Build Canvas Frame

Flip the frame over and attach the canvas from the back by driving longer nails through the canvas stretchers and into the frame.

Build canvas frame.

If you haven t already caught on i like to do things as inexpensively as possible. Now you need to get the stretcher bars at your hand. Float frames are different from regular frames meant for canvas because they are made to be just a little bit bigger than the canvas itself. With these simple things you can easily make your canvas frame just the right dimension you want.

This easy diy tutorial will teach you how to frame a canvas for cheap making a huge piece of 22 art look like it s worth much more. You can build this canvas frame in an afternoon. 16x20 and 18x24 common size are very affordable at most art supply stores but if you want large or custom sizes the price goes way up very quickly. This instructable is my effort to explain how to build your own custom size canvas for painting.

Miter cut each edge. Make cuts add 2 1 2 inches to the dimensions of your canvas art then cut the plywood sheet to this measurement using a table saw. Find one that is the same length width and depth of your canvas. Attach the stretcher bars.

Building the frame just an 1 8 or 3 16 larger than the canvas should give you a tight enough fit to hold the canvas in without extra help. If not painters tape sticky putty or a few drops of hot glue on the back can hold the canvas where you want it. Next cut the 1 x 3 inch boards to form four sides. Once you have collected all the elements you need to make the canvas frame.

I m sharing a super easy and cheap way to frame a canvas. While a regular canvas frame would hug tight against the canvas a float frame has an intentional gap all the way around to make the canvas look like it s floating inside the frame. Learn how with our simple instructions. How to build a custom sized stretched canvas.

The standard frame sizes are 8 10 11 14 16 20 18 24 20 24 24 30 and 30 40 but some stores will have other sizes like 10 20.