| Ashley Dietrich said
at 6:44pm on December 6th, 2007 |
Is there some type of sealant or something anyone coats over a piece before rolling it? I tried rolling up an old acrylic painting that I didn't care about and it had some minor cracking. That's why I'm worried about tube-packaging. |
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| ART By IRIS said
at 12:35pm on December 7th, 2007 |
Of course you need to varnish a painting to protect it - buy varnish at an art supply store and follow the instructions (every medium has it's own varnish, you can't coat oil paint with acryllic varnish, and if you coat using oil varnish over acrylic you'll destroy the piece. Pastel and pencil can only take spray coating, not brush - so follow the instructions or else you'll end with a disaster..).
I roll the paintings backward - the paint side down (over craft paper) then roll it. Don't know if it matters but to be on the safe side. Never had any cracking. That old acrylic may have been painted over an oil base or over a previous oil painting, therefore the paint chipped. It shouldn't happen really otherwise, but you can't paint with acrylic over oil, it won't stick. |
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| ART By IRIS said
at 12:37pm on December 7th, 2007 |
Hey Todd, you may want to read my post in the other thread 'canvas shipping methods' |
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| Jennie Rosenbaum said
at 10:38pm on December 9th, 2007 |
actually this has been something that's worried me too - I have large acrylic impasto works that I would need to ship rolled and I am afraid of the temperature drops in the plane and the rolling making the texture crack. is there a stretchy sort of a varnish that's good for acrylic that might help with texture? (I'm still pretty new to acrylics!) |
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| ART By IRIS said
at 11:03pm on December 9th, 2007 |
Jennie, acrylic is quite flexible AND very tough, try to peel dry acrylic paint off a canvas and see for yourself. Unless you mixed oil underneath, the paint sticks to the canvas/gesso surface and is also very flexible. As I said, I roll it backward, just in case, so that when unrolled - just in case the paint is not totally dry - there are no cracks. As you know, a canvas can be stretched after the canvas is painted, and nothing happens to the paint because it's flexible. However, I usually use a 4" diameter tube to minimize the bending. Regarding what varnish to use, I've used and experimented with several kinds, so far didn't have a problem with any, some pieces were shipped overseas. |
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| Jennie Rosenbaum said
at 11:22pm on December 9th, 2007 |
Thanks for the tips Iris, it's a huge help being able to ask these questions! |
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| ART By IRIS said
at 11:48pm on December 9th, 2007 |
Jennie, sure, and if there is a good art supply store near you, you may be able get some more tips there, some of the workers are specialists in the materials they are selling and if they know the answers they'll be glad to help... gee, it's late here, soon the birds would sing if it wasn't freezing cold ;-) I'll bet it's nice and warm down there in Australia! I wonder what time of the day it's there now, here it's 11:45 pm, I never have any idea of the time in that part of the world.... |
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| Abstract Art By Sharon Cummings said
at 7:42am on December 10th, 2007 |
I rarely ship rolled up. Usually for an International buyer who doesnt want to pay huge shipping charges. One thing we learned to use when I do is PVC pipe. NOTHING will destroy it....so you painting is SUPER SAFE. Buy them at Home Depot cheaply witht he caps. You can duct tape the caps on. Easy! |
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| DELILAH said
at 7:17am on December 11th, 2007 |
Thanks for all the information. I wasn't sure if large works would sell on line and have been only posting small ones. After all this good in put I may try a few large ones. |
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| MOMOKO said
at 6:15pm on March 18th, 2008 |
This is an old thread but wanted to add.
My 15 feet x 6 feet was painted with acrylic but I myself primed with a black primer that's latex based which smelled unbelievably terrible. But since it is latex based it is flexible. After I finished my artwork I dried it well and then varnished with polymer varnish by Golden brand. I recommend matt varnish with that brand because gloss varnish turn out to be sticky and collect dust.
It has been two years but the piece has no crack. I wouldn't stretch it, though. It is pathetic to have to transport 15 feet x 6 feet thing and it even doesn't come through normal doors or windows. It doesn't get into elevators or stairways. That's why I do large scale only on un-stretched.
Plus, I don't have a lot of storage space.
Painting directly onto a wall (mural) is another option if the thing is that big. I don't mind going to the site and paint there as long as I get paid. |
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