Picture framing which
serves as an addition in the beauty of art can sometimes prove to be
a disaster if the picture frames makes a critical mistake and ruins
the artwork, what if that picture has been your family heirloom and
has been going down in your family since ages. Nobody want to let bad
things happen to your artwork. Lets take a look at some common
mistakes that the picture framers make.
1. Don't let the
picture touch the glass.
It should always be
kept in mind that the picture should stay clear of the glass and
there should be space between them. Because it may happen that when
space is not left between the artwork and the glass then the it may
stick to the glass and a considerable amount of damage may occur when
trying to get it off the glass.
2. Don't use too
sticky tapes
Tape is never an ideal
option to use in framing, but even though if you do use tapes then
make sure you don't use the general sticky brown tapes to stick the
artwork because when you will try to remove it you will end up
removing a considerable amount of frame and also damage the artwork.
3. Use proper cutting
tools
Poorly cut mounts have
been the most common mistakes in the framing business. When not using
proper cutting tools to cut the mounts you will see that there
remains voids between the art work and paper. But to avoid this use
of professional cutting tools should be done so that smooth and
symmetrical cutting happens on the mounting.
4. Taking help of Glue
to mount art to backing
As if you have done a
good job using the tapes now you are thinking of using the glue to
stick the artwork to the backing, well if you do so then just say bye
to that artwork. If you are not a professional frame artist then you
should not even think about it. If you have already used the glue to
stick the painting to the backboard then it will be hard even for the
professional to help you in this case. So it would be better that you
follow some professional steps and try to avoid disaster.
5. Don't use cheap
materials
Well using of cheap
materials for the frames will prove to be cost effective at start but
it may prove fatal in the running years. It may happen that the cheap
materials used may give a permanent damage to your artwork,
sometimes the material used may not be acid free which means that
they are tend to damage in the long run.
These are some the
basic mistakes that picture framers make sometimes or they may even
be made by people who are attempting to make a “do it yourself” custom picture frame. So next time keep in mind this things and try to avoid
this mistakes, so that you don't end up ruining your picture.
