STEP 1: Buy Art Oil Painting Process - The blank oil painting canvas is cut to size and tacked onto an easel

Here the blank oil painting canvas has been cut to the required size of the oil painting and tacked onto the artist's easel. The canvas is intentionally cut an extra 1.5 inches on all sides to allow the canvas to be stretched by a framer onto wood stretcher bars, as part of the framing process. For example, if you order an oil painting in a 24" x 36" size, the actual painted surface of the canvas is 24" x 36", but the overall canvas size is approximately 27" x 39". As you will see depicted in the series of photos shown below, there is an approximate 1.5 inch unpainted border all around the oil painting.