I came across this today, and for some reason felt so struck by your sharing your experience. Why this is so comforting I don't know! I actually got teary-eyed. This is taking away a block to try making a huge painting. I may still have to split it into three parts, but it's starting to sound possible, and I still think that's going to look nicer than 9 parts. Thank you for this help!
Hi Lynne, this is probably the best shipping video i've seen. Just wondering how would you store a painting this size and would you have a link for a supplier of the long plastic bags? thanks and continued success.
Hi! Just came across this video today. I will have to start taking off my canvas off of its stretchers, pack it in a shipping tube and ship it off and I’ve never done it this way. It makes me nervous to think that if I roll up my canvas, it will start to dent or have folds in it 😬
Hi, Monaimee141… the first time I used this method was in the 1990’s with 9x16ft floor clothes… heavy canvas with multiple coats of varnish….. Years later I did it with paintings, some with heavy texture….. I was used to working theater backdrops, so I had experience in handling large pieces, often without help…. If you have never done this before, having a second pair of hands would be my suggestion to safeguard against dents or folds.
At the time I was doing floor clothes, I was living in Atlanta and bought wholesale from a company that manufactured commercial ironing board covers…. Today, I would research #2or #4 Cotton Duck 24 ounces or heavier… artist canvas is too light… The heavy duck shrinks 10-15% so must be stretched on a frame. I constructed mine from 2x6’ boards with cross braces because 2x4’ would be pulled out of square as the canvas shrunk…
Just what I needed to ship an inexpensive painting I just happen to love. Pro tip for tape... Buddy Tabs. Tape whatever you like, how you like, but put a half-inch fold on the end of the tape before pressing it down. Then when your package arrives, your buddy doesn't have to scrounge around for a pocket knife to open his package. Really important if you are sending things that might be damaged by a knife too.
…opps… sorry.. missed this comment.. It should be fine to roll if art is to OUTSIDE… not Inside… and not too tight… I use a 6” plastic sewer pipe, so the canvas is a gentle roll.
Thanks for the question… I usually paint the canvas stretched… then take it off the stretcher… and ship it rolled… the purchaser has it ‘restretched’ on their end… no one has ever commented of any damage.
Where do you find one of those plastic sleeves? Also, is that a plumber's tube? When you say the hardware store, how do you cut it ? Do you use a chop saw ? How do you cut it ? I am confused. thanks...!
I buy rolls of canvas and save the bags … the only other supply of poly tubing I have found is in bulk from ULINE and other industrial suppliers. I do not ship a large quantity to justify the cost of bulk tubing and the equipment needed to cut and seal the bags. If I don’t have bags on hand, I just wrap using plastic food wrap, going around and around from top to bottom, overlapping generously….. or using painter’s plastic and taping shut.
I have sent rolled art by DHL in cardboard tubes taped on end. Unfortunately found that the manager of the shipping co, STOLE my pieces that never made it to Korea show.. The PVC glued cap is the right way to go..Glue it shut /
You should be able to… but different countries have tariffs, taxes, etc that can add greatly to the cost… I require clients to pay all on out of Continental USA…
Depends on conditions… too cold, too hot for extended periods..(storage building vs back closet in your house)… how tightly you rolled the painting and if it’s a roll of 6 or 8 paintings with heavy texture… I’ve stored paintings like this for years and with multiple paintings in a stack in one tube… All my work is in acrylics and all pieces are thoroughly dry before rolled… plus my studio is climate controlled.
This is excellent info and demo, and the shipping is SO much less expensive this way. One question, please: why do you not use something like glassine or other stuff on top of painting to protect the paint from sticking to itself? THANKS....PEACE
Thanks, Linda, for feedback…. Sure, you can have a top layer… especially if it is to be rolled and stored for a long time…. I usually have craft paper on the last 1/3 of big painting…. The piece is only in the tube for the duration of shipping… and it was thoroughly cured (dried) before rolling. I never had any sticking issues, but it is a possibility…❤️❤️
@@LynneLooney Hi Lynne...thank you for the reply!!! Very helpful. Also, wondering ... do you do any kind of edging/binding or something like that on your floor cloths so that there is some weight on the edge and no unfinished edges? If you cover this in your other videos, I will look for it. THX....PEACE
I haven’t covered yet… but yes, I did finish edges… long process… Painted both sides of stretched canvas with several coats… took off stretcher bars and squared and trimmed edges… then I took pelon (not sure of spelling-non-grain material used to stiffen collars, etc when sewing)- I cut into strips to allow 1/2 on top, fold over cut edge and wrap to about 1inch on back… generously glued front and back (glue top, let dry, flip and glue back) then I painted several more coats of paint on front and back…. Edging is sealed with these coats and begins to ‘disappear’… I sand the top coat with fine sandpaper to obscure brush marks, clean and paint 2 more coats… a another light sanding-by this time the weave of the canvas is filled in… clean and ready to paint design… once finished I apply 2-3 coats polyethylene to seal, sanding lightly between coats… a long process, but all my floor clothes were used in heavy traffic areas… under dining room table, at the sink, in the front foyer, down a hallway… they were very durable. One client asked me to paint a new design on one that had been under her family dining table for 7 years… she was updating fabrics in drapes and upholstery and wanted floor cloth to match… there were some dimples due to a heavy glass top table, but otherwise no wear n tear… I sanded to rough surface, painted a coat of gesso and painted a new design… sealed as before.. let cure 48 hrs before using… good as new.
Too many variables… Size of painting… Size of stretcher bars (3/4” to 2” or custom) Who is doing stretching… (frame shop, client, or individual) Regional differences- frame shop in small town vs frame shop in New York… Best case scenario…. Call your local frame shop with specs.. “I bought a 48x60” painting. It arrives rolled… I would like it restretched on 1 1/2” stretcher bars… I would like a quote please…
The packing technique described here is fail-safe only for the acrylic works. Bone-dry oil paintings crack when rolled; it's unavoidable. This is why the painted surface of an oil painting must always be on the outside of the roll. The oxidized oil paint will crack but the cracks spread, and will close again when the painting is flattened. Only compression damage in oils is irreversible. :-)
@@vishvasdeep6100you can only use this shipping method for thinly painted freshly cured acrylic paintings, as they are less than a year or so old. This is a no-no for oil cured oil paint or even thick impasto acrylic paint, or any type of serious expensive paintings. Airplane transport can get cold below 40 degrees even acrylic painting becomes brittle and can crack. Acrylic can get sticky if it gets too hot as well. And the second it comes off the stretcher you are introducing microscope faults during rolling and unrolling and during re-stretching the painting. (Rolling is for Paintings Priced/valued under the cost of shipping it in a box never removed from its stretcher.) After a few decades even acrylic shipped this way will show tiny visible cracks in the paint.
Thanks for sharing. May I ask how long should I wait until my oil painting get dry and ready to ship. Does fixatif help ? I have 2 oil painting 5 by 6 to ship
Excuse the delay in responding… I do not work in oils, but acrylics… depends on the thickness of the paint… if thick, it takes a long time for the paint to cure completely…
Thanks for the question… yes, there is often some cracking in the paint on the corners, especially if the paint is thick…. But my solution is to touch up the corners when flattened out… just be sure they are completely dry before rolling… Besides, most clients frame the bought painting and the corners are covered by the frame.
Thanks for the video! I think I was far to extra careful rolling the painting on the large diameter tube before putting into another tube. 😅I'm just afraid the painting won't unroll straight and will be all wavy🤷♀️
....thanks for the comment... it will relax out... my bi floor clothes were always wavy...just unroll and leave along..(depends on temperature and weather-- takes longer in cold weather)
Can you please give me advice. Can I place my painting in oil or acrylic in this way if the work is done impasto, it will not break if twisted? The same question, if the picture is varnished can be rolled into a tube? I do not fully speak English so there may be mistakes)
Annet... sorry, I missed your comment... I use a special flexible texture for my impasto so it will not break. If your painting has a lot of impasto, do not roll it.. it will crack or break. The same advice for heavy varnish. It will crack, especially if you roll it with the painting to the inside. Always roll the painting to the Outside.
Try Uline.com … it’s not bags, but tubing … plus you need a heating bar if you want to seal the end… or you can cut off what you need and tape shut. I save bags from my orders of canvas or use sheet plastic and wrap several layers and tape shut.
+Eric Buechel ....ALWAYS with painting to the outside, otherwise surface will crack... and it depends on varnish, if any... varnish very susceptible to cracking... and you can go to a larger diameter of tube.. (concrete form tubes.. I cut ‘caps’ for the ends in plywood and use screws to attach.. then finish with tape over screw heads if not flush with tube) thick’ is relative..🥴.. I use a ‘Flexible’ modeling paste on my pieces with heavy impasto and they roll well... but all my pieces are acrylics. Hope this helps.
Is there any problem with insuring artwork for it’s full value with either UPS or the post office? I will be shipping a work valued at $3,500. USD. Thank you. This video on packing and shipping large artworks is extremely helpful.
This is a solution for cheap paintings, not for serious fine arts. I would not roll a painting that expensive , as rolling a psintings will introduce very tiny microscopic faults and cracks in the painting pigments which will become visible as a painting ages. (Say in about 10 to 20 years. Especially if it is an oil painting. But this still will happen in acrylic paintings as well. There is a reason that professional valuable Fine Art painting ms are shipped in crates or large strong cardboard boxes.
Make sure your painting is completely dry before rolling. I use craft paper or plain newsprint to roll my piece. And remember-roll painting facing out.
Wear gloves if you can when touching photos. PvC is a good idea you could get at home depot.They will cut it for you.I think keeping photo rolled as loose as possible
Patrick, to be able to send a 72x 96” painting to Australia for only $75-$100 is a fraction of the cost compared to buying materials to build a crate, time involved in building a crate and freight cost for the same size painting... I consider my time to have value. As illustrated in the video, I can roll and pack a large painting within minutes....drive to the UPS store and have it on it’s way within an hour. To gather materials, build the crate and pack a painting of that size would take me days....
@@LynneLooney I’m sure it’s expensive. My issue is shipping costs in USA. I just shipped two. One was 30-36 and was in a tube and cost $95. The other the same was 30-30 cost $46. Both were just rolled linen.
Dang... Patrick...are you adding extra insurance.?? Or express delivery ..?? Are you packing the piece yourself or paying someone else do the packing?.. I just came from the US Post Office ...To send a painting in a 40” tube (just like I showed in the video,) from Middle Tennessee to Seattle, Washington will cost $20.85... I can get 3 -40” tubes from one sewer tube... so the cost of tube, end caps, bubble wrap and/or paper still gets the total cost of shipping and materials for less than $30.. To crate and ship a painting that same size would be $200 plus.... so this method still is a money saver for little paintings like a 30” piece.... I think we may be comparing apples and oranges here....
@@LynneLooney I pack myself. I buy the tube or box . Fedx has best supplies. Tubes etc. I’ve started using a lot of Linen roll. It’s not very heavy. Just surprised that the cost isn’t that much different than shipping a painting with stretcher bars. Occasionally I will buy insurance but found that a waste of money . If I value the painting at say $25,000 it would double or triple the cost of shipping. I’m just complaining. Shipping has gotten out of hand to me. Sending something not that big basically ground. I can afford it just don’t like it.
Thank you so much for this, very informative and helpful 🙏
Thank you so so much for sharing this video
Thank you! Great tips!!!
Thanks so much for this information!! This is super helpful!!
Thank you! Your explanaition helps a lot. Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for this video! ❤
Glad it can help…👍👍
I came across this today, and for some reason felt so struck by your sharing your experience. Why this is so comforting I don't know! I actually got teary-eyed. This is taking away a block to try making a huge painting. I may still have to split it into three parts, but it's starting to sound possible, and I still think that's going to look nicer than 9 parts. Thank you for this help!
I appreciate the feedback… very kind… I’m encouraged to think this inspired you to do larger works… ..great!!!
Very nice information thank you ❤
My pleasure
So helpful! Thank you so much.
…thanks for saying so…it’s really helpful to have feedback…👍👍👍
Hi Lynne, this is probably the best shipping video i've seen. Just wondering how would you store a painting this size and would you have a link for a supplier of the long plastic bags? thanks and continued success.
Hi! Just came across this video today. I will have to start taking off my canvas off of its stretchers, pack it in a shipping tube and ship it off and I’ve never done it this way. It makes me nervous to think that if I roll up my canvas, it will start to dent or have folds in it 😬
Hi, Monaimee141… the first time I used this method was in the 1990’s with 9x16ft floor clothes… heavy canvas with multiple coats of varnish….. Years later I did it with paintings, some with heavy texture….. I was used to working theater backdrops, so I had experience in handling large pieces, often without help…. If you have never done this before, having a second pair of hands would be my suggestion to safeguard against dents or folds.
@@LynneLooney Hi Lynne, thank you for your response!
You’re awesome.. thank you
Appreciate the feedback… thanks..👍👍👍
Thank you so much for making this video !
... thanks for saying so... hope it was helpful...👍👍👍
Thank you I did this today!!
...opps...I missed your comment..! ... hope this was helpful ...👍👍👍
Thankyou so much for sharing. You answered all my questions.
I love the thought of working on floor cloths. Where do you get these large materials?
Thanks, I appreciate your comments…!!
At the time I was doing floor clothes, I was living in Atlanta and bought wholesale from a company that manufactured commercial ironing board covers…. Today, I would research #2or #4 Cotton Duck 24 ounces or heavier… artist canvas is too light…
The heavy duck shrinks 10-15% so must be stretched on a frame. I constructed mine from 2x6’ boards with cross braces because 2x4’ would be pulled out of square as the canvas shrunk…
Thank you so much! Really informative video.
...hope it was helpful... thanks for commenting..!!
Thank u sooo much😍
Thank you so much Lynne.....so appreciate your advice and experience....and really super of you to respond to the comments below...
What adhesive did you use please?
Adhesive is the the plumber’s dope for connecting the plastic pipes
Thank you Lynne :)
….. hope it was helpful…👍👍👍
@@LynneLooney It was :)
Just what I needed to ship an inexpensive painting I just happen to love. Pro tip for tape... Buddy Tabs. Tape whatever you like, how you like, but put a half-inch fold on the end of the tape before pressing it down. Then when your package arrives, your buddy doesn't have to scrounge around for a pocket knife to open his package. Really important if you are sending things that might be damaged by a knife too.
Thanks… good t know
Thank you for sharing♥️
Hope it was helpful…👍👍👍
What about paintings with lots of texture? Will they crack. I do a lot of thick pallet knife work.
I am interested too. Did you do some experiments or did you find something that works?
Please, tell me does a spray paint canvas art crack when rolled? I used mtn 94 spray paints
…opps… sorry.. missed this comment..
It should be fine to roll if art is to OUTSIDE… not Inside… and not too tight… I use a 6” plastic sewer pipe, so the canvas is a gentle roll.
Do you ever do a painting on UNSTRETCHED canvas and then have the buyer stretch it? If so, has there been damage? Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the question… I usually paint the canvas stretched… then take it off the stretcher… and ship it rolled… the purchaser has it ‘restretched’ on their end… no one has ever commented of any damage.
@@LynneLooney Thanks for responding. Guess I will have to experiment to be sure. All the best!
I'm assuming you roll acrylic paintings; have you shipped oil paintings this way also? Thank you Lynne L.
Not in oils.. I only work in acrylics…
How much the price of this large painting?
Thank you
Where do you find one of those plastic sleeves? Also, is that a plumber's tube? When you say the hardware store, how do you cut it ? Do you use a chop saw ? How do you cut it ? I am confused. thanks...!
I buy rolls of canvas and save the bags … the only other supply of poly tubing I have found is in bulk from ULINE and other industrial suppliers. I do not ship a large quantity to justify the cost of bulk tubing and the equipment needed to cut and seal the bags. If I don’t have bags on hand, I just wrap using plastic food wrap, going around and around from top to bottom, overlapping generously….. or using painter’s plastic and taping shut.
I have sent rolled art by DHL in cardboard tubes taped on end. Unfortunately found that the manager of the shipping co, STOLE my pieces that never made it to Korea show.. The PVC glued cap is the right way to go..Glue it shut /
So sorry for your experience… !!!
This video was so helpful! I have one question...could you use wax/parchment paper to wrap the roll in?
Love this video thanks! So if you’ve varnished a painting it won’t crack the varnish from rolling it up?
Use the largest diameter pipe available to keep the roll from being too tight…ALWAYS have the Painting to the outside… varnish is just another layer…
@@LynneLooney Thank You 😊
Can this method be used on acrylic painting? Please reply thanks.
All my works are acrylics... just be sure to roll the image outward...👍👍👍
Hi lynne , very happy to find this video,, i have one question can we do the same shipping method for international orders?
You should be able to… but different countries have tariffs, taxes, etc that can add greatly to the cost… I require clients to pay all on out of Continental USA…
How long can a painting remain rolled? Thanks
Depends on conditions… too cold, too hot for extended periods..(storage building vs back closet in your house)… how tightly you rolled the painting and if it’s a roll of 6 or 8 paintings with heavy texture…
I’ve stored paintings like this for years and with multiple paintings in a stack in one tube…
All my work is in acrylics and all pieces are thoroughly dry before rolled… plus my studio is climate controlled.
@@LynneLooney thankyou so much ✨✨🙏🙏😊😊
This is excellent info and demo, and the shipping is SO much less expensive this way. One question, please: why do you not use something like glassine or other stuff on top of painting to protect the paint from sticking to itself? THANKS....PEACE
Thanks, Linda, for feedback…. Sure, you can have a top layer… especially if it is to be rolled and stored for a long time…. I usually have craft paper on the last 1/3 of big painting…. The piece is only in the tube for the duration of shipping… and it was thoroughly cured (dried) before rolling. I never had any sticking issues, but it is a possibility…❤️❤️
@@LynneLooney Hi Lynne...thank you for the reply!!! Very helpful. Also, wondering ... do you do any kind of edging/binding or something like that on your floor cloths so that there is some weight on the edge and no unfinished edges? If you cover this in your other videos, I will look for it. THX....PEACE
I haven’t covered yet… but yes, I did finish edges… long process…
Painted both sides of stretched canvas with several coats… took off stretcher bars and squared and trimmed edges… then I took pelon (not sure of spelling-non-grain material used to stiffen collars, etc when sewing)- I cut into strips to allow 1/2 on top, fold over cut edge and wrap to about 1inch on back… generously glued front and back (glue top, let dry, flip and glue back) then I painted several more coats of paint on front and back…. Edging is sealed with these coats and begins to ‘disappear’… I sand the top coat with fine sandpaper to obscure brush marks, clean and paint 2 more coats… a another light sanding-by this time the weave of the canvas is filled in… clean and ready to paint design… once finished I apply 2-3 coats polyethylene to seal, sanding lightly between coats… a long process, but all my floor clothes were used in heavy traffic areas… under dining room table, at the sink, in the front foyer, down a hallway… they were very durable. One client asked me to paint a new design on one that had been under her family dining table for 7 years… she was updating fabrics in drapes and upholstery and wanted floor cloth to match… there were some dimples due to a heavy glass top table, but otherwise no wear n tear… I sanded to rough surface, painted a coat of gesso and painted a new design… sealed as before.. let cure 48 hrs before using… good as new.
Approximately how much would it cost our customer to have the canvas restretched?
Too many variables…
Size of painting…
Size of stretcher bars (3/4” to 2” or custom)
Who is doing stretching… (frame shop, client, or individual)
Regional differences- frame shop in small town vs frame shop in New York…
Best case scenario…. Call your local frame shop with specs..
“I bought a 48x60” painting. It arrives rolled… I would like it restretched on 1 1/2” stretcher bars… I would like a quote please…
The packing technique described here is fail-safe only for the acrylic works. Bone-dry oil paintings crack when rolled; it's unavoidable. This is why the painted surface of an oil painting must always be on the outside of the roll. The oxidized oil paint will crack but the cracks spread, and will close again when the painting is flattened. Only compression damage in oils is irreversible. :-)
Thank you, Richard…. As you can tell, I am an acrylic artist only…. I appreciate your input for the oil painters out there…. 👍
For oil paintings will rolling method work or should they be only stretched on frame.please suggest
@@vishvasdeep6100you can only use this shipping method for thinly painted freshly cured acrylic paintings, as they are less than a year or so old. This is a no-no for oil cured oil paint or even thick impasto acrylic paint, or any type of serious expensive paintings. Airplane transport can get cold below 40 degrees even acrylic painting becomes brittle and can crack. Acrylic can get sticky if it gets too hot as well. And the second it comes off the stretcher you are introducing microscope faults during rolling and unrolling and during re-stretching the painting. (Rolling is for Paintings Priced/valued under the cost of shipping it in a box never removed from its stretcher.) After a few decades even acrylic shipped this way will show tiny visible cracks in the paint.
Both acrylic and oils should be rolled with the paint on the outside.
How do you ship the frame or stretchers with it?
I don’t… stretcher bars and labor to stretch are provided on the other end by the shop doing the stretching…
Thanks for sharing. May I ask how long should I wait until my oil painting get dry and ready to ship. Does fixatif help ? I have 2 oil painting 5 by 6 to ship
Excuse the delay in responding… I do not work in oils, but acrylics… depends on the thickness of the paint… if thick, it takes a long time for the paint to cure completely…
Mam do u paint on primed or unprimed canvas
I paint on both, but always with acrylics, not oils
Do the corners of the gallery wrapped canvas crack when you unstaple? Thanks
Thanks for the question… yes, there is often some cracking in the paint on the corners, especially if the paint is thick…. But my solution is to touch up the corners when flattened out… just be sure they are completely dry before rolling…
Besides, most clients frame the bought painting and the corners are covered by the frame.
@@LynneLooney great info. Thank you for your response.
Hi Lynne,
Are you able to give the acrylic canvas a varnish before rolling it?
… varnish is just another ‘layer’… should be fine…. just make sure it is thoroughly dry and roll face of painting to OUTSIDE…👍👍👍
Thanks for the video! I think I was far to extra careful rolling the painting on the large diameter tube before putting into another tube. 😅I'm just afraid the painting won't unroll straight and will be all wavy🤷♀️
....thanks for the comment... it will relax out... my bi floor clothes were always wavy...just unroll and leave along..(depends on temperature and weather-- takes longer in cold weather)
Can you please give me advice.
Can I place my painting in oil or acrylic in this way if the work is done impasto, it will not break if twisted? The same question, if the picture is varnished can be rolled into a tube? I do not fully speak English so there may be mistakes)
Annet... sorry, I missed your comment...
I use a special flexible texture for my impasto so it will not break. If your painting has a lot of impasto, do not roll it.. it will crack or break. The same advice for heavy varnish. It will crack, especially if you roll it with the painting to the inside. Always roll the painting to the Outside.
Is it safe to send without first roling it with glassine paper ?
… I’ve been doing it for nearly 30 years without a problem….but, roll away for your piece of mind…👍
Opps….. “peace”….
Where can i get those large plastic bags?
Try Uline.com … it’s not bags, but tubing … plus you need a heating bar if you want to seal the end… or you can cut off what you need and tape shut.
I save bags from my orders of canvas or use sheet plastic and wrap several layers and tape shut.
It looks like the painting you're rolling is acrylic. Can this be done with thickly painted oil painting?
+Eric Buechel ....ALWAYS with painting to the outside, otherwise surface will crack... and it depends on varnish, if any... varnish very susceptible to cracking... and you can go to a larger diameter of tube.. (concrete form tubes.. I cut ‘caps’ for the ends in plywood and use screws to attach.. then finish with tape over screw heads if not flush with tube)
thick’ is relative..🥴.. I use a ‘Flexible’ modeling paste on my pieces with heavy impasto and they roll well... but all my pieces are acrylics. Hope this helps.
Is there any problem with insuring artwork for it’s full value with either UPS or the post office? I will be shipping a work valued at $3,500. USD. Thank you. This video on packing and shipping large artworks is extremely helpful.
This is a solution for cheap paintings, not for serious fine arts. I would not roll a painting that expensive , as rolling a psintings will introduce very tiny microscopic faults and cracks in the painting pigments which will become visible as a painting ages. (Say in about 10 to 20 years. Especially if it is an oil painting. But this still will happen in acrylic paintings as well. There is a reason that professional valuable Fine Art painting ms are shipped in crates or large strong cardboard boxes.
Where do you get the end caps?
End caps same place you get sewer pipe.. the last tube I bought, the guy at Lowe’s also cut it for me...👍🤗
Lynne Looney Thank you so much!!’
Also, should I put glassine paper over painting before rolling? Thanks for your time 😊
Make sure your painting is completely dry before rolling. I use craft paper or plain newsprint to roll my piece. And remember-roll painting facing out.
Lynne Looney Thank you Lynne!
God bless you ^_^
Wear gloves if you can when touching photos. PvC is a good idea you could get at home depot.They will cut it for you.I think keeping photo rolled as loose as possible
What did you call them, floor cloths?You paint gorgeous pictures like that and then expect people to walk all over them? Wow!
Cheap nonsense. Mine is at least $75-$100 every time.
Patrick, to be able to send a 72x 96” painting to Australia for only $75-$100 is a fraction of the cost compared to buying materials to build a crate, time involved in building a crate and freight cost for the same size painting...
I consider my time to have value. As illustrated in the video, I can roll and pack a large painting within minutes....drive to the UPS store and have it on it’s way within an hour. To gather materials, build the crate and pack a painting of that size would take me days....
@@LynneLooney I’m sure it’s expensive. My issue is shipping costs in USA. I just shipped two. One was 30-36 and was in a tube and cost $95. The other the same was 30-30 cost $46. Both were just rolled linen.
Dang... Patrick...are you adding extra insurance.?? Or express delivery ..?? Are you packing the piece yourself or paying someone else do the packing?..
I just came from the US Post Office ...To send a painting in a 40” tube (just like I showed in the video,) from Middle Tennessee to Seattle, Washington will cost $20.85... I can get 3 -40” tubes from one sewer tube... so the cost of tube, end caps, bubble wrap and/or paper still gets the total cost of shipping and materials for less than $30..
To crate and ship a painting that same size would be $200 plus.... so this method still is a money saver for little paintings like a 30” piece.... I think we may be comparing apples and oranges here....
@@LynneLooney I pack myself. I buy the tube or box . Fedx has best supplies. Tubes etc.
I’ve started using a lot of Linen roll. It’s not very heavy. Just surprised that the cost isn’t that much different than shipping a painting with stretcher bars.
Occasionally I will buy insurance but found that a waste of money . If I value the painting at say $25,000 it would double or triple the cost of shipping.
I’m just complaining. Shipping has gotten out of hand to me. Sending something not that big basically ground. I can afford it just don’t like it.
@@patrickwelch3274 wow, that's expensive. Was it 2 day priority mail? Shipping location greatly influences that price.