Hi all
I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
two paintings)
10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
I could ever mount my painting....
Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
would be most appreciated!
Thanks so much!!!!!
Tue, Jun 22, 2004, 10:29pm (EDT-3) [email protected] (vijillante)
wonders:
<snip> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting
type bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? <snip>
Drywall screws.
JOAT
Use your brain - it's the small things that count.
- Bazooka Joe
I'd pass on the drywall idea.
To fragile for art and will not hold up without significant sealing,
stiffing and protection. After that, it will be very heavy.
Dave
"vijillante" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
> opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
> two paintings)
>
> 10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
> I could ever mount my painting....
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
> bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
> would be most appreciated!
>
> Thanks so much!!!!!
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[email protected] (vijillante) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hi all
>
> I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
> opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
> two paintings)
>
> 10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
> I could ever mount my painting....
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
> bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
> would be most appreciated!
>
> Thanks so much!!!!!
Are you looking for a way to hang the drywall on a wall like a
picture? If so and would like to remove it easily , use hanging
strips. Some people call them french cleats. Basically you take a rip
of plywood 3/4" x 4" x the width of the painting and rip it in half on
a 45* angle. One piece screws to the wall. The other to the back of
the painting, screwed from the painting side into the hanging strip.
The piece that screws to the wall is placed bevel up, sharp edge of
bevel away from wall. If done correctly you drop the other piece right
on the wall strip and it locks tight. Now when you fasten the other
strip to the back of your painting you can lift the painting up a
little higher than needed and drop the painting down onto the wall
strip. If you do it correctly you will have a level painting that can
be easily removed. If you do it wrong you will have swollen toes.
mike
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
> bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
> would be most appreciated!
Put a screw in each corner and a couple along each side, right into the
wall, then hang a "frame" of miter cut casing around it, covering the screws
R
"vijillante" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all
>
> I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
> opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
> two paintings)
>
> 10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
> I could ever mount my painting....
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
> bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
> would be most appreciated!
>
> Thanks so much!!!!!
If by drywall you mean sheetrock . . . . stunningly bad idea. It's heavy
and won't stand up under handling. Consider your 10 hours as sunk costs and
start over with something that is more appropriate. I suggest tempered
masonite. It is strong, dimentionally stable and has been used frequently
as a base for oil paints.
Wed, Jun 23, 2004, 2:45pm (EDT+4) [email protected] (Bubba)
says:
If by drywall you mean sheetrock . . . . stunningly bad idea. <snip> I
suggest tempered masonite. <snip>
Apparently either the guy has never heard of Grandma Moses, or he
considers that being an "artist", he doesn't want to use something
that's already been done.
Myself, I would never presume to tell an "artist" anything. Even
though drywall (or sheetrock) would be somewhere at the bottom of any
list I made of things to paint paintings on. Hell, if I was going cheap
on canvas, if I didn't pick masonite to paint on, I'd probably pick
cardboard; it's even cheaper (try free), and will work a fine.
I still remember reading about the "artist" who considered simply
signing his name on a toaster made it a "work of art", and therefore
worth a multi-hundred dollar asking price. I never heard if any idiot
bought it or not.
JOAT
Use your brain - it's the small things that count.
- Bazooka Joe
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:06:02 -0700, "TeamCasa" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Where DO these come from??
>> I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
>> opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
>> two paintings)
>>
>> 10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
>> I could ever mount my painting....
Drywall screws, like everyone else.
Bill.
On 22 Jun 2004 22:29:31 -0700, [email protected] (vijillante)
wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I am an artist.... in cutting back on the awful costs of canvas, I
>opted to try doing some painting on drywall sheets ($6.00 allows me
>two paintings)
>
>10 hours into my first project made me start to question how on earth
>I could ever mount my painting....
>
>Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
>bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
>would be most appreciated!
>
>Thanks so much!!!!!
heh heh....
drywall screws?
<G>
consider your budget canvas to be very temporary. you *really* should
use something better than drywall unless you _want_ the painting to
fall apart after a couple of years.
baltic birch plywood is a reasonable choice. it comes in a variety of
thicknesses, is fairly inexpensive, is sanded pretty smooth and is
quite strong, even the thin sheets.
"vijillante" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what I could use as a mounting type
> bracket etc... that would work in a 5/8'' 4x4 drywall sheet? Any help
> would be most appreciated!
Hanging with drywall screws may initialize the deterioration process of the
drywall painting.
The following comes to mind, but of course I have never tried it:
1. Seal the edges of the drywall with epoxy, or equivalent.
2. Build a frame for the painting, keeping in mind the considerable weight
of the piece it will hold as you design it. The frame should cover perhaps
two inches around the piece's perimeter, to allow sufficient surface for
step 3.
3. Use Liquid Nails, or equivalent, around the perimeter of the piece to
glue it to the frame.
4. Add several vertical braces, or a firm (but lightweight) backing board,
to sandwich the drywall in the frame. Rigidly attach to the frame, and glue
to the back of the painting.
5. Allow the glue to fully cure, then hang the painting like any other very
heavy art piece.
/rick.