All stretcher bars should be ripped lengthwise a t at least a 10° bevel. Then the corner and mid supports should be ripped at the thickness of the inside of the bevel. An 18” or 24” flat could be left at t outside edges for the canvass to rest on. If this is not done the entire canvass at the edges, braces and crossbar wit show through the painted surface. Even the most amateur videos here show different ways thar is done.
If you had read the pervious thread this has been mentioned several times, which I admit I didn't know, nor do. But, if you had watched, and listened to the video, you would know, right off the top, that I'm not a professional painter nor a professional carpenter...I'm a filmmaker that likes to paint from time to time. I never professed to an expert on how to build a canvas. If you want to show people the way you want the frame built and canvas stretched, by all means, create your own video instead of just trying to shit on mine. Would love to see it when it's finished - maybe I'll learn a thing or two from an actual professional.
hahaha you're hilarious, Stewart. Thanks for leaving this because it shows that you didn't actually listen to the video at all. I never said I was a professional painter or carpenter - I'm a filmmaker that likes to paint. I've never sold a painting to anybody but I do have a bunch hanging in friends and families houses, which they love. Some have had them in their place for over 25 years, built exactly like the way I showed, with zero issue. I've said this before to people that just love to spew negativity - if you don't like what you see, by all means, create your own video that shows everybody the way you do it. I'm sure it would be more helpful to artists then just shitting on my video.
In my country ALL this is luxury stuff. Unwarped wood, preped Canvas, mitter Saw... Real cheaper way: run the border inside USA, get any menial job, finally buy and paint your way out
You would have needed to bevel the upper part of the frame. Otherwise the canvas would touch the wood and create a stripe. You also need canvas stretching pliers.
Funny enough I always do, but shooting the making of took way longer then I thought, because I'm awful on camera, and I just forgot by the time I did this part. I'm a Director of Photography and I need my eyes to make a living, I'm very protective of them.
Yes I've answered the bevel edge issue several times in this thread...maybe I will do a revised version of video. As for wood glue, never seemed to be an issue in the past - I've had paintings hanging for 20 years and moved a few times and never had a problem, but it definitely couldn't hurt.
I haven't watched the video for a long, long time but I believe I said $6 per meter or yard, depending on what country you're from - if I said foot that is not correct. It's about $6 per 3.5 feet...something like that. But again that is a price I got from my local art shop. You might be able to purchase it online or at a shop near you for cheaper.
How do you calculate the amount of bracing you need? For instance, how big of a span can 2x2s handle before you need the cross-brace and the corner braces?
Good question spschram1 - I don't have an exact size because I do all my frames with corners. Somebody else might have a different answer but I don't do small frames so I always need them. That being said, I don't think you can go wrong with having them no matter what size you are making.
I'm a filmmaker so I'm always trying to figure out how to make these types of videos more interesting but still tell the story I'm trying to tell. Thanks for watching!
If I had only found this a year ago when I started acrylics 😭 I even have the damn saw in storage! I'm never buying overpriced art store canvas - that's somehow never quite right anyway, ever again!
I have recently taken up paint pouring (another Utube dive) and was wondering about custom sized canvas for specific interior wall space. You made it seem so simple, I thought I needed specific "Art" equipment, turns out I have almost everything you used in my Garage. Great informative Video! Thanks
Went to school here starting in 1988 in miss knights class. I believe mrs Aspen was principle and mrs Beatle was secretary also had mrs fudge grade 1 shed take us on class trips to her house for popsicles lol down south of school on king. Learned the game red ass on the gymnasium wall outside lol
sandra johnson I'm willing to bet that putting the wet gesso on stretched canvas can potentially relax.the canvas fibers a bit and make it sag. I'll find out soon enough myself.
Hey Sandra, thanks for watching. I've never made a frame with unprimed canvas before, it's just way easier to purchase it already done, but I'm assuming that Bengt Creations is right though - it would be best to prime your canvas first, let it dry, and then stretch to the frame size.
