Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
Should I look into a special kind of frame or anything of that nature? I am brand new to this. Here is what it is: https://imgur.com/n8VLFnR
Re: Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
I'm not an expert or the most seasoned at this, but considering you're framing a sketch instead of a cel, you have a lot more options that are safe for preservation. At that point, I think almost any frame would work as long as you don't have it in direct sunlight.
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Re: Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
As with cels those sketches I have framed are "floated" between 2 mats that way they don't sit against the glass/plexiglass and the backing material of the frame.
Always UV protected glass/plexiglass but still do be careful of sunlight/strong electric light for besides heating/drying out the paper it will also fade lines and colors.
Always UV protected glass/plexiglass but still do be careful of sunlight/strong electric light for besides heating/drying out the paper it will also fade lines and colors.
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Re: Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
Is there a guide on how to do this "floating" somewhere?JWR wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:09 am As with cels those sketches I have framed are "floated" between 2 mats that way they don't sit against the glass/plexiglass and the backing material of the frame.
Always UV protected glass/plexiglass but still do be careful of sunlight/strong electric light for besides heating/drying out the paper it will also fade lines and colors.
And any particular brands for the frames you recommend?
Thanks!
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Re: Best way to display in-between frames that protects them long-term?
Floating just involves using 2 mats that are the same size with cutouts slightly smaller than the cel or sketch. "Sandwich" the art between them so when you install them into the frame the art does not touch the plexiglass or the frame backing. The tension when you install the backing with the spring tabs that hold it in place will keep the cel/sketch from moving.Noxos wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:16 pmIs there a guide on how to do this "floating" somewhere?JWR wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:09 am As with cels those sketches I have framed are "floated" between 2 mats that way they don't sit against the glass/plexiglass and the backing material of the frame.
Always UV protected glass/plexiglass but still do be careful of sunlight/strong electric light for besides heating/drying out the paper it will also fade lines and colors.
And any particular brands for the frames you recommend?
Thanks!
I don't have any set frame brands I use.
"Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we are, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment." Harlan Ellison