Popular Post Mephisto Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2020 I’ve been getting a lot of stuff framed since I’ve moved. Got this one back yesterday and it’s fairly large. The fiancé loves Dark Phoenix so it’s hanging over the TV in the living room. dichotomy, NC101, Andahaion and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanomjr Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just a general statement that I would love to see the space the framed artwork occupies in the room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I’m still filling in gaps places. I have something else that will go above the TV so I don’t have a picture of most of the wall. I’ve also been switching places of things as other pieces get framed. Luckily we have 9 foot ceilings. davidtere and Stefanomjr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Well done, both pieces look amazing! Question: when framing painted / colored art, how do you decide whether to use a mat, glass, both or neither? I haven't been consistent over the years but lately I tend to use mat+glass for all but the largest pieces, for which I use neither. Curious how others approach this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob19 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 10:12 PM, Mephisto said: I’ve been getting a lot of stuff framed since I’ve moved. Got this one back yesterday and it’s fairly large. The fiancé loves Dark Phoenix so it’s hanging over the TV in the living room. Absolutely stunning. Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, GreatEscape said: Well done, both pieces look amazing! Question: when framing painted / colored art, how do you decide whether to use a mat, glass, both or neither? I haven't been consistent over the years but lately I tend to use mat+glass for all but the largest pieces, for which I use neither. Curious how others approach this It depends what type of paint was used, material painted on, and if there is a varnish. The Dark Phoenix is oil on masonite so I didn't use any glass. I do have some pieces under glass with no mat that have spacers along the edge to keep the glass from touching, those pieces were painted right up to the edge of the board. Usually painted stuff with white borders where the whole board wasn't used get a mat from me. That X-Men piece is actually a frame I reused which is why the mat isn't even dimensions all the way around as it was originally for a different piece I had but sold. I actually need to either get it reframed because I noticed when I moved to our new place the piece was sliding around inside the frame behind the mat. It actually slightly off but I was able to mostly tap it back into place for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I’ve had this piece for almost a decade. I never got around to framing it as it was a little larger. I love the Spider-Man villains and there just aren’t many published paintings of Molten Man. Really love the frame on this one! JadeGiant, davidtere and Benedict Judas Hel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davidtere Posted February 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2020 My 'comic' room is always in a bit of a mess . I'm always doing something in there. These are two areas of the room where I have the room to put something on the wall. Just too many bookcases that eat up wall space, but it's the only room in the house that has no exposure to natural light. Oh...probably obvious that I am a fan of Jack Kirby. vodou, J.Sid, glendgold and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mephisto Posted February 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) This is one wall of the den so far. Still have some space to fill and plenty of art to get framed. Edited February 20, 2020 by Mephisto Stefanomjr, JadeGiant, Panelfan1 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) This is another wall of the den so far. I had some ideas of which paintings I wanted where but sometimes certain pieces plug in well. Also if I wind up with a piece my fiancé likes it can go in the bedroom and I don’t have to use den wall space. She gives me a lot of latitude on what can go in the bedroom. The ceilings are 9 feet tall so that gives you an idea on how large some pieces are. Edited February 20, 2020 by Mephisto davidtere, Stefanomjr, Benedict Judas Hel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fmaz Posted February 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2020 Got my latest back from the framer... had to switch framers as AC Moore, who I’d been using for the last several years is going out of business. Found a wonderful local shop here who not only took the time to match the exact frame specs of all my other frames for me, but they’ve agreed to continuing matching the AC Moore pricing going forward just to keep my business. Really fantastic customer service. I think partly it’s because they think the kind of stuff I’ll be bringing them is cool. LOL This Mike Allred DD page certainly is! And with this page, I had to rearrange my main wall some... maybe room for one more piece on this wall. After that, it’ll be time to start redoing the second wall and repositioning the art there. BCarter27, exitmusicblue, davidtere and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 15 hours ago, davidtere said: My 'comic' room is always in a bit of a mess . I'm always doing something in there. These are two areas of the room where I have the room to put something on the wall. Just too many bookcases that eat up wall space, but it's the only room in the house that has no exposure to natural light. Oh...probably obvious that I am a fan of Jack Kirby. Twanj and davidtere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wolvie_Fan Posted February 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2020 Wolverine #89 cover. I framed it with the cover and its fold out poster. Pretty huge zhamlau, JadeGiant, cloud cloddie and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Nice Excalibur piece acquired from our ownUnstoppablejayd. Benedict Judas Hel and JadeGiant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 5:27 PM, davidtere said: My 'comic' room is always in a bit of a mess . I'm always doing something in there. These are two areas of the room where I have the room to put something on the wall. Just too many bookcases that eat up wall space, but it's the only room in the house that has no exposure to natural light. Oh...probably obvious that I am a fan of Jack Kirby. Awestruck by this display! Congratulations! davidtere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedict Judas Hel Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Here’s my modest collection of Vega/Baroness commissions I have framed on my wall. Hoping to add more in the upcoming months (on the adjacent wall) and a framed comic page or two... davidtere, JadeGiant and Panelfan1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Benedict Judas Hel said: Here’s my modest collection of Vega/Baroness commissions I have framed on my wall. Hoping to add more in the upcoming months (on the adjacent wall) and a framed comic page or two... got to ask...what made you settle on these to characters to collect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedict Judas Hel Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Blastaar said: got to ask...what made you settle on these to characters to collect? Well, being a villain aficionado, I always gravitated towards Cobra during my G.I. Joe days as an 80’s youth. My Cobra toys vastly outnumbered my Joes and while I never had The Baroness toy as a kid, she was the quintessential vamp: black attire, dark hair, light skin. It didn’t hurt that she wore glasses and had an accent. And growing up, it’s those physical characteristics that I find attractive in a female. As for Vega, being a teen during early 90’s, I immersed myself in the fighting video game craze and Capcom’s Street Fighter was the first game that hooked me. When the Champions Edition came out and Vega became a selectable character, I chose him because he was a bad guy, wore a mask, had a claw and won me many a battle on my college campus. He was arrogant, handsome, vain, slim and loved beautiful women. I could see a little bit of his character in myself. Not too much! Just a little. Not enough to make me psychotic like him. So he was always my go-to character. Fast forward to my commission collecting, I knew that if I didn’t choose a theme, my personality would go all over the place and not have a focus. I would jump from character to character and have to get many characters from a certain artist instead of just 1 or 2 preset ones like I’m doing now. It helps keep my spending down to a minimum plus not to overcrowd my already cramped living quarters from my different collections (toys, lunchboxes, cartoon glasses, video games, movies, music, costumes, comic books). Thanks for asking and I hope I answered your question! Love the villain name by the way! I have a Blastaar Marvel Universe 3 3/4 figure in my collection next to Black Bolt... Blastaar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, Benedict Judas Hel said: Well, being a villain aficionado, I always gravitated towards Cobra during my G.I. Joe days as an 80’s youth. My Cobra toys vastly outnumbered my Joes and while I never had The Baroness toy as a kid, she was the quintessential vamp: black attire, dark hair, light skin. It didn’t hurt that she wore glasses and had an accent. And growing up, it’s those physical characteristics that I find attractive in a female. As for Vega, being a teen during early 90’s, I immersed myself in the fighting video game craze and Capcom’s Street Fighter was the first game that hooked me. When the Champions Edition came out and Vega became a selectable character, I chose him because he was a bad guy, wore a mask, had a claw and won me many a battle on my college campus. He was arrogant, handsome, vain, slim and loved beautiful women. I could see a little bit of his character in myself. Not too much! Just a little. Not enough to make me psychotic like him. So he was always my go-to character. Fast forward to my commission collecting, I knew that if I didn’t choose a theme, my personality would go all over the place and not have a focus. I would jump from character to character and have to get many characters from a certain artist instead of just 1 or 2 preset ones like I’m doing now. It helps keep my spending down to a minimum plus not to overcrowd my already cramped living quarters from my different collections (toys, lunchboxes, cartoon glasses, video games, movies, music, costumes, comic books). Thanks for asking and I hope I answered your question! Love the villain name by the way! I have a Blastaar Marvel Universe 3 3/4 figure in my collection next to Black Bolt... Thanks for answering. Always wanted to go for a theme for commissions but never settled on one. Benedict Judas Hel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Does anyone ever use Command Strips to hang their art? If so, which ones and how many are used to handle the weight of the frames or canvases? I don't want to put holes in my walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...