tips & tricks to prevent damage – paintbox art frame

Introduction

Everyone wants to safeguard their precious Artworks.

Which is the best way of doing that ? -- Ofcourse a Picture Frame.

A picture can be of your friends, family, travel or even your

accomplishments.

Hanging these up on the wall will ensure that your memories never

fade away.

Maintaining these frames is also as important as creating them.

Framing

It is the most important factor in caring for art work and is well

worth the investment.

Every picture frame enchants a story from within.

Art conservation denotes the maintenance and

preservation of artworks, and their damage from

deterioration.

Framing can be done for works on canvas and for works on glass.

Works on Canvas

They must always be framed without glass and the canvas must be

stretched properly on the supporting frame.

This will help minimize fluctuation of canvas, as a result of humidity

and temperature.

These factors cause shrinking and expansion of the paint layer,

which results in cracks in the paint.

Works on Paper

Paper work must always be framed under glass to protect the paper.

The mount and back should always be acid-free.

Valuable works on paper should be framed with polycarbonate – a

sheet with UV filters instead of glass.

This prevents fading of your artwork.

When hanging paintings one must keep in mind two major enemies :

direct sunlight and humidity.

Follow these housekeeping guidelines :

- Paintings must not be cleaned with water.

- Paintings on canvas may be lightly brushed with a feather duster to

remove dust.

- Frames should be examined regularly for wood-worm.

Hanging

Unhanged artwork must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Follow these guidelines for storing your art.

- Stored paintings should be raised off the floor to allow air-flow.

- Stored paintings should be covered with cotton sheets and not

polythene that may cause mould.

- Carton or ply dividers should be inserted between the paintings to

avoid pressure.

- Choose interior walls rather than exterior walls for stacking your

stored paintings. They are drier.

Storage

Protecting Art

Store 3D works on padded metal shelving, placing the heaviest work

on lower shelves.

Never store your artwork near windows, doors and vents.

If you have to stack your artworks, use cardboard barriers that are

larger than the artworks. Stack them fron to front and back to back.

Use pallets to elevate your art and protect against flooding.

Who we are?

Paint Box Art & Framing was extablished in the year 2002 in NY.

We have helped our clients by providing with amazing framing

designs according to their decor needs.

You can get unique museum quality custom framing service and

plexiglass framing services from our site.

Paint Box also provides its clients with quality mirrors of different

thickness to achieve precision.

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