Picture Framing
When you bring in your Art, Needlework, Photos, Awards, or Memories we assist you through the Design Process of selecting the various design elements that go into a good design. We will help you with colours and selection of matting fabrics and picture frame moulding choices. Whatever your project needs, we can show you various choices.
We then schedule the work and complete most projects in seven to ten days. Some projects may require more time, if there are a large number of pieces to be framed or there are some complicated mounting issues.
We can Frame almost anything that you want preserved or displayed.
We welcome customers to our studio in Essendon, as well as over the Internet. If you have any questions please email or phone us. We work with customers over the Internet, using email to exchange information. Items to be framed are sent to our studio. We work from your instructions and can email information on recommended framing, costs, time to complete, etc. You approve the work to be done, send us payment and we proceed with completion of your project. We send the completed project to you, using Australia Post.
When sending items to be custom framed, we suggest that you insure your package against damage or loss. We do the same in returning the completed work to you. We accept on-line payments using Eftpos - MasterCard - Visa - Pay-Pal.
How to choose mats and frames that bring out the best in your artwork
When it comes to framing art, we at Hartley Glass and leadlights , know there's always more than one right answer. "It's very personal," we say. "But the point of framing is to make the art look as good as it can." Clients sometimes worry too much about matching a frame to flooring or other elements in a room; we urge them to take cues from the artwork instead. we say a frame should answer to the room but not take orders from it. Good advice. Let us walk through some choices for framing a small print of a colorful Tuscan scene.
Color
Warm palette or cool? You don't want the frame or mat to fight with the colors in the artwork-or overwhelm them.
Scale
A mat that's roughly twice the width of the frame often looks pleasingly proportional.
Line
Whether the style of the work is angular or softly impressionistic, as here, a frame shouldn't contradict the lines of the art.
Style
Contemporary, traditional, or rococo-this is where room decor may be a factor, along with the period and style of the art .
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Frame Game The frame gives your artwork presence, defining its space against the wall and drawing a viewer's eye into the image. Frames come in a huge assortment of colors, materials, and styles-some elaborately three-dimensional, others barely there. In general, wide or complicated frames work best with large works of art, simpler frames with smaller pieces.
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Mats Matter The purpose of a mat is to provide visual breathing space between the frame and the artwork, and to physically hold the art away from the glass. Acid-free archival mats prolong the life of your piece. Choose a color that is related to tones in the art but doesn't distract from them.
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Glass Act Any light is damaging to art over time, but what's the point of art kept in a drawer? Museum glass provides protection from ultraviolet rays. If reflections are an issue, use "conservation clear" glass, which has an anti-reflective coating, instead of old-style non-glare glass, which has a slightly frosted appearance.
What's Wrong With This Picture?
The same print in the same frame (here, in different sizes) makes a different impression, depending on how it's matted.
Too-Narrow Mat
The double matting is a good idea, but the white mat is so narrow, the print looks choked by its tight collar
Seeing Stripes
A mat cut to the same width as the frame creates a static, striped effect. With no dark undermat to define the edges of the art, its light areas wash out into the white mat.
Too Much Color
The red undermat and emphatic yellow in the larger mat distract from the image. It's better to let the art do the talking.
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