framed poster thread

One Became Five

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01564.jpg

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01570.jpg

PearlJen401

One Became Five wrote:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01564.jpg

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01570.jpg

Wow, the look GREAT!!!! Beautiful job!

I need some of you poster people here to help me pick matting colors

I wanna professionally frame the EV solo (east coast him singing) I have absolutely, no blue in my house!

LukinFan

One Became Five wrote:

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01564.jpg

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/jason2385/DSC01570.jpg

very nice!

duggro

so do you any of you poster addicts go for posters by other artists for other bands?

i've only got a couple of grzeca ones for explosions in the sky and the black keys, but i totally love them, and they fit nicely with the pj posters!

allstar340

do i want a mounting board? im gonna try ordering from american frames and dont know what the hell that is haha. and the EV east coast solo tour poster is 18 by 24 correct? another thing is should i get standard acrylic sheet or the UV reducing one? is it worth it, its not like im gonna have it in the sun

PJStatTracker

allstar340 wrote:

do i want a mounting board? im gonna try ordering from american frames and dont know what the hell that is haha. and the EV east coast solo tour poster is 18 by 24 correct? another thing is should i get standard acrylic sheet or the UV reducing one? is it worth it, its not like im gonna have it in the sun

you need a mounting board for sure, acid free. That's what you use to sandwich your poster to the glass. The mounting board and glass are bread, the poster is meat, and I guess mats are lettuce and tomato.

I don't like plexi, I always order it from them without, then get a frame shop to cut me a piece of real glass. If you go plexi, I would spring for the UV. not much more to make sure it's protected wherever you want to place it.

allstar340

jblagg wrote:

you need a mounting board for sure, acid free. That's what you use to sandwich your poster to the glass. The mounting board and glass are bread, the poster is meat, and I guess mats are lettuce and tomato.

I don't like plexi, I always order it from them without, then get a frame shop to cut me a piece of real glass. If you go plexi, I would spring for the UV. not much more to make sure it's protected wherever you want to place it.

thanks so much. it all makes sense now :P
im just gonna go with the uv reducing plexi though, id imagine glass is a lot more expensive, im pretty cheap, dont got lots of moneys

LONGRD

My local Michael's arts and craft store is having a 50% discount on entire custom framing order this upcoming week(Aug. 17th-23rd). I'm not sure if it's a national wide offer or not but you should check it out.
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home click on "August madness sale" and enter your zip code.

allstar340

LongRd. wrote:

My local Michael's arts and craft store is having a 50% discount on entire custom framing order this upcoming week(Aug. 17th-23rd). I'm not sure if it's a national wide offer or not but you should check it out.

ill definitely check it out, thanks for the heads up!

allstar340

ah crap my michaels offer ended today :( i can wait tho

Pauk

What tools are needed for DIY framing?

I have a 5 posters that need framing but looking at the DIY sites the cutting and joining tools run into the 100s. Not sure if it will really save me that much over pro framing. Is it all really essential? Or are they just fancy tools for doing what basic tools could do with a little care?

allstar340

wait, if i do order a frame from american frames do i need a special tool to assemble the frame (metal)?
and im sorry for asking so many questions but once i get them framed ill take pics and post in this thread too!

jimed14

fowls wrote:

What tools are needed for DIY framing?

http://www.expressobeans.com/wiki/index.php/DIY_Framing

smg9779

PearlJamOnToast wrote:

I bought three in last weekend.

EV blue from East Coast
Batman
East Troy from 03....itching to get them back....but won't be for another couple of weeks. I'll post pics when I get them back.

ETA...I never get tired of looking at them either.

I just dropped off my East Troy '03 to get framed too! $250 bucks at Michaels AFTER the 50% discount! Ouch! It's gonna look sweet though. I'm gonna try American Frame for my next one.

Pauk

jimed14 wrote:

http://www.expressobeans.com/wiki/index.php/DIY_Framing

THanks a lot.

Sorry for all the questions (and this may be a long shot) but does anyone know of a european version of americanframe.com? Only site I can find is diyframing.com but there's probably something better out there.


and what's the difference between 'exact' measurements and 'glass' measurements for the moulding? Are board system mount cutters worth the extra money, or is handheld cutters easy enough to use without going wonky?

Again, sorry for all the questions, just a bit paranoid it'll all go terribly wrong.

ihavadog

anyone want to buy a framed camden 06 the ghost ship. $140. shipped

double matted with a white frame. pm for pics

PJStatTracker

smg9779 wrote:

I just dropped off my East Troy '03 to get framed too! $250 bucks at Michaels AFTER the 50% discount! Ouch! It's gonna look sweet though. I'm gonna try American Frame for my next one.

It seems pretty clear to me from the posts around here that Michael's 50% "deal" is a joke. No real frame place is going to charge $500 to frame a poster, unless you're getting some crazy CRAZY shit...to say that $250 is 50% off is just a lie and a way to get you in the door. There is zero chance that on a non-sale day they would charge you $500. I'm sure even when the "sale" isn't going on, they give you the discount and act like they're doing you a favor when they are still overcharging.

In my experience, it's best to go to mom and pop stores. You'll get better service, and almost certainly won't have to pay more than $200 no matter what you decide to do.

jmccue7

how do you people figure out what matte to go with your poster? Do you match it to the background/major character/??

decides2dream

alrighty, updated pics...AGAIN! got my EV batman poster back from the framers, i love it, love it, love it! :cool: i swapped out the small methane 2006 tour poster and was able to squeak in the EV poster on the ledges with a little reworking. i am VERY happy!


and just b/c many have asked me about the framing....here's a close up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/EVsolodetail.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708EVsolo.jpg
so it's a simple black metal frame, bout 1" deep.....spacer bars so the glass doesn't touch the print, UV glass, acid-free backing, NO mount. EVERY poster framed identically.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817081.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817083.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708pjposterssideview.jpg


the space/room overall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/guestroom1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/guestroom2.jpg




*very late edit - only b/c many ask:

i *always* had the idea/vision in my head to display them as such. did a fair bit of research into finding the *perfect* ledges for them. i went with pottery barn 9 - 4' holman ledges. be forewarned they ARE quite pricey! however, for me, worth it. you could absolutely make them yourself if you the time and inclination. my husband is very handy but couldn't be bothered....and he didn't mind me spending the cash to do exactly as i wanted, so it's all good. there ARE many other ledges out there, but imho, none are substaintial enough to support such large prints well. even aesthetically, look too light/small to balance even the visual weight of the artwork. just my 2 cents.

aus_suz

decides2dream wrote:

alrighty, updated pics...AGAIN! got my EV batman poster back from the framers, i love it, love it, love it! :cool: i swapped out the small methane 2006 tour poster and was able to squeak in the EV poster on the ledges with a little reworking. i am VERY happy!


and just b/c many have asked me about the framing....here's a close up:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/EVsolodetail.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708EVsolo.jpg
so it's a simple black metal frame, bout 1" deep.....spacer bars so the glass doesn't touch the print, UV glass, acid-free backing, NO mount. EVERY poster framed identically.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817081.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/0817083.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/081708pjposterssideview.jpg


the space/room overall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/guestroom1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/dreamncolor/pj%20posters/guestroom2.jpg

Im sure Ive said this b4 ..................But........ I really want to stay in your Guest Room...... and I love what u did with the pics...........is that between 2 pieces of perspex?? Looks great....