fyi - I did double matting on my scarface and while it does look better it doesnt really help in regards to mondo's leaving very little room.
In short .... If you put 24x36 in a frame with no matting its easy. However if you are going to mat I think its best you make up a comfy differential. So next time I'm going to do 23x36 as that should make my mat cover up a half inch on each side of the pic
Ok so whats the verdict on matting and spacers? If you matt do you still need spacers? Complete framing newb here hence the question.
Matting serves the same purpose as spacers, so there is no need for both. Just make sure its not a really thin matt
So tomorrow I'm going to visit a framing store in my town to see about getting one of my prints framed, and it will be my first, so please can you guys give me advice on what I need to do/ask for? Do I need a special type of glass, backing etc. Any help is greatly appreciated!
So tomorrow I'm going to visit a framing store in my town to see about getting one of my prints framed, and it will be my first, so please can you guys give me advice on what I need to do/ask for? Do I need a special type of glass, backing etc. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Here is what I have come up with over time from my research:
- UV Filtering Glass/Acrylic (99% ideal)
- Acid Free backing (usually acid free foam board)
- Acid free mat's (if matting)
- Spacer's (if not matting, can also be used if matting as well if you want)
- And NO dry mounting, mounting using photo corners is best (or nothing at all if the frame is exactly to size and your not matting)
- Kraft paper to seal up the back is optional
Thanks, Jay. Your advice is much appreciated
In terms of storage, will it do any harm to just store them rolled (out of the tube) or do I need to store them flat?
Thanks, Jay. Your advice is much appreciated
In terms of storage, will it do any harm to just store them rolled (out of the tube) or do I need to store them flat?
From what I have been told, storing them rolled will damage the print by causing the ink to crack for among other things. Store them flat between two acid free boards. Use some binder clips around the boards to help keep it flat.
Hope that helps and hopefully I did not steer you the wrong way. If I did, others can feel free to correct me. Just relaying what I have been told by someone on another site.
Storing rolled is not advised just like darkdaze73 said. And the setup he described is perfect for storing as well.
Personally, after flattening the print out between two foam boards I would put the print in a acid free poly bag (there pretty cheap online from various retailers and come in various sizes) and then stack prints and store between two larger pieces of foam board underneath a bed (its a perfect place really, shaded and out of the way). Just my two cents (Chris recommended this way and its what Im going to run with myself after searching around what others are doing without flat files).
Thanks, guys
The problem is, this stuff is easy to source...... if you live in the US/Canada! In the UK, it seems very hard to find anything like this, maybe a UK member can point me in the right direction?