The Basics of Custom Framing

Guidelines for Great Frame Design By Greg Perkins, CPF Guidelines for Great Frame Design is an impressive new coffee table-style book that will help you select the right frame and matting for any piece of art. Using easy to understand guidelines along with hundreds of examples, it will guide you through the process of picture framing design, helping you turn any piece of art into a striking visual presentation. Featuring hundreds of color photos, this volume provides vivid examples of a wide range of framing options, providing ideas for almost any kind of art. This book is great for art and framing retailers looking for impressive frame designs, homeowners who want to enhance their homes with art, and interior designers looking for new ideas for clients’ homes of offices. Soft Cover, 128 pages $29.95 Item No. B026

Picture Framing (Volume 1: The Library of Professional Picture Framing) By Vivian Kistler Complete overview of custom picture framing—from the equipment to the layout of the shop to the work and order processes! Includes: history of framing, cutting and joining wood or metal moulding, order chops or length, cut glass and acrylics, measuring, basic mat cuts, mounting equipment and methods, color, proportion, stretching paintings, conservation, workorders, floorplans. Softcover,  96  pages $24 Item No. B116

How to Build Frameshop Worktables, Fixtures & Jigs By Paul MacFarland, CPF Building plans for 25 projects. Includes: worktables; tables for mat cutters; dry mount presses; tool holders; frame rack; frame jack; support for length moulding; spool wire box; roll storage; bin cart; tables; tops; cabinets; clamps; storage for mats, moulding, and customer’s goods; and more! Materials, tools, and techniques are discussed. Softcover, 64 pages $15 Item No. B361

The Complete Guide to Shadowboxes and Framing Objects By James Miller, MCPF, GCF This must have book will lead you step by step through the entire process of making shadowbox frames, from design to mounting and finishing. You'll discover how to create appealing shadowboxes, six basic types of layout design, when and how to create removable covers and mounts, the pros and cons of permanent and removable mounts and much more. Softcover,  80  pages $24.95 Item No. B362

Color & Design for the Picture Framer By Nona Powers, M.A., CPF Specially written and designed by Nona Powers, a practicing, award-winning professional picture framer. Learn to select the size, color and shape of mats, mouldings and decorative elements. See the relationship of color and size, of warm and cool colors and moulding color to mat color. Full-color artworks with different matting selections illustrate how color and size relate to the framing design. Learn to finesse the elements of design to create a professional framed presentation. A workbook with practice sheets is included in the back of the book. Softcover, 96 pages $25 Item No. B485

The Mounting and Laminating Handbook - 3rd Edition By Chris Pashke This newly revised 2008 edition remains the most comprehensive and technical handbook that it set out to be, but now covers even more of what the professional framer needs in a complete manual. Twenty pages worth of information from the 2nd edition have been condensed and edited, then 16 new ones added for a total of 36, making this a spectacular edition. It is still broken into the familiar chapters of wet, spray, pressure sensitive, and dry mounting, but expended cold mounting and laminating chapters now cover starch hinges, kozo backing, encapsulation, sink mounting, face mounting, sponge mounting, linen backing, digital canvases, and inkjet receptor layers. This edition absolutely belongs in every frame shop! Soft Cover,  171  pages $24.95 Item No. B544

The Basics of Picture Framing DVD By Vivian Kistler, CPF, GCF This DVD provides basic training for picture framers and designers. Step-by-step instructions covering: moulding, squaring a mat cutter, cutting single-double mats, color selection, matboards, measuring, cutting glass, framing needlework, stretching paintings, fitting, attaching artwork, dustcovers, screw eyes, and wire. Topics include: attaching artwork; designing framing color, proportion, measuring, writing work orders; cutting & joining frames; cutting glass; cutting mats; fitting; framing oil paintings; framing needlework. DVD, 0 pages $30 Item No. D132

Designing Custom Framing - DVD By Vivian Kistler, CPF, GCF Learn the guidelines for making choices in frame design. Using many examples, this entertaining and informational one hour program explores all the important elements of designing presentations for artwork. Topics include: basic concepts and terminology of color theory; working the color, see how different color mats change the mood and character of the picture; choosing mat sizes and proportions; selecting mouldings that complete the design; and using fillets, ovals and fabric mats to enhance design. DVD,  0  pages $30 Item No. D701

Picture Framing Magazine Picture Framing Magazine is the only magazine devoted exclusively to custom picture framing. A one-year subscription includes 12 monthly issues, plus an annual directory of sources of supplies and suppliers. Each monthly issue contains articles on business, frame design, mat decoration, mounting, and much more. Subscribe online, just click here.

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