Saturday, 18 March 2017

Basic Tips About Custom Framing For Artwork

By Douglas Carter


You may have a painting or a photograph that you want to be framed. Your reason may be is that you like to accentuate it and give more focus of what is depicted in it. You may also want to protect it from dust and other external factors that may damage the quality of art in it. Or you want it to complement the interior design of your house.

But proper framing is not simple like choosing a random frame that the picture or painting can fit in. Things are needed to be considered during custom framing for artwork. The shops located in Syracuse, NY would be able to help you decide with the following helpful guides.

The size of your image must be clear so that you could determine the options that are available for you to use. Standard size such as A3 and A4 are easier to look for frames and there are a lot available that can be easily bought. Meanwhile those that do not have standard sizes need customized ones for them. The mouldings must not be skinny on large frames too so that it can properly support the artwork with its strength.

Choose the glazing type you preferred and what is needed for the artwork. Standard glazing is only needed when you want to keep the quality of painting for a very long time because of its value. There are also glazing that protects the art from harmful ultraviolet rays that could damage its quality. Anti glare glazes are used when the piece will be placed somewhere with very bright source of light. It is not recommended for oil paintings to be framed with glazing as it may smudge it.

Matting is also another way of preserving paintings while highlighting it with the neutral color it usually comes with. It could be used to add depth on the picture or in putting multiple images in a single frame. Matting should have wider are than the frame width and the bottom of the matting should be weighted as well.

Think about the orientation of where you would be putting the frame as well. Images on landscape work well when placed in wider walls while portrait images work well in narrower one. Multiple framed pictures could also be put together in a way that looks like a puzzle in order to fill a bigger wall if you only have small paintings available.

Consider the materials it will be made off. Wooden frames have various designs and styles that can give different feelings and look such as modern, classic and retro. Frames made from aluminum fit well with modern houses and commercial spaces.

The color of the frame is also important and must complement the image and other decorations around it. The safest colors are the neutral ones but you can choose a similar color of the major color the image has. It can give a striking effect and make the painting pop out to its surroundings.

The location of where to display it is important. Pictures that are related can be grouped together by having similar frames. If you want to highlight a particular image then having it framed differently from the rest will help it pop out.




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