How to STRETCH A CANVAS PAINTING - easy and simple process!

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See how to stretch a large sized canvas painting over a hardwood frame using an electric staple gun and a pin hammer. I guide you through where to start and more importantly how to finish.
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@ken5366 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. The close ups and explanations why are not easy to find.

@shodanart 2 ай бұрын

This was the most helpful of all I’ve seen for large canvases! Thank you!

@SwarezArt 2 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Thanks for the feedback

@VisaFan81 2 жыл бұрын

11 years later, and your video saved me hundreds of dollars for stretching a 40x40" canvas and enjoying my own work! Thanks

@SwarezArt 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@BUBBENVAN 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was the clearest demonstration of stretching I have seen to date.

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@beauscript Ай бұрын

Followed your video instructions... did a new canvas and re-did two paintings. Worked beautifully. Thank you!

@SwarezArt Ай бұрын

Great job! Well done 👍

@blakelycreative3171 Жыл бұрын

I needed a "NO B.S." tutorial on proper corner techniques and this really helped. Thanks so much!

@SwarezArt Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@teresagriffin 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much from USA! I do resin art normally…..but, my cousin sent me a canvas print no frame. Bought and assembled frame pieces. Now I can finish!

@SwarezArt 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear Teresa!!

@waysaboutthings6444 5 ай бұрын

Just stretched my first canvas (24" x 36"). Followed your tutorial, and it came out flawless! Your explanation of corner folding was especially helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, great video.

@SwarezArt 4 ай бұрын

You’re most welcome. Thanks for the feedback

@wrakowic 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you saved me 40 quid. Really appreciate the effort you put into this video.

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

+wrrabec no, thank you for being so kind!!!! Much appreciated :)

@IsaacElsie 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! I'm making a bunch of acoustic panels for a vocal booth, and this saved me tons of time. They are coming out looking way cleaner than my first few attempts. No clickbait or needless "content", just pure information from the golden era of the internet, thanks!

@SwarezArt 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for the feedback

@tracybaker9193 3 жыл бұрын

My first attempt did not look anything like that, then I found your video, and now it does! Yaaay! Thanks for posting (despite hating these things lol) xx

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Well done you!

@VinnyKnuckles 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@NoemiCaraballo 5 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful, just finished making my first one and is good to know I did it correctly - thank you!

@Apollo_Blaze 3 ай бұрын

Just starting to save some $$ by stretching my own canvas now...Thank you for this!! 👍👍👍

@SwarezArt 3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@MissSmudge78 2 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial 💜

@SwarezArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a while ago though now - shot on a camcorder and mini discs!

@motaman8074 10 ай бұрын

Still helpful! Cheers!

@SwarezArt 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@celinodimitroff3460 9 жыл бұрын

"You're not going to put that in, are ya"? too good... Thank you SO much, you have totally cleared up a couple of questions... DANG IT!!!! I was hoping you'd show the painting you were working on... cover me... i'm going into your site.. Cheers.

@Maxlazona 11 жыл бұрын

Very helpful demonstration video. You are a Master. Sometimes large, old, heavy canvases are difficult to mount and it is helpful to use canvass pliers. Also, I use a water spray bottle to mist the back of the canvas (especially around the perimeter) before I stretch in on the frame. The light water mist softens the canvass making it more pliable and easy to stretch. After the misted canvas is mounted on the frame, it dries and pulls tighter. R Martyn, Русский музей

@mcalli756 12 жыл бұрын

Great instructional video....I love how you showed the close up on the corners and demo twice. That was the hardest part for me.

@denishalls2816 9 жыл бұрын

Just bought a couple of ready painted canvases from Bali. Your video has been a great help as I wanted a plain folded edge and not a conventional frame. When I looked at the demo ones in Bali they had 45 degree braces in each corner as well as a single crossbar. Thats how I'm going to do it. Thanks for the help especially on the start sequence and corners. Denis - Folkestone.

@TDeyelle 12 жыл бұрын

Yeah mate, this really helped me put together a 48" x 18".. had no idea how to get the corners sorted, but you've made an excellent vid here! Thanks for posting this!

@scottanderson7019 7 жыл бұрын

Mega thanks! I just stretched my first oil over my own hand made frame. I'd never even heard of this until I saw your video. I have to say, my first one looks darned professional! Thanks again!

@SwarezArt 7 жыл бұрын

Scott Anderson thanks Scott; very kind of you to say so. Much appreciated

@flownomis 3 жыл бұрын

finally ! thanks so much for explaining the corner technique.

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@vicjharris 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful advice. I managed OK. It was rippled at first, but I sprayed the back with just water a few times and dry it, and this was sufficient to tighten up the canvas nicely. Phew!

@mandolinut 11 жыл бұрын

thanks so much. just did my first gallery wrap following your very clear instructions and it turned out great

@Videodaveification 8 жыл бұрын

Great big thank you - clear instructions and no messing about

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave; glad to help and appreciate your feedback! Thank you

@ptownkids 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome corner technique I just stretched my first canvas and this helped so much.great vid

@fukoff76 10 ай бұрын

Much better than the last video. Thanks buddy! 🎉

@SwarezArt 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@LovinBeingNatural 10 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration! You explained just what I needed to know perfectly!

@SwarezArt 10 жыл бұрын

Thankyou, very kind of you to say so :)

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Works for me and my work; looks great, stays tight and doesn't sag. Thanks for the observations...

@cricketmay8640 9 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration, I'm gonna give it a try!

@rfethcrew5175 7 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thanks for posting.

@SwarezArt 7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! :)

@amyparker6779 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Just finished stretching my first canvas! This video was very helpful and explained it perfectly!

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

+Amy Parker my pleasure Amy; thank you for commenting!

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Well done Sir...

@neeniry 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, very helpful!

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed; I use the same technique for all stretching. Start with the centers and work your way out!Good luck...

@MsVeetamine 12 жыл бұрын

It is actually making WANT to stretch canvas. Great edtucative video :)

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard - my pleasure!

@ItsNotAsBadAsYouThink 12 жыл бұрын

Very good instructions and demonstration, thank you so much!

@ronaldjoseph4425 10 жыл бұрын

you make it look so easy.

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

Cool! Glad it helped you out!

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Hey Max - I like your tip with the water - I must try that sometime; thankyou so much for sharing! :)

@MrDudurosa 12 жыл бұрын

Perfect...thanks!!!

@ChrisLee-UK 11 жыл бұрын

Nice work my friend. Will follow this when I mount my first canvas :D Thanks fella Brit :D

@mariolehmann3655 2 ай бұрын

Awesome...

@SwarezArt 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🤗

@ABoredTaco 11 жыл бұрын

great video! explained it very well

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

awesome! well done to you! Glad I could help.. :)

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Hi JJ. It's just personal preference. Most of what I do requires the canvas to be flat because of how viscose the paint is. If I have any kind of bow or sag the paint will run where i don't want it to go (if it stays flat) or it will run right down the canvas if i paint it upright. Hope that helps.

@dearmytemple6465 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing.

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure :)

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Cheers Vinny :)

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

@MsVeetamine thanks for that - I am so glad it made sense!

@blue82a 9 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thanks Mate.From the land down under Melbourne Australia.

@sigrungunnarsdottir6148 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advise, very good, special the corner!

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

+Sigrun Gunnarsdóttir you're welcome!

@renateruud4000 10 жыл бұрын

Looove it…And very funny at the end :) LOL

@SwarezArt 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Renate; glad you enjoyed that bit!

@jungsomewhat 3 жыл бұрын

your a top man so glad your a successful chap you would seem to be where you are because of hard work and talent rather than because you know the rite people lol ..

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! That is exactly the reason. I don't have luck or know people. Thanks for the comments.

@blacktourch28 11 жыл бұрын

This is very helpful...Thanks Man

@kingmondphoto 8 жыл бұрын

Great instructions! well done.

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks Flomi - glad it was helpful to you! :0)

@isahappy2340 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent - clear - great close up - nice - thank you - the corners' s folding was my concern..

@SwarezArt 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and you're welcome!

@oscarespinosa3074 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, you've just saved me a lot of money :)

@SwarezArt 7 жыл бұрын

you're very welcome!!!

@User28rt 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid, very helpful

@SwarezArt 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@duendeharrison9019 9 жыл бұрын

From the western highlands of Guatemala. Thanks much Mate. Really appreciated your pace and the help on the corners.

@SwarezArt 9 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad it helped :)

@bethduke2473 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude; glad it could help you out... :)

@peterhoare6818 6 жыл бұрын

Superb example of how an instructional video should be done! Absolutely clear spoken instructions, perfect video, no unnecessary rambling or irrelevant talking; my personal gripe is with music playing along with the vocal, in my view it distracts and takes away from the clarity of your otherwise utterly professional video. If you don't already then I can tell you would make an excellent teacher/lecturer... If only all videos could be as perfect as yours! Thanks.

@SwarezArt 6 жыл бұрын

Peter Hoare thank you Peter for you valued feedback I am enormously grateful and encouraged by your kind words. Thank you again.

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thankyou :)

@kennetholiver2101 8 жыл бұрын

Very Nice presentation.....It helped me tremendously. Thank You ~

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback.

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

@misona70 yay! Thankyou! I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for leaving such great feedback! :0)

@alansm136 9 жыл бұрын

nice corner technique, thank you. I found that my canvas was fairly loose though without using the pliers although having pulled the (nonsense) out of it. hahaha

@SwarezArt 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for the comment! :)

@SwarezArt 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

Hey! No idea - never done a curved one before. I guess you may need to make plenty of folds where the curves are greatest (angle depending). Smooth out creases with watered down PVA on the back. Hope that helps!

@bigRoN18 12 жыл бұрын

@psychodudu I believe I found the high-speed video first too... I'm building a video screen that will be hung like a large canvas in a frame and never done anything like this before. This video makes me feel much more comfortable about the process.

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Pleasure - good luck with the first one!

@johnbresnik 5 жыл бұрын

I see you are stapling at an angle -- that's the correct way to do it. I was stretching silkscreens starting in my teens in the 50s (yes, we used silk in those days) and I was told to staple at an angle to the edge of the frame.

@SwarezArt 5 жыл бұрын

John Bresnik phew! Thank heavens I’m doing it right then John! Appreciate your thoughts and feedback; thank you very much

@vicjharris 11 жыл бұрын

With my latest painting I've decided to take it off its bars and stretch it on a smaller frame. Your video of you stretching a painted canvas was helpful and reassuring that I'm probably not going to damage the painting. Is there a risk of splitting the oil painting in the process, and if so, is there a way of avoiding it, and at the same time getting enough tension. Obviously with a painted canvas you can't rely on the gesso to add that extra bit of tension

@canducanuck 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input. By the time I figure it out and do it, I should become an expert in it so if you ever have to do one, you know who to reach.

@elaineflo01 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@sammiltaylor 3 жыл бұрын

This was explained really well, thank you! Have you ever had a problem whereby the paint cracks from the stretching?

@SwarezArt 3 жыл бұрын

Not yet! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

@TDeyelle you're very welcome Good luck with your creativity!!!

@MrGuitartramp 12 жыл бұрын

Great video! Your like an English Steven Spielberg.

@AndrewParker259 13 жыл бұрын

This is a great vid. I just watched one that was high-speed time-lapse and awful music ALL THE WAY THRU, and I nearly topped myself by the end. This is fab though.

@stephaniescott294 8 жыл бұрын

thank you soooo much

@fightdecals 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@SwarezArt 6 жыл бұрын

Rob FLA you’re welcome!!!

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Thankyou :)

@easybullet3 12 жыл бұрын

i paint acrylic, do you think that using a 'flow improver' or thinning with a little water would do anything to help prevent cracks (from stretching and un-stretching and re-stretching) ?

@ChrisLee-UK 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you :o)

@kavitabhatia888 2 жыл бұрын

Hello , your work is incredible.. Which paints do you use … Your latest paintings reflect light Are they varnished or finished with resin

@SwarezArt 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kavita - thank you for your kind feedback. The paintings are NOT varnished or have any coatings put on top of them - that finish is built into the paint at source. I use enamel paints made for me and you can learn more about them here: www.swarez.co.uk/using-enamel-paints/ - hope that helps!

@funkylovejunkie 12 жыл бұрын

Great video dude. Can you do it with a good heavy-duty staple gun or does it have to be one of those industrial thingies that you have?

@Cdogmaximilian 11 жыл бұрын

Good video, do you use the same process for a smaller canvas? maybe 20'*24'?

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

@IrisLavy Thankyou very much, glad it helped a little!

@canducanuck 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have a curved wall and someone who will build me a curved stretcher frame contoured to the wall. Size is 4 feet wide by about 20 inches. Will the canvas follow the curve naturally (which I suspect not). Any ideas how to stretch the canvas so it matches the contour.?

@SwarezArt 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments! Much appreciated. There will always be a risk with any stretching as much depends on the weave density of the canvas and how forgiving it is when stretched. Cracks can occur - especially if paint is applied around the edges so be careful. As a tip you can stretch fairly tight (not too tight) then PVA the back as this will dry and stretch the weave from the reverse side. Water down by around 20%. A lot depends on your oil paints though... Hope that helps.

@muhammadzaheer4864 Жыл бұрын

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@joeytk421 9 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing. Is there a best practice for the amount of excess canvas needed for the frame to ensure enough to staple and fold? Assuming a gallery frame. 4 inches? more less? I am having a high res image printed and I can have it printed at any size but am hoping to have a 30" x 48" finished frame. thanks.

@SwarezArt 9 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for commenting :) There's no real rule for this but for me I double the frame depth and that's my overhang. So if I use a 45mm frame profile I will allow 90mm to stretch around the side and back. That should work in most cases

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

@MrGuitartramp thanks bud! That's an amazing compliment! :0)

@jessicadunn3073 6 жыл бұрын

Hi , great video thanks. Just wondering why you staple at an angle like that? I´ve been having trouble with a large painting I did on linen, not getting it as taut as I´d like. Thinking maybe I need to re-stretch and try putting the staples in angled instead of parallel with edge of canvas.

@SwarezArt 6 жыл бұрын

Jessica Dunn thanks for the feedback. The angle of the staple works across the grain of the timber frame so the staple sinks a little further into it. Staple vertically and you place the load on the bottom pin; staple horizontally and the pin load, although even across both pins, is loaded along the wood grain rather than across it. I've tried all variations and an angle is best for long term securing and tightness of the canvas. Hope that helps! Tightness can be adjusted with corner wedges if you have them supplied with the frame. Thanks. Ed.

@kungfulp 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Going to do this! Very helpful. Can I do it to attach to board too? Or just a stretcher?

@SwarezArt 3 ай бұрын

I don't see why not? Same principles should still apply

@kungfulp 3 ай бұрын

@@SwarezArt thanks!

@olenabv6825 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for very informative video. I have a question though about stretch (canvas) pliers: Are they not advisable for large canvas, or still it is better to use them, especially if you are not a professional. Thank you again.

@SwarezArt 8 жыл бұрын

Sure you can use hem in any sized canvas. I prefer to use my fingers most of the time though but a wide grip please will do a great job!

@TaraSueSalusso Жыл бұрын

Hi again. I also watched you stretch a much larger canvas. I'm guessing you build your canvas frames as well. Can you do a video on how you do that and what you consider for the center cross bars based on the size of the canvas? You may already have one. I appreciate all you are doing to advance the careers of us up-and-coming artists.

@SwarezArt Жыл бұрын

Hi Tara. I use a pre-manufactured bar system so the crossbar location is predetermined - depending on the combination of bars I use for any given size. As all bars are bought by size I have the flexibility to make hundreds of different combinations of sizes. They are a simply push fit design, that's all. Hope that helps.

@TaraSueSalusso Жыл бұрын

@@SwarezArt sounds fantastic. I wish I could find something like that around here. I live in NYC.

@SwarezArt Жыл бұрын

Hi Tara, i was looking for stretchers and bars in NYC and came across a company called "frames and stretchers" in Manhattan, also SIMON LIU INC who are in Brooklyn, now i have no idea if they can provide what you need but they both appear to sell bars but i make it your choice to look or buy as i don't know them so cannot endorse them if you know what i mean, hope that helps 😊

@TaraSueSalusso Жыл бұрын

@@SwarezArt thank you for such specific information and contacts. I will look into them as a possible resource. I’m thinking that I will probably build my frames myself after visiting the hardware store. This will be interesting as I am in a wheelchair but I don’t like to keep my limitation‘s from impacting my artistic growth. Thank you so much for your time and attention.

@SwarezArt Жыл бұрын

@@TaraSueSalusso You are welcome!

@SwarezArt 12 жыл бұрын

Really? I hadn't considered and air-powered stapler before. Thankyou for that. I'll investigate. Really good of you to mention that...