Stretched Canvas – Using the right Stretcher Bars

Artists who paint on stretched canvas and need to display their works in art galleries and painting exhibitions need high quality stretcher bars to support the canvas effectively. Some stretcher bars may be made of materials like alloys and high strength metals but most artists prefer a lighter material for their stretcher bars to avoid marks, cracks and ghost impressions on the canvas. Wood, specially pine or fir wood is the material of choice for stretcher bars.

The wooden stretcher bars are fabricated by skilled workers with the help of advanced wood cutting devices to ensure a smooth finish, light weight, right size and accurate fit on the canvas.

The quality of the canvas print depends to a great extent on the type of materials that you use for the work. It is important to choose the right kind of canvas, the paper or cloth on the canvas and the right support on the frame with good stretcher bars. Poor quality stretcher bars may warp after some time, adversely affecting the quality of your painting or work of art.

Light weight wooden stretcher bars also make it feasible to display or mount the paintings on walls. There may be a central heating system in the buildings and if the wood used for fabricating stretcher bars is not kiln dried properly, it may lead to cracks and warping on the sides of painting mounted on the wall.

Before choosing a supplier for stretcher bars, ensure that there is a good packing and delivery service. The sides of stretcher bars may get chipped if not packed properly. There should be a prompt delivery service to ensure that you get your set of stretcher bars within the specified time.

At Picture Master, we have the finest quality of canvas materials and accessories including stretcher bars made from the best pine and fir wood in UK. Our stretcher bars are very light in weight with rounded back edges to ensure that there are no ghost impressions on your canvas and no chances of cracks on the canvas. You can purchase most affordable and premium quality stretcher bars directly from our on-line store at picturemaster.com