eewwnuk Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 awesome pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Back from the framer today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Happy to pick this up from the framer today. Few months back I bought a severely water damaged Hulk 180 specifically so I could cut out the first panel of Wolverine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Paid off the rest of my MK cover and got 'er up on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongkorn Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 What an awesome bday present Congrats and Happy bday ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Very cool, Speedy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Paid off the rest of my MK cover and got 'er up on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Paid off the rest of my MK cover and got 'er up on the wall. Congrats - looks really great with the black double passe-partout and shiny metal frame (thumbs u And hopefully that's museum or conservation glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) My wall o' art image hosting websites photo hosting sites Edited March 16, 2015 by mattbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Groo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Groo I missed those when posted. Yes, coo coo ca GROO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcfan Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 So this is probably one you have all answered but when framing art is there a type of glass or plastic that should be used to protect it from light? Or any other things I have to know before I take it to a stranger to frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimal Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Museum Glass/UV glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Museum glass looks best with the least reflection, but it's pretty expensive and I don't know if I buy the extra UV protection factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobrac Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 WALKING DEAD #16, page 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crows Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Nice (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 So this is probably one you have all answered but when framing art is there a type of glass or plastic that should be used to protect it from light? Or any other things I have to know before I take it to a stranger to frame? I once wrote this in another thread: "Another matter, beyond preserving books, is preservation of (original) comic book art. Some of us like to get the art framed, and getting this professionally done using anti-UV museum glass (or even conservation glass with 99% anti-UV) can be expensive. Ok, I have not tried this myself, I love to support my local frame shop, sigh, but going through Gerber's products, there may be ways to provide great UV protection for your art - without paying a premium for anti-UV glass. So how much can we cut expenses trying to get the art framed similar to using extremely expensive conservation glass? 1. Gerber 4-mil Mylar D archives can be bought here - assuming the art is 10" x 15", 1117R (= 11 1/2" x 17 1/2") should be fine - cost is $16 per 10 pieces (plus shipping): http://www.egerber.com/category.asp?CategoryID=450&SubcategoryID=559 Remember that Mylar D is something special: "Our specially Impregnated Mylar D stops 99% of the UV light. Mylar D is accepted as photo safe to direct contact and is used internationally by archives and museums. Yes, it costs 8 times more than standard Mylar, but it blocks UV hundreds of times more than other plastics." Source: http://www.egerber.com/aboutpreservation2.asp This way getting UV protection similar to conservation glass may be done for a fraction of conservation glass prices, simply by inserting art in 4 mil thick Mylar D® snugs. Then I guess you can purchase whatever frame you want and just insert the art Again, I have not tested the above, it's just an idea - but this way you may be able to frame a piece of original art and get 99% UV protection for less than $20 (if you can find a matching prebuild and inexpensive frame). Or Mylar (D) archives may just be a good way to store art... (note that this post is not intended as some kind of Gerber commercial - there may of course be other Mylar producers offering similar solutions, I just did not take the time to investigate if other kinds of Mylar provide 99% UV protection)." Normal light will also damage your art in the long run. Thus using museum glass (92+ % anti-UV) does not mean that your art will never fade - but it may slow the speed of fading by about 50% (still, UV protection or not, art should never be exposed to direct sun light - same goes for books of course). I think the source for that info is hidden somewhere in Doc Joe's Journal thread (that's the problem with threads spanning 500+ pages - not easy to find stuff! ) And you'll want constant low temp (like 64 - 68 F) and about 40% rel. humidity too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jick Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 If you check my post in the previous page (aka the Azrael and Groo images), I use glare-free or reflection-free glass. I'm not sure how well it protects against light but I don't expose my art to direct sunlight, and the whole thing does look nicer in this kind of glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCarter27 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My wife and I finally got some pieces up on the wall in the office/den. The plan was to keep this cheap. (After all, we'd rather spend the money on more art!) Also, we wanted frames that were easily opened so we could rotate new acquisitions up onto the wall. We found these guys online- http://www.wholesaleposterframes.com 10 Poster Frame • Profile: D • Color: Satin Black • Cover: UV Clear Lens Cover • Backing: Acid Free Foamcore • Size: 13 x 19 We also looked at the Bags Unlimited 13x19 package which was very close in price and features- https://www.bagsunlimited.com/c-200-frames.aspx We added a piece of Gerber mylar just behind the poly that came with the frames. Then we floated each page in mylar stick-on corners on a second piece or Gerber mylar. Lineco Mylar corners- http://www.dickblick.com/products/lineco-archival-mounting-corners/ Gerber Item 1422L- http://www.egerber.com/category.asp?CategoryID=450&SubcategoryID=560 Floating was necessary for the quick swap. Trying to mat each page would have been problematic with all of the subtle variations in size, cut edges, etc. And we went with 13x19 in case we want to swap in color convention prints at some point. We cut half-inch strips of archival foamcore to create a thin spacer all around the edges. This goes between the two pieces of mylar, keeping the sandwich from pressing against the art. The glare is a bit more than I would like, but I feel like we have decent UV protection as a trade-off. Also, we don't plan on leaving a set of pages up for too long. The assembly was really easy. The only labor intensive steps were cutting the Gerber mylar to 13x19 sheets (at the local Kinkos paper cutter) and then cutting the 1/2" foamcore strips. Cutting the strips was a definite pain. You have to go slow and use a very sharp utility knife down a straight edge -- 10 frames x 4 sides = 40 strips! Up first- 3 Bagley Ultimate Spider-Man pages, 2 Tony Daniel Flash pages (since we are digging the new show!), and our 5 Breyfogle Batman pages (trying to show a bit of solidarity for Norm's recent health challenges) Overall, I am enjoying the artwork up on the walls more than sitting in portfolios. I wish we had put the time in to do this sooner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Looks great (must be difficult to hang 10 pieces so straight, but then again I'm fighting brick walls and very hard concrete). I especially like the Batman pages and use of Mylar-D for UV-protection (thumbs u And your wife must truly love you, it'll be over my wife's dead body before she'll let me display the framed art in our living room or similar rooms - but no problem, I like having the art in my man cave, sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...