Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Helpful Guides In Custom Framing For Artwork

By Douglas Carter


You want to frame a picture or painting that you have but you do not know how. You may want to accentuate it to give more focus on what is portrayed on it. The need to protect it from things that could damage its quality might also be a reason. Another is the desire to make it complement with the rest of your house decors.

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.

Glazing helps protect your artworks and you can choose which type you would be needing for it. The standard ones help keep the quality of your painting and protect it from particles. Ultraviolet reducing glazing are used to protect the art from potential damages cause by harmful ultraviolet rays. Anti glare glazing meanwhile are used when the images will be displayed in a bright area and will still let people see the images clearly. Having a glazing on oil paintings are not recommended because it may cause smudges on it.

Matting is also used not just for conservation but also to highlight the painting itself and is usually neutral in color. This could add depth and can be used if you want to put multiple pictures in one frame. The widths of its matting should be bigger than the frame and also weighted at the bottom which means the bottom part is wider.

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 is also essential and could complement the image itself as well as the decorations in the area. Neutral colors are the safest ones but choosing something different like a color similar to the prominent color of your picture is ideal as well. It would make the image pop out and a striking effect will be given.

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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