I dont use white matting that often, just when the design calls for it...
the purpose of a mat is to one keep the glass of of the art, second to open the art up and accent the print in some way. This image uses a lot of negative white space. With that being said I also don’t like colored mats at all for the top mat, looks cheap (unless we are talking alpharag mats). Most of the time you will notice the mat color before you notice the art. The red Pearl Jam is the part I wanted to pop so I used the dark green and yellow lines to continue the design in the art and the white mat gives the art more space to "breathe". Another reason I use white is if I cant mat right to the image and it bleeds out of the "square" like this one. If I put just color around it, it would looked crammed in the frame... AND one last reason I used the white on this is because it is a 6ply mat… I like the depth the bevel creates on thick and ultra thick mats AND they don’t come in colors either.
cool, thanks. i wasn't trying to call you out or anything like that. its just something i have noticed and wanted to hear your reasoning behind it. makes sense.
its all good man... it got wordy there in explaining the design, sounded like I was defending myself Just showing the design process...
Without seeing it in person (YET!) I would go with a black mat on top for sure, 6 or 8ply if you can... then if there is a red that goes with it well that would probably be it for the bottom mat... might try and match the grey of the B2s in the background and put that in between the black and grey. This is such a cool print I would probably do a fabric wrap for the red mat. The frame selection is really going to make this frame job I think...
I used a black frame, and double-matted it with white and red.
Black matte would not be good since the poster is already mostly black. Best to use white to bring out the colors of the poster more.
Without seeing it in person (YET!) I would go with a black mat on top for sure, 6 or 8ply if you can... then if there is a red that goes with it well that would probably be it for the bottom mat... might try and match the grey of the B2s in the background and put that in between the black and grey. This is such a cool print I would probably do a fabric wrap for the red mat. The frame selection is really going to make this frame job I think...
interesting
do you have a pic of a fabric mat? what exactly is that?
do you have a pic of a fabric mat? what exactly is that?
I don’t have a picture right now, there are two kinds of fabric mats though, "fake" fabric where it’s just a texture on a white core mat, like the Bainbridge suede or linens (I don’t mean fake in a bad way, there is a couple Bainbridge suedes that might go perfect with this poster). A fabric wrap is where you take actual fabric and the mat is wrapped with it. You get two benefits with this, usually a much richer color than a paper mat and the texture of the fabric can be a nice touch. But sometimes the texture is too much though. Any quality framer will be able to wrap a mat with any fabric you can buy at a fabric store. From expensive silk to cheap cotton...
I used a black frame, and double-matted it with white and red.
Black matte would not be good since the poster is already mostly black. Best to use white to bring out the colors of the poster more.
I used a black frame, and double-matted it with white and red.
Black matte would not be good since the poster is already mostly black. Best to use white to bring out the colors of the poster more.
The DC poster 'might' be available through 10Club sometime in '09 when I don't give a shit anymore.
Oh you say that, but you know once you see that post from Santos you'll be scrambling for your credit card along with the rest of us, even if it is in '09!
Oh you say that, but you know once you see that post from Santos you'll be scrambling for your credit card along with the rest of us, even if it is in '09!
LMAO!
That's me for sure..
"shit. ..shit, where's my credit card. what's my passwrod?...I gotta get on 10C and buy that friggin poster!"
LOL!
"This here's a REQUEST!"
EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
10/25/13 Hartford
Oh shit Lou... I think you might of pissed off a redhead!! From what i heard you don't want to be on her badside!
You should of heard what she did when the airline lost her luggage!!
That's the best frame job I've seen on the DC thus far. There are a handful of posters that seem almost impossible to the right look when framed. For example Santa Barbara 03, Gorge 05, DC and even the AC 05. Almost all framed examples I've seen of these posters have looked very cheesy.
Its practically card board....The colours are really good on all the Aussie posters....5 months after the Aussie tour tho all the posters are still being sold on ebay in australia.........The same sellers have been selling them since the end of the tour....
I would love to know the exact number that was printed.....?
I saw a couple of Melb posters in a record store in Melbourne yesterday framed they were selling for $225..
That's the best frame job I've seen on the DC thus far. There are a handful of posters that seem almost impossible to the right look when framed. For example Santa Barbara 03, Gorge 05, DC and even the AC 05. Almost all framed examples I've seen of these posters have looked very cheesy.
You inspired me to link a photo of my AC, which was just framed locally. I used 2 mats, the pink is reverse-beveled so there wouldnt be any white separating the colors, and there are spacers between the pink mat and the print to give the mats the same dimensional feel and depth that Klausen did with the lettering and image in his print. That sounded confusing. Basically, the mat job looks 3D the same way the image is meant to, although my camera couldnt really capture the effect. Hope you all dig it.
You inspired me to link a photo of my AC, which was just framed locally. I used 2 mats, the pink is reverse-beveled so there wouldnt be any white separating the colors, and there are spacers between the pink mat and the print to give the mats the same dimensional feel and depth that Klausen did with the lettering and image in his print. That sounded confusing. Basically, the mat job looks 3D the same way the image is meant to, although my camera couldnt really capture the effect. Hope you all dig it.
Wow, impressive. You all inspire me to reframe all my self framed posters, give more thought to the matting etc. I just went with a consistent black frame on white mat for all of my 19 out of 70 that are framed. I am humbled.
Its practically card board....The colours are really good on all the Aussie posters....5 months after the Aussie tour tho all the posters are still being sold on ebay in australia.........The same sellers have been selling them since the end of the tour....
I would love to know the exact number that was printed.....?
I saw a couple of Melb posters in a record store in Melbourne yesterday framed they were selling for $225..
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what colors would you use on a DC?
its all good man... it got wordy there in explaining the design, sounded like I was defending myself
Without seeing it in person (YET!) I would go with a black mat on top for sure, 6 or 8ply if you can... then if there is a red that goes with it well that would probably be it for the bottom mat... might try and match the grey of the B2s in the background and put that in between the black and grey. This is such a cool print I would probably do a fabric wrap for the red mat. The frame selection is really going to make this frame job I think...
Black matte would not be good since the poster is already mostly black. Best to use white to bring out the colors of the poster more.
See mine here:
http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/38168/67957
-evp
interesting
do you have a pic of a fabric mat? what exactly is that?
What do you mean by a fabric wrap? Can't say ive seen this done before.
yeah i'll shoot you an email, Im just trying to get a couple prices...
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I don’t have a picture right now, there are two kinds of fabric mats though, "fake" fabric where it’s just a texture on a white core mat, like the Bainbridge suede or linens (I don’t mean fake in a bad way, there is a couple Bainbridge suedes that might go perfect with this poster). A fabric wrap is where you take actual fabric and the mat is wrapped with it. You get two benefits with this, usually a much richer color than a paper mat and the texture of the fabric can be a nice touch. But sometimes the texture is too much though. Any quality framer will be able to wrap a mat with any fabric you can buy at a fabric store. From expensive silk to cheap cotton...
That was good info. Thanks for being "wordy".
10c # = 70xxx
Wow, very nice!
10c # = 70xxx
That looks awesome! Hopefully I will be able to score a DC and it will look half as good as yours when framed...
This is my kind of love...
♥♥♥
The DC poster 'might' be available through 10Club sometime in '09 when I don't give a shit anymore.
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11-29-2013 Portland. 10-16-2014 Detroit. 8-8-2018 Seattle. 8-10-2018 Seattle. 8-13-2018 Missoula. 5-10-2024 Portland. 5-30-2024 Seattle.
Oh you say that, but you know once you see that post from Santos you'll be scrambling for your credit card along with the rest of us, even if it is in '09!
there is a quote feature you know
LMAO!
That's me for sure..
"shit. ..shit, where's my credit card. what's my passwrod?...I gotta get on 10C and buy that friggin poster!"
LOL!
EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
10/25/13 Hartford
It's not the best photo, but here is my framed DC. I went with a more slate top mat in the design.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/mulder11/dc06_4.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/mulder11/dc06_5.jpg
yeah like that...
Everybody had a one line.....
Everybody misses Andy....
We'll be seeing him in no time.... Oh Yeah.....
We are Red, we are White, we are Danish Dynamite!
really?
This is my kind of love...
♥♥♥
Oh shit Lou... I think you might of pissed off a redhead!! From what i heard you don't want to be on her badside!
You should of heard what she did when the airline lost her luggage!!
08/22/98 - 06/29/03 - 09/28/04 - 10/02/04 - 09/11/05 - 09/12/05 - 09/13/05 - 09/19/05 - 05/09/06 - 05/10/06 - 05/16/06 - 05/19/06 <-- best bday present ever! - 12/02/06
Its practically card board....The colours are really good on all the Aussie posters....5 months after the Aussie tour tho all the posters are still being sold on ebay in australia.........The same sellers have been selling them since the end of the tour....
I would love to know the exact number that was printed.....?
I saw a couple of Melb posters in a record store in Melbourne yesterday framed they were selling for $225..
You inspired me to link a photo of my AC, which was just framed locally. I used 2 mats, the pink is reverse-beveled so there wouldnt be any white separating the colors, and there are spacers between the pink mat and the print to give the mats the same dimensional feel and depth that Klausen did with the lettering and image in his print. That sounded confusing. Basically, the mat job looks 3D the same way the image is meant to, although my camera couldnt really capture the effect. Hope you all dig it.
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t162/benJAMin_PJ/
and the waves in the sea still absolute blue
Wow, impressive. You all inspire me to reframe all my self framed posters, give more thought to the matting etc. I just went with a consistent black frame on white mat for all of my 19 out of 70 that are framed. I am humbled.
KJ
10c # = 70xxx
The run for the Australian posters was 1000 each
Yeah but was the break down......?
that was the alleged run
and it was "approximately 1000"
i'd say it was closer to 2000
Seems like eBay has sold almost 1000 of each, sure not so, but seems like it.
With this kind of poster, very easy to just keep printing them off!!
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