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Putting pictures together is lots of fun and it gives a great
deal of satisfaction to see the project completed, especially
when you have done it yourself ! This web page article assumes
that you have already put your picture frame together. This article
is about how to put all the pieces of you pictures together to
complete your picture. To learn about how to make picture frames,
click the link above. All the tools and materials used are sold
here on this web site. You may want to check out the Picture Framing
Supplies pages for more instructions, ideas and to learn more
about the products and tools.
This article also assumes that you have your mats cut and glass
cut, or the finished painted canvas ready to install into you
picture frame. So, lets get started !
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The first step required is to take your mats/glass/picture combination
and starting at the top edge of the picture frame, slowly let
it slip down into place into the rabbet of the picture frame.
You do the same thing with canvas paintings.
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This picture shows how to insert push points into the walls of
a picture frame to hold the mats and glass in the frame. For canvas
paintings we recommend the use of our offset clips with screws,
which we sell right here on this web site. (hint, hint,) Actually
these offset clips with screws are the best way to put canvases
into picture frames. We also have Frame Clips which many people
use for a quick faster job. The Frame Clips make changing canvas
into different frames much faster. Artist sometimes want to change
things around.
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This lady is putting on Adhesive Transfer Tape. ATG tape. She
is preparing to put on the paper backing. She is pressing the
ATG tape onto all four sides of the frame, around the whole edge.
ATG tape is extremely useful for many purposes. Once you've used
it you will always want some around. ATG tape can be applied with
a special applicator, but the kind we sell is a special type of
roll, which allows you to put it on by hand. There is a difference.
You need the hand application tape.
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After the ATG tape has been pressed down on all four sides of
the picture frame, you will need to remove the paper backing.
Just start it at the edges with your finger nails, then peel if
right off the frame and throw the paper backing away. You now
will find a nice neat layer of pure glue lying on top of your
picture frame moulding.
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| The two two pictures above show how the paper backing has been
torn off a roll, placed down onto the back of the picture frame.
The second photo shows the lady smoothing down the paper. After
she has the paper nice and smooth she will press it down onto the
glued edges very firmly. The home picture framer doesn't need the
large rolls of paper we use. That is why we sell the smaller rolls
on this web site These smaller rolls have enough paper for a number
of pictures, depending on the size and amount used of course. |
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| The first of the two pictures above shows
the paper being trimmed all the way around the picture frame with
a special knife. This knife cuts through the paper, just inside
the picture frame molding. Then the paper is pulled away as in the
second photo. This knife is a must have, for this operation. It
lets you professionally trim the paper off the backside of the frames,
without damaging the molding. It is made special for this purpose
and is not very expensive. Don't ever try using a regular knife,
you will end up damaging the moulding every time. We off course
sell this knife also, hint, hint... |
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This image shows how we use an awl to start a hole, and then tighten
down the screw eyes we sell. These screw eyes should be put into
the thickest part of the picture frame, one on both sides, about
1/3 of the way down from the top of the picture. Don't tighten the
eyes all the way down to the wood. Let there be a small space under
each eye opening for the wire. When finished you should not be able
to turn the screw eyes by hand. (Don't be macho and use every bit
of strength you have). If the eyes can be turned by hand easily,
you should remove and put in a bigger screw eye. |
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| The photos above show the proper procedure
for connecting the picture framing wire. First off, always use picture
framing wire. It is made for pictures, there are many things wrong
with using other wires I won't get into here. To properly do the
wiring: Insert one end of the wire into the screw eye hole, starting
from the middle of the picture, not from outside. Push the wire
through the hole, then wrap it around the base of the screw eye
under the first piece of wire, then go back into the hole and come
out the same side you went into the hole. The first picture shows
the wire ready to go back into the hole. When it comes out, you
wrap it around the first piece of wire as shown in photo number
two. This gives you a nonslipable connection. A professional connection! |
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This photo shows the last step in finishing your framed picture.
Putting on the Bumpon! These little squares of silicone rubber
keep the pictures from slipping around on your wall so you won't
be forever straightening pictures. They work well wherever earthquakes
are uncommon.
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Although all the instructions above are given for a matted picture
with glass. We do the same exact things for canvas paintings.
The paper backing stops dust from collecting in the backs and
really helps to preserve your canvas paintings another way. Did
you know that when a canvas painting is hung on the wall, it moves
in and out every time your entry way doors are opened. The increase/decrease
of the air pressure in your rooms when your doors are opened and
closed causes the canvases to move in and out and flex. This over
a long enough period of time can cause wear in the very cloth
fibers of your canvas painting. By placing paper over the back
sides of your paintings, it greatly reduces the flexing and movement
of the canvas, reducing the wear.
Thank You For Visiting My Web Site !
Sincerely, Reimond Grignon
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