Framing a painting can help it last longer.
Framing can preserve artwork or add to the design and look of a painting. The colors chosen for frames have the ability to bring out the color of paintings, or to more formally present your art work. The type of painting you decide to frame also determines the kind of frame that will support the painting. You may even have your frame custom-made to better suit the style of the painting.
Instructions
1. Observe the type of painting that you want to frame, and whether it is made on paper, canvas stretched across a frame, or another material.
2. Write down the exact measurements of the painting. Use a measuring tape to measure the width and height, as well as the depth if you are framing a stretched canvas.
3. Choose a frame that that will support the painting. For example, if framing a stretched canvas, choose frames specially made for framing stretched canvases. The depth of frames made for stretch canvases vary, and the canvas could stick out past the frame if the the frame is not of a proper depth.
4. Lean the frame forward and gently set the painting on top so that it sets within the frame.
5. Use offset clips to secure stretched canvas paintings into the frame. These z-shaped clips contain a hole on one end of the clip for a screw to be drilled into the frame, while the other side anchors the painting.
6. Use turn-button clips for a painting painted on thin canvas, cardboard, or even paper. These clips are screwed onto the frame close enough for the body of the clip to extend out and secure the painting. Turn-button clips glide to the sides so that changing a painting will not require the clips to be removed.
7. Place a cardboard backing onto art work painted on a thinner canvas. The cardboard will help protect the painting from indents or bent marks caused by pressure from the clips.
8. Place the framing clips on each edge of the frame. Position the end of the clips with the small hole on the frame. Apply more clips on each side of the frame for heavier frames and canvases.
9. Insert the screws into the holes of the clips and drive your screws into the frame, securing the clips so that they don’t move. Secure the rest of the clips with screws. The painting should now be secured and unable to move within the frame.
10. Place a framing bracket at the top of the frame. Position the bracket so that it sits evenly in the middle. Drive a screw on each side of the bracket so that it secures onto the frame. The bracket contains a jagged edge made so that the frame doesn’t slide when hung on nails.
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