Is Rolling Up a Canvas Okay?

Will a painting on canvas survive being rolled up and shoved in a tube for posting, or is it a disaster waiting to happen? What about rolling up canvases for storage? Is that okay, or is it just an unrealistic scene from the movies where the starving artist struggles down the road with their arms full of rolled-up canvases? Find out here...

See Also:
• How To Stretch a Canvas
• What's a Gallery-Wrap Canvas?

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