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Why Should I Get A Framed Canvas?

A frame can add so many things to your artwork, not just in design but also function! Not only is buying a pre-framed canvas WAY cheaper than framing it yourself, but you’ll also get the following benefits:

• Having a frame around the edge of your canvas will help protect the sides and corners from being damaged.
• A frame around a finished piece can make it look more polished and professional.
• You can stain, engrave and colour the frame to suit the painting and add to the overall look of the art.

The last point can be heaps of fun! While the natural frame on our canvases is well suited to some kinds of art, you may wish to customise it to suit your piece.

How To Customise Your Frame

There are lots of exciting ways you can decorate a frame to suit your artwork or better fit your home. You can try:

• Applying a stain – while the lovely light colour of our frames gives off a rustic feel, you may want to stain the wood darker to suit your home.
• Engraving a design – use woodworking tools to carve patterns into your frame.
• Use a wood burner – you can burn dramatic dark lines your frame using a wood burning tool.
• Paint some colour – you don’t need to stop at the canvas! Use acrylic paints to add some contrasting or complimentary colours to your frame.

Tailoring your frame to suit your canvas is almost as fun painting the actual thing!

Extra Tools & Accessories

But you’ll need more than a framed canvas to make art! Check out the products we recommend below to make your next masterpiece:

• Paints – both acrylic and oil paints can be used with these canvases to great effect.
• Brushes & Knives – use some of natural hair or synthetic paintbrushes to paint stunning details onto your framed canvas, while painting knives are great for applying large layers of colour.
• Palettes – our wide range of metal and plastic palettes will ensure you can keep your colours within easy reach while carefully separated.
• Easels – keep your canvas steady and at the perfect height as you paint with one of our many easels. Whether it be on a desk or standing tall, we have the perfect easel to suit your painting style.

Created your latest masterpiece on one of our framed canvases and want to show it off? We would love to see what you’ve created! Display your art on our Facebook or Pinterest pages, or tag us with @riotartandcraft on Instagram if that’s more your style. Keen to get painting but just not sure what to do? Our YouTube and Vimeo pages are chock full of guides, reveals and explanations on a huge range of products and art styles that are bound to inspire you.