Canvas Wrap Vs Frame

Traditional canvas wraps come in three different sizes.

Canvas wrap vs frame.

Frame your canvas photo paper with a flat print to give the appearance of real canvas or mount your print to a thick rigid material with pressure sensitive or. Choose from four popular finishes. Frames are not available with our premium canvas wraps. Recently a new presentation on canvas is known as gallery wrap.

It s a substantial eye catching look. With chunk gallery wraps your canvas will be wrapped around 2 5 thick wooden stretcher bars. Finally the next step is the hardest part of creating a canvas print. A canvas wrap is an image printed on a canvas that wraps around the edges of a 1 5 thick wooden frame also called stretcher bars the image can be seen on the surface and also the edges when viewing the artwork from the side.

Highlight your canvas artwork with elegant floater frames. P 1 17 p 1 17 canvas wrap vs. Floating frames for canvas artwork. The canvas floater frame gives your print a unique effect.

Canvas makers need to align the canvas perfectly to the frame and staple the taut canvas onto the frame. Canvas photo paper is a regular photographic paper with a canvas like texture. We carry a wide selection of frame styles and sizes with options for many popular stretched canvas depths. A 1 5 gallery wrap is inset leaving a 3 8 space between canvas and frame.

Prior to printing canvas paper gives the appearance of real canvas although it cannot be stretched. The canvas is mounted inside a solid wood frame at a distance of 6 mm on all sides. The difference is the thickness of the stretcher bars the wooden frame your canvas is wrapped around. Chunk thick and thin.

Framed prints i think gallery wraps have become passe and are now being associated as the cheap alternative to a nice framed print or framed canvas. The picture becomes more captivating and will truly stand out. The frame gives a finishing touch to the art in the same way that hemming a garment completes the clothes. When to choose a canvas wrap.

If your budget is a major concern than a canvas wrap is the one to choose. A smaller image size for a specific wall space accounting for a 4 5 border around the print for mat and frame larger sizes are heavy and expensive perception of being separated from the print becomes much more apparent when you experience the same photograph as a canvas. The shadow gap between the canvas and the frame makes your image appear to float inside the frame. The canvas is folded and tucked around the sides and is stapled or attached on the back.

These sleek frames create a magically suspended look that adds polish and depth to your art. The frames are then sanded down to make sure you don t catch a splinter while hanging it up on the wall. Add a floating frame.