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Acrylic, Gouache, box canvas, stretch canvas and lots more???
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As a butcher, my old son, you really don't convince me at all! Whatever you do with paint isn't butchery - far from it. In passing - I met Ivan Berryman many years ago, who specialized in painting racing cars; don't know how or where he is now, but he was good at it, and my then partner bought a Ferrari print from him. Someone you might look up, if you haven't.
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As this is a wide ranging thread I thought I'd ask how others frame or otherwise, paintings done on canvas board? Particularly ones that are just for themselves. With small paintings I have stuck some slats of wood on the back and strung between them, stuck them on a backing board to make a shadow box frame or mounted them in a unglazed frame behind a mounting board (which I think gives the best effect). But with larger paintings I haven't framed any as the costs of a decent frame and mounting board are excessive. What do you do with larger canvas boards?
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I’m a savage when it comes to framing boards, always use off-the-shelf with ready-cut mounts. The Range are particularly good for this. I bought a stock of the ones below as they’re glass fronted and come in at a whopping £10.50 for a 20x16 mount:
They’ve got enough capacity for a board...this is one of the reasons I’ve moved away from stretched canvas.
They’ve got enough capacity for a board...this is one of the reasons I’ve moved away from stretched canvas.Edited
by Anthony Knight
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Well Steve, the majority of my oil on board paintings get put into a large walk-in storage cupboard, I paint something like 100 or so each year, often more!
Out of these, the better stuff, say around 60 I will frame up myself ready to go to a few galleries, exhibitions perhaps, friends etc. plus some online sales.
I invested in some decent framing equipment some time ago, as in a Morso bench guillotine and so on. Then I buy my moulding from Mainline Mouldings etc. If you’re framing a lot of stuff it works out so much cheaper.
I’ll be writing an article on framing your own paintings, all the basics needed etc, this is scheduled to appear in the Feb 2021 issue of The Artist. Some time off yet, but you may find my ideas helpful.
If you’re painting smallish sizes (which I don’t), off the shelf frames are a good option, all come in standard sizes of course, Jackson’s Art sell some good one’s I believe!
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Eze-frame, Jacksons, Great Art, Woodware Workshops, Ashcraft Framing - all sell ready-to-go frames, in standard sizes.
Ready-made frames used to be fairly tawdry affairs, but the design and materials have improved enormously over the last twenty years or so, the cost is moderate, and they're well worth considering. A well-framed painting, done professionally, will of course always have an edge - but unless you're selling work bringing in the high hundreds of pounds, it's gilding the lily to no great advantage. A client can, and often will, re-frame a painting anyway - so presenting it in a serviceable but not elaborate frame, bought ready-made, is a sound enough move.
Or - do what Alan does, and make your own: sadly, we are speaking in my case of a man who spent an entire term trying to fashion a tent-peg out of a stubborn bit of wood some 55 years ago .... my own work may not be great, but I have no wish to insult it further with a botched frame leaning in strange directions.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I have tried making my own small frames with mixed success but don't think it's a good use of time and I'll stick to buying them in the future. I do think Anth's frame idea is probably the way I should go. A very good price that looks good and is very similar to some I have already done at A4 pic size. This was a frame from Hobbycraft that cost £5 in a clearance but unfortunately isn't stocked anymore. I don't have a Range within 20 miles so may try online and hope the glass survives delivery! Wife not very happy with me wanting to display framed pics all around the house though!! Need a walk in storeroom like Alan.
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I’m probably in agreement with you on that Steve, small frames take almost as long to make as the sizes that I’m making for my oils. It’s exactly the same process obviously! Small off the shelf frames aren’t too expensive.
I enjoy making my own, more so now that I’ve got professional equipment, but I didn’t start off that way. An average frame from my framers was costing me around £60 a few years back. Times that by 60 frames a year, and you can see my reasoning...
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Just had a look at The Range for the 20 x 16 black frames to find that they and similar are all sold out.
No doubt a lot of people have been taking up painting during this period and decided the frames were good value. Never mind, if frames are the only shortage over the next few months I'll be very pleased!
As for having frames made up the £45 for 3 looks very good but I doubt I'll find anything so reasonable around Oxford and the Cotswolds.
