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.

Because the question of mounting has come up in my workshops i thought i d take a moment to describe my process. Lay the canvas on a flat surface with the art facing up. I ve been doing a lot of plein air painting on pieces of canvas stapled to 1 2 inch thick foam board. Check to see if there are indentations visible in the canvas from having been mounted in the past.

Does the panel need to be primed before i apply the adhesive. To secure the art into the frame there are a number of things you can use. 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. 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.

What would be the best adhesive to use for attaching the canvas to the boards. Remove the foam board and trim the canvas with the scissors. Showing how i mount a painting on canvas onto a hard surface in this case a cradled panel using pva glue. Lay the canvas material down on the work surface and place the cut foam board on top of the canvas.

A canvas board is a heavy multi ply board paper board with canvas wrapped around it. 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. Measuring is the first and most important step of mounting a canvas. But better yet if you really love a piece you can later mount it on board.

Now i want to mount them on hardboard panels and then trim the edges. The canvas needs to be able to wrap around the foam board. I prefer to leave a 1 2 inch border on the canvas to allow easy handling of the canvas during the mounting. So i quickly make a set of tick marks around the print and trim it down to size.

Mounting finished paintings on paper or canvas to board as some of you know i m experimenting with painting in oil on paper and unstretched canvas. Measure two inches away from the foam board and make a hash mark around each side. Place weights or heavy objects on the corners if the canvas won t lay flat. Michael s website http michaelking ca enjoy the.