Mounting Canvas On Board

These paintings are easier to travel with than panels or stretched canvas you just stack them up like pancakes and interleave them with wax paper.

Mounting canvas on board.

A canvas board is a heavy multi ply board paper board with canvas wrapped around it. It is very important to check the length of the screw to be sure it doesn t come. When you place the canvas board on the mounting board it nests within the recess that is the sink to get the dimensions subtract the width of the canvas board from the width of the backing board. The canvas needs to be able to wrap around the foam board.

But better yet if you really love a piece you can later mount it on board. I prefer to leave a 1 2 inch border on the canvas to allow easy handling of the canvas during the mounting. Now i want to mount them on hardboard panels and then trim the edges. These paintings are easier to travel with than panels or stretched canvas you just stack them up like pancakes and interleave them with wax paper.

Lay the canvas on a flat surface with the art facing up. Check to see if there are indentations visible in the canvas from having been mounted in the past. Lay the canvas material down on the work surface and place the cut foam board on top of the canvas. Michael s website http michaelking ca enjoy the.

I ve been doing a lot of plein air painting on pieces of canvas stapled to 1 2 inch thick foam board. In this case the frame and backing were flush so i picked up some flat brackets from my local hardware shop. Measure two inches away from the foam board and make a hash mark around each side. Does the panel need to be primed before i apply the adhesive.

For example on a 20 x 30 canvas i will have a canvas that is 21 x 31 and i make the gator board the same size. Remove the foam board and trim the canvas with the scissors. To secure the art into the frame there are a number of things you can use. Place weights or heavy objects on the corners if the canvas won t lay flat.

If the panel and backing are not flush with the back of the frame you would use offset clips to secure the art into the frame. Showing how i mount a painting on canvas onto a hard surface in this case a cradled panel using pva glue. Because the question of mounting has come up in my workshops i thought i d take a moment to describe my process. What would be the best adhesive to use for attaching the canvas to the boards.