How To Ship Artwork On Paper

Learn tools techniques and tricks horejs has acquired during his 20 years in the gallery business.

How to ship artwork on paper.

This will ensure that even. 10 top tips for packaging and shipping artwork. Jason horejs to learn how to best approach the shipping process so that your artwork arrives safely. Measure the length width and height of your artwork in order to select an appropriately sized.

However you ll then want to cover the painting with a sheet of glassine paper. Prepare your work surface. Secure the four sides of the cardboard with tape preferably blue painter s tape to avoid any adhesive material from accidentally sticking into the print. Package artwork in the right containers with the right support.

Carefully determine and calculate the size of the artwork you want to ship. Measure carefully dimensions are really important if you want to get the right size of packaging and avoid paying too much. Movement within packages destroys packaging and artwork make sure everything is rigid and nothing can move. Insert the protected prints in a cardboard envelope and seal with packing tape.

If you re shipping an oil painting take measurements as you would with any other piece. Once you know the size of the artwork. Apply tape in a star pattern to the frame s glass. Cover the front with glassine.

How to ship artwork 1. Sandwich your piece in foam or. Assume your artwork will be dropped from a height and pack accordingly. Protect the front and back surfaces of the paper with tissue paper.

Be sure to tape the tissue paper only to itself not to the print. Read this free step by step guide from xanadu gallery owner j. Use wide artist tape on framed artwork. Use artist tape for especially.

Fold the tissue paper around the print and then tape it together. Select an appropriate shipping container. Fill the bottom of the box with packing fillings. Then wrap the artwork in a cloth and bubble wrap thus protecting the painting from dust and moisture.

Address the envelope and label with do not bend in bold letters before mailing it off. Lay the print flat on a piece of sturdy cardboard that is four inches wider and longer than the print leaving a two inch margin on each side. This way the work is safe from shifting as works are hinged to the mat window with archival tape or tissue. Cut a sheet of glassine slightly larger than your artwork such that you ll have.

Ship unframed artwork that s larger than 48 by 48 inches and framed. If possible the best way to ship or store an unframed work on paper is to have the work matted between an archival mat board backing and mat board window.