How to ship artworks?

Latvia
July 11, 2010 10:48am CST
I'm wandering how to ship different kinds of artworks as drawings on paper? If my painting is small then I could ship it in envelope but in that case is it safely - does postmen will not crumple it or make any other damage. And what about large size artworks which will no fit in envelope - as big oil paintings on cartons or canvas? What could you suggest? How do you ship such stuff?
1 response
• Canada
11 Jul 10
My art teacher suggested to us that we either sandwich it between two pieces of cardboard or roll it up and insert it in a tube. If it is a stretched canvas wrapping it in towels or something. But then again oil paint can take years to dry so that might smudge the paint.