framed poster thread

jazzbo26 said:

northerndragon said:

drakeheuer14 said:

buck502000 said:

drakeheuer14 said:

Cheap frames get the job done too! A more fancy one coming soon...

I like the uniformity of it all

Thanks buck. Yours is beautiful, the colors are great

Where did you get the 12X36 frames?

I've gotten 12x36 frames at Aaron Bros. Have seen them at A.C. Moore, Micheals, Walmart. Wood, metal, plastic, seems to be a standard frame size.

Quite the opposite experience here. Never found anything except 11.75x36 until randomly finding 12x36 at Christmas Tree Shops. Really cheap plastic frame, but gets the job done for now.

Completely agree. Artistically speaking it really brings me into the art more. 

Also the size of BK prints. Usually no standard frame fits them, but smaller prints are sweet.

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

Where is the Hoff guy that used to run the framing specials?  I think his name was Chris

You mean the one in Richmond VA?  His shop is 5 minutes from my house.  Pretty high end framing shop...

http://westendgalleryrva.com/custom-framing/

that's him....he did an EV poster for me just like the one at the link...might be mine, who knows?

He did great work.  Ship him the tube and it's done.  Packaging was great.  He used to give discounts for multiple posters.

Yeah I know him.  Nice guy.  Stood next to him in Hampton GA and turned out he was good friends with teh guy I went to the Hampton show with.  I don't think he's been around here for a long while.  I can ask him if he's willing to do that still if you're interested.  I never used him because I bought a mat cutter and do it myself now.  They do great work at his gallery.  Much better than a Michaels.  Big difference.  

I'm good for now...thanks though. 

So you just buy frames from Michaels, etc?

Michaels, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore, they are all close to me.  So I'll go to any.  I had to custom order the frame for Sperry Miami from Michaels because it was so damn big.  But then did the matting myself.  I am going to order a 16 x 40 from American framers for EV Dublin soon.  That will leave two inches on each side for the mat.  I'm curious to see how that comes out.  

cp3iverson said:

I honestly use Hobby Lobby and have never had an issue (knock on wood)

acid free mat and board/uv glass/etc.  im always happy with them.  Heading there tomorrow for one

So you just drop off the poster and they frame it?  What is an average cost?

Gern Blansten said:

cp3iverson said:

I honestly use Hobby Lobby and have never had an issue (knock on wood)

acid free mat and board/uv glass/etc.  im always happy with them.  Heading there tomorrow for one

So you just drop off the poster and they frame it?  What is an average cost?

I stand and watch lol.  Too paranoid to drop it off so yeah go on quiet hours.   I always use coupons so under $100 for sure.  

DavidD said:

For thoues framing your own posters are you using acid free tape, and matting?.
are you putting spacers so the print doesn't touch the glass? 

Of course you use acid free tape, but the amount of tape you need to use is extremely limited.  A touch on each corner which is only on the back of the poster is plenty to hold it.  Matting... I have no idea if the matting is acid free or not.  But you use the same matting that they are using in the frame shops since you buy it from them.  As long as they aren't hanging in direct sunlight, I'm pretty sure we are all going to break down and disintegrate well before the art does.  
I'll look into acid free matting when I hang my original Dali's and Rembrandt's.  Until then, I'd prefer to spend $50 bucks a print to frame rather than $400, considering they are just rock posters.  

cp3iverson said:

I honestly use Hobby Lobby and have never had an issue (knock on wood)

acid free mat and board/uv glass/etc.  im always happy with them.  Heading there tomorrow for one

Same here...I've gotten all of my posters framed at my local Hobby Lobby.  They always have good sales and great coupons.  I'd say the average I spend is $70-80 if using a standard sized frame.  I've had a bunch of my 18x24 posters framed in 22x28 frames.  Even for a couple where I needed a custom frame, it was just a little bit over $100.  Good deal if you don't want to spend the insane prices at local frame shops.

buck502000 said:

cp3iverson said:

Gern Blansten said:

cp3iverson said:

I honestly use Hobby Lobby and have never had an issue (knock on wood)

acid free mat and board/uv glass/etc.  im always happy with them.  Heading there tomorrow for one

So you just drop off the poster and they frame it?  What is an average cost?

I stand and watch lol.  Too paranoid to drop it off so yeah go on quiet hours.   I always use coupons so under $100 for sure.  

I did one for around 80 yesterday- I have always used them - it only gets expensive when you have huge prints and use museum glass - I.E. Miami Sperry 150+ for that one 

They did a great job on the Cork one