Paintings From Photo

·    What’s the painting created with? Basically, paint is color (dye or pigment) held together by medium (oil, acrylic,wax) allows the final painting to be exposed directly to the environment.  Materials such as pastels, watercolors (gouache) generally need a protective layer – such as glass of plastic - separating it from the environment. What does this mean in practical terms? The buyer of the latter will have to bear the expense of framing the painting to protect it.   Most acrylic & oils are physically durable but anything with color is subject to fading to some extent over time.  Certain quality of paints (e.g. housepaints or craft or student grade paints) will not remain lightfast for long.   In any case, it is best to display all artwork away from direct sunlight.

·    What’s the painting on? canvas, wood, board, etc? If canvas, is it stretched over a frame, mounted, unstretched?

·    Do I need a frame? Could you hang the painting straight from the box or are other steps required to give it a finished look? If the painting is on a flat rigid support such as masonite, canvasboard (canvas adhered to a rigid support) or something equivalent, you’ll probably need to frame. this can be very expensive. If the painting is unstretched, you will have to hire someone (or enlist a kind friend) to stretch the painting before it can be displayed.  Even if the painting is stretched, unless the sides are completely covered and without staples visible from the sides or front, the painting will likely need framing.  Both stretching and framing may be expensive and may exceed the cost of the painting.

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