Mystic River by Jake Beckman
three different frames
Art & Business Consulting LLC (ABC LLC) & Jake Beckman seriously considered setting up a framing service for art purchased at this site, but after careful consideration decided not to perform this service. Jake is about creating and marketing art not framing art.Getting into the framing business is simply not core to the business of creating and selling original art; the framing business would take cash flow, time and other resources away from Jake's creative and marketing efforts, which are the core business of AKAJake.com.
Before you try to buy a frame you will need to figure out exactly what you want and need. When picking a frame you should think about how wide you want it to be, what color you want it to be, what kind of finish you desire, what kind of style you would like, whether or not it will go with the art, what material you desire, etc. Framing art is both a question of aesthetics and personal taste. A custom frame is in essence a piece of furniture. However just because a frame matches the armoire in your living room does not mean it will match the art.
In order to work with the art, frames should emphasize the work in some way, whether picks up a texture or color in the work, or draws the viewer's eye inward, or takes a smaller piece and dramatically increases it size by creative use of mats such that the work fills the space it will occupy.
Preliminary Considerations
- A nice framing job can more than double the price of a piece of art. A nice framing job will also increase the value of a piece of art therefore it is not a bad thing to do. Finally a custom framing job means you get to have it your way.
- If you wonder how much a frame for a given unframed work is going to cost, look at the price of the painting; you can expect to spend anywhere from 25% of the painting's cost on up to more than double the cost of the painting. Framing materials are sold by the inch.
- You need to keep in mind custom framing can be a substantial cost; you should be sufficiently forewarned as to not suffer from sticker shock.
- When deciding on a custom frame job you must have a pretty
good idea of what you want
- What material do you want the frame made from? Wood, metal, whatever wood fiber composite that is the least expensive but looks nice?
- Do you want a white linen liner? If so how wide? 1-inch, 2 -inches, 3-inches?
- Some Baroque style frames come with a slender built in liner. Does that appeal to you?
- If your are framing a flat piece of art, you need a mat. If so how many? How wide? What colors?
- How wide a frame do you want? Do you want the canvas floating in the barest metal outline? Do you wanted it mounted in a 1-inch-wide, 2-inch-wide, 3-inch-wide or even wider frame?
- What sort of profile do you want? Bending back toward the wall? Bending away from the wall? Flat? Simple curve?
- What finish do you want? Rustic, Smooth, Embellished, Several Lineal Details and Frills, Painted Patterns?
- What color do you want? Black, White, Silver, Gold, Oak, Beech, Mahogany, Cherry, some other wood finish, some other color?
- Again: Just because a frame matches your dining room table, that does not mean it will match the art.
- Be sure to consider these questions and have some answers before you start looking for a frame.
For a stretched canvas you may want to consider getting a linen liner.Liners set the art work off from the frame.
- If you wanted to line the hypothetical 11"x14" painting, first you would have to recognize that the frame size must increase to accommodate the liner. The frame has to increase to accommodate a 1 to 3-inch wide liner. For an 11" x 14" the frame size becomes 13" x 16" for the 1-inch liner up to 17" x 20" for the 3-inch liner; basically you double the width of the liner and add the double width to each of to each of the frame's dimensions. Furthermore you are adding an additional 4 lineal inches of frame to accommodate the 1-inch liner or 12 lineal inches to accommodate the 3-inch liner, which means the frame is going to cost more.
Framing Flat Pieces of Art
- Some works are created as loose pieces that must be mounted on a backing board such as foam core and then matted and framed. Mats set off the art from the frame and come with a great deal many more color choices than liners do. Also you can choose to layer multiple mats to add depth and dimension to the framed art. Mats tend to be priced a the square foot including the hole, with additional fees for making the cuts. Double mats cost double. Triple mats cost triple etc.
- A loose piece must be mounted to something rigid, the backing board. Foam core backing has the advantage of being lightweight, but cardboard or hardboard can also be used.
- Also for some loose works, such as works in pastels, it is desirable to have a clear panel covering the art as well. Canvas can be hung with out a glass or plastic front panel, but you may want to consider purchasing one to protect the mat and work from smoke, dust and other debris. No matter what type of art you frame, you do not want the glass or plastic resting directly on the work. Some sort of standoff such as a liner or archival mat must be used to prevent damage to the surface of the work.
ABC LLC and Jake Beckman are in NO WAY affiliated with pictureframes.com, but ABC LLC buys most of it's framing supplies from PictureFrames.com, when ABC LLC decides to frame.PictureFrames.com offers a wide range of frames, mats, linen liners, framing kits etc. In short everything you will need to frame your purchase to your taste for a reasonable price if you desire to undertake the framing job as a do-it-yourself project. Roaming around a website trying to figure out what you want is sometimes not too easy to do.The PictureFrames.com website is huge, therefore you may want to consider ordering a free catalog so you can peruse their selection at your leisure. You can also call them and talk to them too: 1 (800) 221-0262
Once again, ABC LLC and Jake Beckman are not affiliated with pictureframes.com. If you have a problem with pictureframes.com you must contact pictureframes.com directly.
Art and Business Consulting LLC (ABC LLC)operates several co-branded websites: AKAJake.com, AKAJakeArt.com, AKAJakeGifts.com, AKAJake Prints.com, XmasDementiaCartoons.com & ArtandBusinessConsulting.com.When you submit information & otherwise conduct business through these co-branded websites you are conducting business with Art and Business Consulting LLC. Jake is the managing member of ABC LLC.