Varanis Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I'm thinking of moving my art from portfolios to tupperware or boxes for easier transport and better protection. All my unframed pieces are in 12.5" x 18.5" mylars with 12.25" x 18.25" boards. Is there a good box or tupperware others have found for this endeavor? I haven't been able to find anything yet and thought I'd ask here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I would try the Itoya boxes at Blick. I used them for my Eduardo Barreto oversize 13x19 New Teen Titans pages, I have about 60 pages.. They are slightly bigger than the 13x19 portfolios so I story them all in the box. Its really good for alot of pages Itoya ProFolio Archive-All Storage Box https://www.dickblick.com/products/itoya-profolio-archive-all-storage-box/ Will_K and grapeape 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 27 minutes ago, Varanis said: I'm thinking of moving my art from portfolios to tupperware or boxes for easier transport and better protection. All my unframed pieces are in 12.5" x 18.5" mylars with 12.25" x 18.25" boards. Is there a good box or tupperware others have found for this endeavor? I haven't been able to find anything yet and thought I'd ask here. I used to use Rubbermaid for my silver and Bronze Age comics transporting them around conventions. Art could be tricky but I’m curious to hear about what you come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter L Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I bought three sizes of mylars and board for all my art, because it was getting to hard to have so many sizes, and I didn't like how things slide around and bend at the binding on the itoya portfolios. I use these kind of boxes to put the mylars in: https://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/5914/barchivalb-clamshell-style-storage-box-for-13-x-19-imagesbr-13-12-x-19-12-x-1-34brblack-archival-barrier-board When there were wildfire warnings all over about a month ago, I had these boxes ready to go in case I had to evacuate quickly. It was kind of eyeopening on what I would have had to leave behind I would have left most of my comics and a lot of my framed art. Stefanomjr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick2you2 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Anyone know of a ready made top loader or the equivalent that can hold a double cover? Something to protect and display casually without a frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 22 hours ago, Brian Peck said: I would try the Itoya boxes at Blick. I used them for my Eduardo Barreto oversize 13x19 New Teen Titans pages, I have about 60 pages.. They are slightly bigger than the 13x19 portfolios so I story them all in the box. Its really good for alot of pages Itoya ProFolio Archive-All Storage Box https://www.dickblick.com/products/itoya-profolio-archive-all-storage-box/ 21 hours ago, Peter L said: I bought three sizes of mylars and board for all my art, because it was getting to hard to have so many sizes, and I didn't like how things slide around and bend at the binding on the itoya portfolios. I use these kind of boxes to put the mylars in: https://www.bagsunlimited.com/product/5914/barchivalb-clamshell-style-storage-box-for-13-x-19-imagesbr-13-12-x-19-12-x-1-34brblack-archival-barrier-board When there were wildfire warnings all over about a month ago, I had these boxes ready to go in case I had to evacuate quickly. It was kind of eyeopening on what I would have had to leave behind I would have left most of my comics and a lot of my framed art. It seems like these boxes wouldn't be able to hold very many bagged and boarded pieces as they boxes are relatively thin. Is that not the case? Brian, I'm assuming your 60 pages were not bagged and boarded, correct? I'm envisioning essentially a 14" wide, 20" tall, 20"+ long tupperware or other container so I can store the bagged and boarded art vertically and flip through it when I want to look at it. Is there any harm in storing vertically? I think my plan is to go to Wal-Mart and shop around for something of that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Rick2you2 said: Anyone know of a ready made top loader or the equivalent that can hold a double cover? Something to protect and display casually without a frame. I bet you can find something at Bags Unlimited - https://www.bagsunlimited.com/xsearch That's where I got the bags and boards to store these. If I wasn't eventually going to frame them, I could definitely figure out a way to turn this into a display. Maybe get archival corners to attach to the board to better hold the piece. The Mylars should offer decent protection as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Varanis said: It seems like these boxes wouldn't be able to hold very many bagged and boarded pieces as they boxes are relatively thin. Is that not the case? Brian, I'm assuming your 60 pages were not bagged and boarded, correct? I'm envisioning essentially a 14" wide, 20" tall, 20"+ long tupperware or other container so I can store the bagged and boarded art vertically and flip through it when I want to look at it. Is there any harm in storing vertically? I think my plan is to go to Wal-Mart and shop around for something of that size. I never board my artwork and not had an issue with bristol art getting damaged in just mylars. I think the 20" tall tubs are overkill and way too much making it very heavy. I prefer the 2" ones where you can separate them by artist, character or series. Though for most of my comic art is in portfolios which I prefer. Just the twice up DC stock from the 80s which BArreto used on New Teen Titans is when I us the comic art box since they wont fit in the standard 13x19 Itoyas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varanis Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Brian Peck said: I never board my artwork and not had an issue with bristol art getting damaged in just mylars. I think the 20" tall tubs are overkill and way too much making it very heavy. I prefer the 2" ones where you can separate them by artist, character or series. Though for most of my comic art is in portfolios which I prefer. Just the twice up DC stock from the 80s which BArreto used on New Teen Titans is when I us the comic art box since they wont fit in the standard 13x19 Itoyas. Makes sense. The Zaffinos I posted are what really got me bagging and boarding everything. They're a really odd size and on thinner stock than traditional bristol board. The 12.5"x18.5" products fit them well and work great for regular 11"x17" pieces too, which lets me buy one product that fits everything. I felt like the boards were necessary for the Zaffinos. For the others, the boards just help to assuage the paranoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpaqu1 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) I use these: Lineco Archival Box They come in a variety of sizes. Edited December 2, 2019 by kpaqu1 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
