I have an acrylic painting on 2mm hardboard, that the client wants framed with double mount and glass. Question is what have people found the best way to fix the artwork to backing, another first for me so want to use experience of the forum to help me?
Artwork is 390mmx480mm.
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Tom
Fixing art work
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Re: Fixing art work
Lay the mount on top and adjust the placement. Then hang it over the edge of the bench and make pencil marks
on the back of the mount to preserve the position. Flip over and make sure the painting is still aligned. Using mountboard
(or foamcore) scraps double stick around the painting to form a well in the middle. You don't have to cut the scraps to size.
As long as they are wide enough to cover the space. Tape around the painting to hold it in place. You don't need a lot of tape
as when it's all in the frame it isn't going anywhere. Trim off any excess mountboard that sicks out.
Job Done.
on the back of the mount to preserve the position. Flip over and make sure the painting is still aligned. Using mountboard
(or foamcore) scraps double stick around the painting to form a well in the middle. You don't have to cut the scraps to size.
As long as they are wide enough to cover the space. Tape around the painting to hold it in place. You don't need a lot of tape
as when it's all in the frame it isn't going anywhere. Trim off any excess mountboard that sicks out.
Job Done.
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Re: Fixing art work
A sink mount would work with this job and totally reversible too... which is nice
Here's a description from The Mounting and Laminating Handbook, by Chris A. Paschke:
(It's pretty much the same as prospero's method.)
Here's a description from The Mounting and Laminating Handbook, by Chris A. Paschke:
(It's pretty much the same as prospero's method.)
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Thanks gents, informative as usual. Might go and get that book as well, always good to find new sources of learning.
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Re: Fixing art work
I use the sink mount method, but I always cut the backing mount larger than the finished frame, then you just put the picture on it, put a weight on it to keep it in place, then I use either strips of mountcard or foamcore, stick to the backing, then stick the window mount on in place. Trim excess strips/foamcore/backing to size, by using a straight edge on top of mount aligned to the outer edge and using a Stanley knife (other utility knives available) trim the excess away
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https://www.lionpic.co.uk/p/9457/The-Mo ... g-HandbookTom Chambers wrote:Thanks gents, informative as usual. Might go and get that book as well, always good to find new sources of learning.
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Re: Fixing art work
I do the same as prospero, it's quick and easy and uses up mountboard and foamcore that would otherwise be waste
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