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Gallery wrap is a method of stretching an artist's canvas so that the canvas wraps around the sides of the stretcher bar or strainer bars and is secured to the back of the wooden frame.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Artist, Canvas, Canvas print, Drawing pin, Photoshop plugin, Picture frame, Primer (paint), Raster graphics editor, Shaped canvas, Staple (fastener), Strainer bar, Stretcher bar.

  2. Picture framing

Artist

An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art.

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Canvas

Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases, and shoes.

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Canvas print

A canvas print is the result of an image printed onto canvas which is often stretched, or gallery-wrapped, onto a frame and displayed.

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Drawing pin

A drawing pin (in British English) or tack (in North American English), also called a push-pin, is a short, small pin or nail with a flat, broad head that can be pressed into place with pressure from the thumb, often used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.

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Photoshop plugin

Photoshop plugins (or plug-ins) are add-on programs aimed at providing additional image effects or performing tasks that are impossible or hard to fulfill using Adobe Photoshop alone.

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Picture frame

A picture frame is a protective and decorative edging for a picture, such as a painting or photograph. Gallery wrap and picture frame are picture framing.

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Primer (paint)

A primer or undercoat is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting.

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Raster graphics editor

A raster graphics editor (also called bitmap graphics editor) is a computer program that allows users to create and edit images interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many raster graphics file formats (also known as bitmap images) such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF.

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Shaped canvas

Shaped canvases are paintings that depart from the normal flat, rectangular configuration.

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Staple (fastener)

A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.

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Strainer bar

A strainer bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher frame used by artists to mount their canvases.

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Stretcher bar

A stretcher bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher used by artists to mount their canvases. Gallery wrap and stretcher bar are picture framing.

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See also

Picture framing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_wrap