How To Frame A Pastel Painting Without A Mat

The frame is analogous to the clothing one wears for a job interview.

How to frame a pastel painting without a mat.

The framer should not lay a ruler or mat or frame samples on top of the pastel. 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. This will keep the artwork from slipping or moving after it has been framed. Commonly oil and acrylic paintings are displayed with a wider wood frame that may or may not.

Many pastel artists are abandoning traditional mat and frame presentations and replacing them instead with wide wood frames. With the sticks alread. This is one of my daily paintings. But it can t be denied that the framing plays a major part in how the painting will be viewed.

There are two ways to mat art. Since i think the latter is too stuffy for my taste and especially since mat cutters are hard to use without damaging the mat i opted for attaching my art to the top of the mat. These works are attracting the attention of the canvas buying public. Handle pastel paintings extremely gently if when working face side down.

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. Many painters find it superfluous to discuss the frame feeling that the artwork should matter most. How to frame a pastel is one of the most frequently asked questions i hear during a painting workshop. It is a small 5 x 7 in.

This allows the pastel to look less like a print or poster which commonly have a wide surrounding border. When securing the painting into frame lean painting vertically so loose pastel dust will not fall on glass. She uses econospace sticks by frame tek. Using spacers between the art and the mat or glass is a very good idea.

Artist susan pitcairn demonstrates how to set a pastel into a frame without the use of a mat. Here is a painting of a waffle with a mat. Frame in the following layers from top to bottom. I cut thin strips of the tape and equal size strips of the mat board then i adhere the tape to the glass so it will be hidden by the lip of the frame and put the strip of mat board on the tape that the pastel will be.

Frame pastels either with a mat or without a mat in a frame.