Handle pastel paintings extremely gently if when working face side down.
How to frame a pastel painting without a mat.
The frame is analogous to the clothing one wears for a job interview.
Here is a painting of a waffle with a mat.
Some pastel papers are sturdy enough to be framed without a backing board or back mat if the artwork is on paper that is not heavy weight then it is recommended to attach it to a backing board.
For this large scale photograph by kt merry a thin mat is exactly what s needed to set the artwork apart from our vintage gold heritage frame.
How to frame a pastel is one of the most frequently asked questions i hear during a painting workshop.
Many painters find it superfluous to discuss the frame feeling that the artwork should matter most.
She uses econospace sticks by frame tek.
Many pastel artists are abandoning traditional mat and frame presentations and replacing them instead with wide wood frames.
Drowning princess from jvdas berra available at these fine walls is a large scale photograph reads almost like a painting when framed full bleed in our gallery frame in luxe gold.
This will keep the artwork from slipping or moving after it has been framed.
Artist susan pitcairn demonstrates how to set a pastel into a frame without the use of a mat.
Lay the art on top of the mat or cut a hole in the mat and place the art behind it.
With the sticks alread.
The framer should not lay a ruler or mat or frame samples on top of the pastel.
Commonly oil and acrylic paintings are displayed with a wider wood frame that may or may not.
These works are attracting the attention of the canvas buying public.
This allows the pastel to look less like a print or poster which commonly have a wide surrounding border.
I prefer to frame without mats and make my own spacers with a double stick tape usually command strips and acid free mat board.
This is one of my daily paintings.
Using spacers between the art and the mat or glass is a very good idea.
Frame pastels either with a mat or without a mat in a frame.
It is a small 5 x 7 in.
There are two ways to mat art.
When securing the painting into frame lean painting vertically so loose pastel dust will not fall on glass.
But it can t be denied that the framing plays a major part in how the painting will be viewed.