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gallery wrap materials
- Thread starter Jackpine
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crystalcoastgraphics
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What is gallery wrap? Like a gallery wrapped canvas print?
Jackpine
New Member
Yes. It is the stretcher system.
the graphics co
New Member
Most art supply stores carry a variety of sizes and widths of stretcher bars. Lots of online sources too http://www.rexart.com is one i use regularly.
signworldusinc
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Hi Jackpine,
We carry a high quality canvas printing media at wholesale pricing.
http://www.display-wholesale.com/servlet/the-186/Canvas-50"-x-100'/Detail
Regards,
Signworld Team
We carry a high quality canvas printing media at wholesale pricing.
http://www.display-wholesale.com/servlet/the-186/Canvas-50"-x-100'/Detail
Regards,
Signworld Team
Cale Frederick
New Member
We get our stretcher bars from www.wholesaleartsframes.com. They have every size and thickness and discount pretty well if you buy bulk.
bob
It's better to have two hands than one glove.
'Gallery wrap' is merely a technique, one of many, for stretching canvas on a frame. No supplies unique to producing a gallery wrap are necessary.
There are specialty gallery wrap systems available for the totally inept that have never learned how to do a gallery wrap.These systems are hideously expensive relative to a set of standard canvas stretcher bars and are of dubious engineering.
Anyone who knows how to do a gallery wrap most likely uses stretcher bars available at any frame shop or crafts and hobby store. If you don't know how to do a gallery wrap on standard stretcher bars, there's a plethora of You Tube videos that will walk you through it. Or just figure it out for yourself. It's not rocket surgery.
phototec
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For my photography gallery wraps, printed on a large format Epson Stylus Pro 4800, I use the HP Professional Matte Canvas Q8671A, because the Epson Stylus Pro 4800 uses aqueous based inks, I have to coat the finished canvas prints prior to making the gallery wraps, and use Lexjet Sunset Satin coating, which gives the finished wrap a nice semi-gloss look, and really brings out the detail.
There are several ways to apply the Lexjet Sunset Satin coating on the gallery wrap, I have tried spraying with a HVLP rig, however I found that applying the coating with a brush give a a nice hand-made finish to the wrap.
I build my own gallery wrap frames by cutting down 1x4's on a table saw, it's not a big deal and I can make any size I need. My finished frame is 3/4" x 1-1/4" which gives a nice wrapped effect, but not over bearing. The one part to remember is to bevel the edge of the frame about 3° that goes towards the front, so the edge does not telegraph (show) on the front of the finished wrap (see drawing below). I
After running the 1x4 through the table saw and making the frame profile as shown in the drawing below, I mitre cut the pieces as you would a picture frame, put a dab on wood glue on the joints, and secure with a small brad nailer.
After the frame is complete, I stretch the canvas over the frame and secure on the back with 1/2" staples, add a small "D" ring for a mounting wire and it's done.
There are several ways to apply the Lexjet Sunset Satin coating on the gallery wrap, I have tried spraying with a HVLP rig, however I found that applying the coating with a brush give a a nice hand-made finish to the wrap.
I build my own gallery wrap frames by cutting down 1x4's on a table saw, it's not a big deal and I can make any size I need. My finished frame is 3/4" x 1-1/4" which gives a nice wrapped effect, but not over bearing. The one part to remember is to bevel the edge of the frame about 3° that goes towards the front, so the edge does not telegraph (show) on the front of the finished wrap (see drawing below). I
After running the 1x4 through the table saw and making the frame profile as shown in the drawing below, I mitre cut the pieces as you would a picture frame, put a dab on wood glue on the joints, and secure with a small brad nailer.
After the frame is complete, I stretch the canvas over the frame and secure on the back with 1/2" staples, add a small "D" ring for a mounting wire and it's done.
