I love how this guy is literally only making his video and taking the time just to help people

TIP: plastic wrap on the surface on an oil painting can be absolutely DISASTEROUS! Be sure to use butcher paper or parchment paper FIRST before using plastic wrap.

QUICK TIPS FOR BOXES: Today I needed a box, and I went around to the back recycling area of a few businesses by my apartment. Sure, I looked like a sketchy little hobo going through the recycling, but there was a ton of pristine, FREE cardboard I now have to wrap my pieces with. I also found styrofoam and bubble wrap as well :)

Sadly I’ve shipped a painting exactly this way in the past and it arrived to the buyer with a huge hole in the canvas. Idk what they did during shipping but I was so mad. Even though you’ll be paying a little bit more for the larger dimensions, size up a little more than this and add a couple more layers of bubble wrap just to be super safe and sure your hard work doesn’t get ruined.

Just a quick tip: put extra bubble wrap on the backside in the recessed area to support the canvas from both sides! It will help keep your art from stretching/ tearing from mishaps.

I would put several layers of white tissue paper on before bubble wrap. It gets hot while shipping and acrylic will melt. Someone may have already said this, but I didn’t read through everything.

I'm just starting the process of figuring out etsy and the shipping world or art. Its scary that it can be so expensive!

I go to office depot and other stores like that and just ask for boxes.. the stuff they get to put on shelves come in pretty big boxes and they just let me take them for free

LMAOOO $82…out of your DAMN mind. I felt that 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Also consider cardboard “corners”. You can make those too and they just add a little extra security for the areas that get bumped most 😊

Thank you for making this! I’m new to shipping artwork and I’ve been completely lost. Not knowing where to start considering I’ve used UPS in the past and I knew it was so expensive.

I shipped a custom painting that was also 16 x 20, gallery frame, via UPS and it cost me around $75. Needless to say, I didn’t do that again. I think I broke even on that sale but not really because the painting took me many hours to create and I had used oil paint which is $$$. It was so discouraging. But thank you for sharing your knowledge! Not sure if I’ll ever ship a large painting again, but at least I’ll know how and feel like it’s ok to prep it myself for shipment.

The prices when it comes for shipping and packaging varies depending on the owner of the UPS store . The UPS stores are a franchise . Shipping costs depend on dimension , weight , and location as well to how quick you want it to arrive to its destination . Another way to save a little bit of money ,but have the piece arrive intact would be to allow them to package it (pay for the packing service ) and ship it at the local post office . When it comes to shipping artwork it’s better to go a size bigger of the box so you have enough room to have protection (at least two layers of bubbler wrap )around the artwork , the artwork being inside some sort of bag such as a poly bag to prevent it from being damaged by liquids , and most importantly the box . The box was altered in a state that makes it prone to being damaged in its transit . I understand that everybody wants to save money (shipping companies have their employees be trained in such a detail way and become certified packagers , but if your putting a lot of time and money into a piece , the same should be in protecting it, specially when it comes to selling artwork and shipping it . Btw , awesome pieces in the back :)

I looked this video up because I have two 16" x 20" canvases to ship out and knew ups would charge out the ass. Thanks for the vid!

Thank you for this video!! I literally just came out of UPS with the same situation and was like $80!!? No thanks, I’ll figure out something else. So went straight to KZfaq and searched for tips and shipping art, and came across this video... this was the exactly the video I needed to see 🙏🏽

Don't use bubble wrap or any type of plastic directly on an acrylic painting either, not just oil! Although making your own box works, bubble wrap does not protect the painting directly - if something was to pierce the outside cardboard, bubble wrap does nothing. Therefore another a box within a box is the way to go. You can make both yourself, they are just different sizes, obviously. While also making the package heavier so it will cost a bit more to send, this IS the most secure way to mail a package (double cardboard). Bubble wrap is not needed unless you just want to fill some extra space to keep the work from shifting around but if you make the box custom, you shouldn't have extra space. Do not be lulled into thinking bubble wrap will protect a painting if the box is pierced for any reason.

First layer should be glassine, packing foam wrap or even polytab, then bubble wrap, then what works great to protect and prevent holes is insulation foam sheets on all sides. Super easy to cut and you can cut it so it suspends your painting and prevents movement or punctures. I definitely wouldn’t trust a single layer of cardboard but great advice about being generous with packing tape.

I loved how you explained this literally thank you, because i plan on sending my friend a kinda big canvas and I was so nervous because I just didn't know what to do and this helped me out

Wish we had video of you when you came home from the UPS Store 😂

My dear, you and I had the very same experience!! UPS told me the same price and I came home and wrap my painting the same way...boxed it and shipped it for $16. Saved $69!!!!!!

This is neat! I like the idea of using the premade boxes from the store. It looks so seamless! Whenever I have shipped anything to a client, I measure and cut poster board to the dimensions of the piece being shipped so it can fit snuggly and then wrap the outside of the box with bubble wrap so there is no moisture getting in or out. I then get shipping labels from pirate ship.

This is a super helpful video, but as someone who worked in medical distribution; USPS & FEDEX will literally throw boxes as well as occasionally kicking the boxes that piss them off. With that being said you can never use enough bubble wrap lol

Thanks so much!!! Needing to shop a canvas with almost identical dimensions. Going to pick these supplies up after work.

Thanks for the solid advice! I fell for the UPS trap on my first shipment and will never again.

Excellent video. Just started selling my acrylic paintings and this helped a lot.

Omg I wish I came across your video before I wasted $300 trying to ship a painting from NY to GA. Thank you for this! I’ve lost confidence and stopped painting for a while thinking it would be way too expensive to make any type of profit from my talent.

On Mercari, I can ship a 16x20x2 canvas in a 18x22x4 box. (3-5lbs total) USPS Priority Mail: $12. UPS & Fedex: $17. This is using Mercari's prepaid labels. I don't know how much the prices differentiate from ebay or etsy.

thanks useful info, apparently they also say use foam boards to protect from things puncturing the canvas also mark as FRAGILE.

cool thank you for this. :) I sold my first piece yesterday. :)

I made the mistake of shipping an envelope with documents via UPS- $12.00! and it was only a few towns over. Never again. Thanks for the video. I have framed all my artwork and saved the cardboard corners and the boxes that the frames come in - will use for shipping.

I've been at a loss as to how to ship my paintings. I was selling locally for a store which didn't work out and now have an Etsy store so I had to figure it out fast. Thank you so much for sharing

This was so helpful!

Hey I cut 2 pieces of cardboard the size of the canvas and put one on each side of the canvas and tape over THEN I wrap it in bubble. It adds extra protection from damage. Also, I know you made this before you shipped but there’s no way USPS shipped that for $7. I’d wager around $20. They’re good and cheap for small stuff especially if you can fit it in the flat rate boxes...but if you’re shipping any with size to it it has some cost.

I reccomend staples for shipping supplies. They ship things very quick so if your a busy company you dont even need to go to the store. They gave me free next day shipping!

Thank you! I was working on selling something on etsy and realized I didn't know how to ship the canvas. Now I know!

You can buy cheap boxes online for canvases or you can get a cheap box from walmart.

So I just got mine boxed by Fedex 24 x 36 x 3 and it was $14! And they did all of the above! O have been ripped off by ups before too 😤 I hope this saves someone some money

Thank you for this! I Googled instructions and found you first!

I laughed so hard at the end 😂😂😂😂 "Out of your Daam mind" 😂😂😂😂😂

Thank god I have a 1/2 price box store here. Yeah it was bigger then the painting but the box was only 4$ for a 35”x30”x3”

I appreciate this video very much! Thank you for such organized and practical information :)

Thankful I found this. I was wayyy to scared to go into the UPS or USPS store cuz I knew they would overcharge. Will be able to send out my work this weekend now!

Just sold my first 4 pieces of art. So so exciting, right Until I went to ship it🤨 $ 74.00 ....great video! Never again!

Great information and tips to get the packing job done Austin , an excellent guide , thanks for sharing .

This was super helpful! Did you have saran wrap on your painting before the bubble wrap?

oh honey, try shipping art from South Africa to ANYWHERE else in the world during a pandemic! i'm going to starve to death by December.

Thank you! This vid was invaluable to me. I never thought to make my own box for shipping. Awesome!

From St. Louis to Oregon 16x20 cost me 20 bucks USPS

82.00 is freaking crazy!!! thanks for this info

Great video, I've been wandering around for such advice and yours was great. Can you make a video with packaging glass frames?

wow i am glad i didnot not find that out, i was going to go to UPS , I can box that myself , thanks for sharing this, so glad i fund it :)

We should just start using canvases that can easily be taken off the frame so we can roll them up and ship them that way.

VERY IMPROTANT: Staples also has an option cheaper than this which is shipping tubes less than $4 each that are 24 inches tall and 2 inches in diamater but they come in other sizes as well that are all available for individual purchase!!

LOve the video, thanks for the tips! I am just starting to ship art prints and I would love to see a more in-depth video on doing the invoice and also the filling out for the form for international shipping :S that seems so alien to me I just have no idea how to do it :X Greetings from Germany!

Yea I tried to ship a 16x20 at ups and it was almost a hundred bucks to ship and package 📦 😅 we boxed it up ourselves but it was still expensive

Thanks! OMG I was trying to find how to sell my canvas paintings.

I used to work at The UPS Store. I would work up the numbers even I was embarrassed to present the price to the customer

Thank you for the perspective!

Thank you just d as old my first painting today and I called usps today for a price check and I was told it will cost me between 50-80 dollars for a 16/20 painting

Thank you u just saved me a ton.

You fucking angel. I’ve been racking my brain for a week trying to figure out how to ship this painting

I love how pissed you are are the whole overcharging. Thanks for making this video.

FACTS!!!! 80 bucks! That’s crazy talk! Great vid man!

Don’t forget to tell ppl that the flat side of the bubble wrap faces the painting but all in all good video

Thanks a lot for this,, How much did you finally ship it for ?

thankyou sm i got to finally ship a painting! i was so happy 😃

i work for a large scale moving company with access to "mirror packs" and am always packing other peoples expensive artwork, one day i'd love to be able to transport art of my own and ensure maximum safety. i hadn't even though of shipping the stuff i've made for friends so far...

Absolute king 😤 thank you brother

Yo good shot dude! Thanks for the heads up!

I send a painting to Canada for extremely cheap doing this !!!

Thank you for sharing !

Is it still cheaper shipping through usps or since you’ll have the box ready is ups any faster with shipping?

Very helpful, but how did you pay only 7.00 at usps? My painting ( framed) was a bit bigger and they wanted close to 200.00 to ship😞what did I do wronge 🤔

This is so informative! Why do you Saran Wrap the painting? And have you ever had your paint stick to the Saran Wrap due to heat while being shipped?

This helped me sooo much! Thank you!!

Ooh boy glad i saw this video i was about to take the painting and package it in DHL office mannnn 82$! i already have a tv screen box with the bubble rap and all and it's a perfect size for my painting...man I'll spend 0$ for packaging...Jesus 82$! What they were thinking!

Super helpful video my g! Glad I came across it!

What do you mean it will be $7 in shipping once you get it to the post office? The cheapest shipping is ground shipping, and I am still getting charged $20. It's already packed and everything. What are you telling them to get them to ship it for only $7.

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Thank you. This is helpful. Where do you buy the cardboard from?

$7 to ship? What carrier service did you use as this sounds like an extremely low cost. Priority mail? Parcel Select" UPS?

This was extremely helpful thank you! I grew up in Middletown NJ what part are you from?

I do silkscreening. Unfortunately I have no choice since I live in Baja California México so I use a parcel service. Because the México post office takes months for shipping literally, Up to 3 months...

I just left ups... My God, the guy said 175 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩....I didn't know what I was going to do. I usually make my own packaging when I'm hand delivering to people didn't even think to do it this way. Thank you 🙏🏾.

If it's a oil painting you always want glasses or parchment paper over the paint the bubble wrap

Did my own wrapping and boxing of a 24X36 oil painting and USPS wants $187... MUCH better than the $328 FedEx wanted... Wtf???!?!

Are we sure it gonna reach the exact customers house in mail? It may get lost

PRO TIP: Wrap that ugly box in craft paper before adding your label. =)

Omg this video is helpful, I am now getting asked to ship my artwork.. I just had a customer if I can make and ship a 48 x 60 canvas... 😱 I haven't made a painting that big yet so going to be challenging.. now having to figure out shipping.. I have no idea what to do... Looks like I need to find some big refrigerator boxes lol or something.. Also I need help with labels?? Do I let UPS do it or do I do my own..

May I ask where you get the cardboard?

You are fabulous! Thank you!

Hey! what a helpful video! just wondering where you got that big sheet of cardboard

Where do i find large cardboard?

Thank you!

I just moved so i got cardboard for brittain😅

You are the sh&$!!!! Thanks guy you also have great screen presence . Luv it !

Very good. I'm having to ship art in frame and glass. Any ideas to protect glass. Tough one. HELP!

Did you seal all sides of the box?

Dumpster dive for free cardboard. Or get big boxes from a bicycle shop. 👍

This is very informative... but where do you get the cardboard?