cstojano Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, MagnusX said: Hello: I have a page I would like to frame museum quality and all the goods 11 x 17Could anyone give me an estimation how much I am looking to pay? Thank you... low end, 150 with museum glass, simple black frame and 1-2 mats. high end 300 with museum acrylic, premium frame, 2-3 mats. My marker is a series of animation cels I have had framed ALL exactly the same with the exact same materials because I want them to all look identical on the wall. These are 10X13. Despite the varying coupons and deals Michaels offers they always come in around 100 (and never the exact same price for some reason). edit: I should add you can spend way more than 300 if you go all "Louvre" on the frame, but at that size piece the art wouldn't handle the frame size. Edited October 10, 2017 by cstojano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnusX Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Thank you @ cstojano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Back from the framers! Two pieces by Brian Stelfreeze framed with the brushes used to create them. ? Andahaion, Artboy99, F For Fake and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESeffinga Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 That's a unique framing spin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB24NZ Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm new to the comic book scene but in May I attended MegaCon Orlando since I was in the area for a work conference (all the way from New Zealand). I couldn't down the opportunity to get to see Stan Lee, I obtained a comic from NZ to get signed. Finally got it all framed up and ready to display, quite happy with how it turned out. SquareChaos and Big.Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Back from the framers today . . . Tom Chantrell's movie poster campaign painting for the unflimed Hammer project, A SCENT OF NEW-MOWN HAY (circa 1969). Excuse the odd angle, trying to eliminate camera glare by taking a side shot. Large scan and write-up on my CAF at: http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1429066 F For Fake and Artboy99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 12 hours ago, The Voord said: Back from the framers today . . . Tom Chantrell's movie poster campaign painting for the unflimed Hammer project, A SCENT OF NEW-MOWN HAY (circa 1969). Excuse the odd angle, trying to eliminate camera glare by taking a side shot. Large scan and write-up on my CAF at: http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1429066 Featured on CAF as well - nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RabidFerret Posted November 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'm not one to go crazy on frames very often, so apologies for my long-winded post as this was a lot of fun for me:) OK, so I recently got a painting by the great Drew Struzan(http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1424383) and needed to frame it. The board itself is 30"x40", with a smaller image area of 23"x17". Since I wasn't about to cut the board, this meant wide margins and mattes. I started with Optium Museum Acrylic instead of glass after some helpful comments on these boards, deciding the safety and weight were worth the added expense. From there I tried to match the color scheme with some of the interior colors, as well as find materials that fit the feel of 1930s Indiana Jones and Struzan's own textured style. The outer frame I decided on is a nice dense brown wood with some rope-like thing and some great ripped texture in the middle. I spent a lot of time on the mattes, wanting to make sure it fit the color scheme and didn't distract from the art. I eventually opted for an outer matte with a sand color and a fabric texture, combined with a reverse bezel, meaning you didn't see a white edge, and instead transitioned directly to a darker tan. The darker tan was a black core matte, giving that nice black edge on the inner bezel. The only white you'll see is coming from the art itself and not the framing, which I think helps pull you into it. The toughest part was deciding where to crop the matte. The exposed edges are wonderful to see, but uneven. In the end I went with leaving about a 3/4" border around the edge, enough to see the edges but not so wide that it distracted from the piece. The hat was also tricky. The published version crops it, but since Drew painted the whole thing it seemed foolish to hide it! So I pushed for a curved edge with the outer matte following it like a ripple. Finally, there's a fillet around the outer edge, giving off a subtle hint of bronze. Overall, an incredibly fun experience with lots of back and forth and trips to the frame shop. I'm thrilled with how it came out! F For Fake, The Shoveler, BCarter27 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Great framing choice...love the curved edge matting which gives Indy a 3-D pop-out feel and provides a balancing right-side focal point along with the sun on the left side. Well-done! RabidFerret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doc Joe Posted November 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2017 A small section of the collectibles room lanzajr26, Rune, themegoguy and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panelfan1 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 16 hours ago, GreatEscape said: Great framing choice...love the curved edge matting which gives Indy a 3-D pop-out feel and provides a balancing right-side focal point along with the sun on the left side. Well-done! I agree. I Think this was a pretty cool solution to the problem. May have to use this trick on some art someday. RabidFerret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panelfan1 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Doc Joe said: A small section of the collectibles room Wow Doc! That's just a tremendous display. Very classy. Edited November 17, 2017 by Panelfan1 Big.Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Voord Posted November 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) I was in Liverpool (UK) earlier today to attend an exhibition showcasing the artwork of John Higgins (colourist of Watchmen and an accomplished all-round artist in his own right). John was there signing copies of his new book and took time to chat with myself and a mutual friend, Bill Naylor. I'd met John several times before (like me, he was born in Liverpool). I reminded him that I owned his original 1986 promotional painting heralding the Action Hero Line of old Charlton characters being resurrected under the DC banner. Artwork size is a large 29" x 20.5". John asked me to photograph the painting for him so he could put it on his FB page. As it's a framed original, I might as well post it on this thread . . . Edited November 18, 2017 by The Voord SquareChaos, 1Toy2Many, Big.Mike and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panelfan1 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 6 hours ago, The Voord said: I was in Liverpool (UK) earlier today to attend an exhibition showcasing the artwork of John Higgins (colourist of Watchmen and an accomplished all-round artist in his own right). John was there signing copies of his new book and took time to chat with myself and a mutual friend, Bill Naylor. I'd met John several times before (like me, he was born in Liverpool). I reminded him that I owned his original 1986 promotional painting heralding the Action Hero Line of old Charlton characters being resurrected under the DC banner. Artwork size is a large 29" x 20.5". John asked me to photograph the painting for him so he could put it on his FB page. As it's a framed original, I might as well post it on this thread . . . Super cool! Love it. The frame looks great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Sorry I didn't search all 79 pages, mostly because of all of the broken photobucket links, but has anyone ever seen internal pages framed where the mat is cut to go between all the actual panels? I was thinking this might work to clean up some pages that are pretty rough while focusing on the panel art itself and not the blue line guides and other production markings. The hobby seems to greatly prefer showing the fact that these are original pages, with all the warts. This would only work on pages with the word bubbles contained within the panels and likely look best if the panels were all the same size. Edited December 2, 2017 by cstojano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 23 minutes ago, cstojano said: Sorry I didn't search all 79 pages, mostly because of all of the broken photobucket links, but has anyone ever seen internal pages framed where the mat is cut to go between all the actual panels? I was thinking this might work to clean up some pages that are pretty rough while focusing on the panel art itself and not the blue line guides and other production markings. The hobby seems to greatly prefer showing the fact that these are original pages, with all the warts. This would only work on pages with the word bubbles contained within the panels and likely look best if the panels were all the same size. I'm not aware of anybody doing this before, but I'm sure it's been done. Probably by somebody that collects that also owns/works for a frame shop or otherwise has an 'in' to reduce the cost of all those 'cuts'. Anyway, I'd really recommend against this. You will end up with, and (you or your heirs will) eventually recycle back into the hobby, one very strangely aged panel page. Just think on that for a bit first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkdrawer Posted December 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2017 Marxmadness07, AnkurJ, 1Toy2Many and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlake Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) On 11/16/2017 at 5:44 PM, Doc Joe said: A small section of the collectibles room That New Mutants is my favorite drawn cover in the run. Edited December 2, 2017 by Greenlake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just got a few pieces back from the framing shop Strike one... BCarter27 and batman_fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Strike two... BCarter27 and DarthRawn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
