For packaging of paintings in the size smaller than 48” x 48”, you will need glassine paper or acid free archival tissue paper, polywrap or plastic sheet, bubble wrap, foam board, cardboard corner protectors, cardboard box and packaging tape. Follow the below mentioned steps to package your painting.
-Wrap your painting with acid-free tissue paper or glassine paper. Any material that comes to the contact of the artwork surface should be of archival quality. Avoid touching the painting surface with bare hands. Use cotton gloves or acid-free tissue paper for handling the artwork.
-Use four square glassine paper in the size of 8” x 8”. You can use acid-free tissue paper too. Fold it diagonally to create a triangle shape, fold it again, and create a triangle pocket. Place these pocket triangles on every corner of the painting.
-Tape the wrapped painting to a foam board sheet of the same size or a little bigger than the painting to provide a firm support.
-Wrap the glassine-covered artwork with poly wrap in order to protect it from moisture.
-Wrap the entire artwork with at least two layers of bubble wrap to provide good padding.
-Place the cardboard corner protectors on the painting corners.
-Place the wrapped artwork between 2 sheets of half-inch thick foam board. Extend the foam board in all borders and use packaging tape to bind them together.
-Place the foam board into a cardboard box with at least 3 inch of space around all the sides. Fill the empty space with bubble wrap to ensure the placement of the artwork.
-Use H-taping to completely seal the cardboard box. The H-taping should be used to cover the top flaps, the vertical side flaps. You can google the on “H-taping method” for more information.
-Place the shipping label on the package and tape it with a clear tape. Use a felt pen and mention “FRAGILE” in big font and capital letters.