a frame. You will need to make sure that mounted materials are archival quality to ensure preserving your new print.

Definitely use a frame style that will accent the appearance. The stretcher frames underlying those canvases are budget quality and not built to stand the test of time. And there are a bazillion choices. Find one that is the same length width and depth of your canvas.

Paper and canvas giclées can be dry mounted with a hot press or glued to the substrate. By using your print as a guide measure the conservation board and border mat the same size as the print.