In most cases, though not all, yes, a rolled up painting on canvas can be framed.  The canvas can be unrolled, allowed to relax and either simply stretched, or fully framed.  Sometimes though, either or both methods cannot be performed.  Invariably, this is because the painting was painted not in quality or professional artists' oils  but in much more common,  acrylic, ceiling or house paint.  This is frequently true of the large, popular, holiday paintings  tourists  bring back from many South East Asian destinations. House paints aren't  meant to be used for painting art,  but because these are  so much cheaper,  poor, penurious artists often use them.  When this happens, none is  the wiser.  This is largely because when ...

To comfortably stretch a canvas over a strainer frame having 2 cm thick bars, a canvas margin of about 4 to 5 cm will be needed for sufficient gripping.  The canvas is firmly gripped with with a pair of canvas pliers, pulled, held in position,  and then stapled in place, as shown in the image here. If the stretcher bar is thicker, add this extra thickness to the above, recommended thickness. The margins of the canvas should have at least this width of all four sides of its sides. This goes for all canvases, whether gallery-wrapped or not. This margin width will allow for the wrapping of the canvas around and over the four sides of the stretcher frame bars. All for canvas margins must be pulled tightly and stapled evenly all ...

Yes we do repair broken picture frames and replace smashed photo frames glass, but with qualifications and limitations. Picture frames repairs and re-glazing ( glazing is the covering of a surface with glass ) can be done by most picture framers provided the frame isn't too badly damaged or has just sprung open, as shown in the picture. Other repairs such as retouching of small scratches, replacing broken glass or decayed rear dust covers or broken cord, or string or hangers or nails or screws is also easily enough done. To repair  or restore valuable, historical or antique picture frames which need restoration we recommend a qualified, professional art restorer, particularly when antique gilding or hand-carved mouldings ...