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[supernovashadow]

I just got my Kirkwall back from Michaels.  It cost an arm and a leg to get it framed (even with a 60% off sale) but I think it turned out awesome.



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And here's a picture of my Mass Effect lithos in their Target poster frames.  Sorry for the crummy cell phone pic quality.



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Modifié par supernovashadow, 21 décembre 2010 - 12:02 .

[cheesetogo]

Miranda and Legion look great! Shame I still haven't gotten mine (despite ordering during the first day they went on sale!)

[DukeOfNukes]

how much did it cost at Michaels? Was gonna cost me about 200 at Aaron Bros with 50% off.



Hollywood Poster frames made it sound like they could get me a 22x39 for under 100 with S&H...so I'm probably gonna do that.

[supernovashadow]

DukeOfNukes wrote...

how much did it cost at Michaels? Was gonna cost me about 200 at Aaron Bros with 50% off.

Hollywood Poster frames made it sound like they could get me a 22x39 for under 100 with S&H...so I'm probably gonna do that.

It was a little over 200 at Michaels.    

[Krovikan666]

Just got my Kirkwall back from the framers


and a close up on the frame, choose the frame to look similar to the chains.

Modifié par Krovikan666, 24 décembre 2010 - 04:43 .

[Dsurian]

Krov...how much was that frame-job?

supernova...BATMAN!

[Krovikan666]

Dsurian wrote...

Krov...how much was that frame-job?
supernova...BATMAN!

230 for the matting, framing and frame, 50 for the non reflective glass

Modifié par Krovikan666, 24 décembre 2010 - 03:48 .

[vometia]

Finally got around to ordering a frame for my Kirkwall Gate litho... and wasn't generous enough with the measurements, so it's a bit tight.  So tight, in fact, that I had to trim off the top 1" of border, which should pretty much annihilate its resale value.  Oh well, I got it to hang on the wall, not to sell on Ebay!  It might've looked better with a more spacious frame but it still looks pretty good and has an incredible presence.  And please ignore the comedy hanging arrangement, it's yet to be positioned in its correct place in a hard to reach part of the landing!







And while I'm at it, the Price of Power lithograph. I've used the same type of frame for all the others that I've framed: it seems to work rather well.

Modifié par vometia, 24 décembre 2010 - 11:47 .

[archive-th]

Gee, Kirkwall gate is huge! I didn't realize. How big is it?

[SirOccam]

archive-th wrote...

Gee, Kirkwall gate is huge! I didn't realize. How big is it?

22" by 39"

I just got mine back from a local place called Frame Central. It looks great, but like the others, I had to pay an arm and a leg for it. I think it was $216, including non-reflective UV glass and some special kind of backing I can't remember offhand.

Edit: for comparison, my 18x24 lithos cost $50-something, with the same glass and backing.

Modifié par SirOccam, 25 décembre 2010 - 07:54 .

[NamiraWilhelm]

not looking forward to paying those prices... might do what i usually do and wait for boot sale (fleamarket) season, buy a picture for dead cheap then throw it out and put a litho in there

[ThrakF]

Has anyone tried using big, good clip frames to frame the lithos? proper size, not minis. I'm going to be framing mine in them, as I think lithos will look best without a border, just my personal opinion. I don't know whether to use plastic or glass. There's been some safety regulation here in the uk about not making glass clip frames bigger than a certian size I think. 18X24s exist, but only just, and they're quite rare, so more expensive when they were common. I don't want to spend a fortune on frames, and I don't want it too reflective, so am thinking of high quality plastic glass. Would anyone advise going with glass instead? Whatever I do, i'll let people know how they turn out, as this is the first mention of clip frames on this thread, and there might be others interested in how lithos turn out in them.

[vometia]

ThrakF wrote...

Has anyone tried using big, good clip frames to frame the lithos? proper size, not minis. I'm going to be framing mine in them, as I think lithos will look best without a border, just my personal opinion. I don't know whether to use plastic or glass. There's been some safety regulation here in the uk about not making glass clip frames bigger than a certian size I think. 18X24s exist, but only just, and they're quite rare, so more expensive when they were common. I don't want to spend a fortune on frames, and I don't want it too reflective, so am thinking of high quality plastic glass. Would anyone advise going with glass instead? Whatever I do, i'll let people know how they turn out, as this is the first mention of clip frames on this thread, and there might be others interested in how lithos turn out in them.

You might want to see if you can find some clip frames that you can see "in person" - and actually hanging up with pictures in them.

My personal opinion is that they're not that great.  I used to like them but overall I've come to prefer more traditional frames albeit with fairly simple borders, such as the ones I linked to a couple of posts back.

I did use a fairly large clip frame of about 80x60cm for an enlarged photo and I have to say it looked terrible.  I suspect a large part of the problem was that it used plastic rather than glass and consequently sagged under its own weight.  For some reason the plastic often looked somewhat grubby, too: I'm not sure if this is some optical quality or that it shows up dirt much more readily than glass, but overall it didn't make for a good look.

So in short my recommendation would be "don't", at least not unless there are clip-frames of significantly better quality to be had.  I usually use these Essentials Madrid A2 frames from Amazon which accommodate the regular-size lithographs very well and which don't break the bank at about £25 each, though Amazon seem to have a bit of trouble packing them effectively so they often need one or two attempts at replacement before you get one with all the corners intact, unfortunately; so again it might be worth seeing what you can pick up on the high street so you can collect it yourself, but maybe that'll give you some ideas.

Edit: reinstated eaten URL...

Modifié par vometia, 26 décembre 2010 - 12:26 .

[ThrakF]

Yeah, I don't want to spend that much on frames. Ok, do you know of any good bordered frames here in the UK in the under £10 category?

[vometia]

ThrakF wrote...

Yeah, I don't want to spend that much on frames. Ok, do you know of any good bordered frames here in the UK in the under £10 category?

Unfortunately not.  Those are already at the more inexpensive end of the scale for the size - and pretty well made so they're good value if you can stretch that far.  Otherwise your best bet is probably to see what odds and sods the local arts and craft shops have in stock: they may have some random interesting stuff on sale.  I'm not sure I'd risk buying cheaper stuff online as there's quite a risk it might not look so good up close.

[Krovikan666]

ThrakF wrote...

Yeah, I don't want to spend that much on frames. Ok, do you know of any good bordered frames here in the UK in the under £10 category?

why not get some tacks and stick it up? Really what is the point of framing if your going to spend under 10, decent reflective glass costs more then that let alone non-reflective and a frame that cheap would look horrible and not protect your litho, it might even damage in.

[ThrakF]

So neither of you would recommend a plastic or glass clip frame, or a plastic glass border frame? I'm going to do some research into plastic and glass border frames and see about the prices. I think my problem is having a lot of lithos to frame together, maybe it would be a good idea to just frame a few and get more expensive frames, is that a good idea do you think? And is it a definitely don't get a plastic cover frame? Are there any plastic glass cover frames that would be good, or should I stick with glass? Do either of you have some advice about a good glass border frame that's exactly 18X24? Or a plastic glass one if you think plastic glass is good? I'd prefer a black border I think, but I'd take dark brown if it looked particularly good with lithos. I think the litho color might affect the border color, so looking to frame, korlus, collectors, tali, (soon to have) normandy. Was going to be framing the other 4 recent character ones too, so now I'm down to half am willing to spend more, maybe £25, but if there are ones for £20 that would be good. Thanks for the helpful advice so far by the way, this is a useful thread.

[vometia]

The frame I linked to on Amazon is my preferred choice at present, having used a number of different types; it's not exactly 18x24" but it does accommodate the usual size lithographs extremely well.  I don't know what it would be like after a few years but certainly the construction quality looks pretty good, and in terms of appearance I like the way that it's fairly neutral and unfussy without being boring; but that's an entirely subjective matter so you'd need to decide for yourself what look you prefer!  But if you can wait until, say, tomorrow I'll take a few photos of those I've framed so far so you can get an idea.

As for plastic, it wouldn't be my first choice.  This is for a number of reasons: I mentioned before that it's prone to bending and looking a bit scruffy, but more worrisome is that you often won't know exactly what sort of plastic it is or what residue has been left on it (unless explicitly stated) so it could contain or otherwise harbour some nasty chemicals that could harm your lithograph - especially that all-important signature.  I suspect that you're quite likely to see some of the more noxious chemicals in very cheap frames.

The one thing I don't know about my Amazon-sourced frames is what type of glass they use; it's easily enough replaced in the longer term, but I haven't a clue whether or not it's UV-resistant and would avoid hanging them in a place where sunlight can get to them until verified.

In terms of framing and mounting in general, an arist friend of mine suggests sourcing materials that are "lignin- and acid-free" from the likes of craft shops, which is advice I've lamentably failed to follow to date but which I intend to rectify "real soon now" since I have no intention of my lithos, photos and so on getting ruined...

[ThrakF]

Right. A lot of people seem to have gone for the hollywoodsomethingorotherframes website, and they're all plexiglass. Is plexiglass alright, because a plexiglass black aluminium frame is about £15.

[vometia]

ThrakF wrote...

Right. A lot of people seem to have gone for the hollywoodsomethingorotherframes website, and they're all plexiglass. Is plexiglass alright, because a plexiglass black aluminium frame is about £15.

Quick answer is "I don't know".  I should know since my Kirkwall Gate uses it (albeit unexpectedly) but at present I've no idea, I'm afraid; nor do I know if all types of plexiglass are the same anyway.

[ThrakF]

Well I'm looking at ordering the economy frame from that site. It seems to be a good site, and I would guess that that type of plexiglass at least is high quality and ok with lithos. The price equivalent from this country does not seem to be as good as those economy frames, so I'd go for them if the shipping wasn't too much. Does anyone know how much international shipping is from that site?



I basically want a frame that is good, aluminium, and good plexiglass or glass, doesn't cheapen the artwork, doesn't damage it at all, but doesn't cost too much either, the economy frame seems to fit that bill if shipping isn't too much. Going for good plexiglass rather than glass seems to mean that I could get a good aluminium frame (that economy one), for a good price, wheras if I got a glass for the same price, I think the frame would be a lot worse, and that good in glass is I think above my budget.



Althorne informed me that a friend of his has a wards in a clip frame and it looks good, so I'm not completely ruling it out, but unless lithos would look particularly good without a border then I think I'll go with border.

[unnamedplayer]

ThrakF wrote...

 Does anyone know how much international shipping is from that site?

I am shipping five x 18x24 and four 12x16 from them, costing $220 to South Africa including insurance. I actually sent my lithographs first to them and they framed them for me and is now in transit, all 9 frames with the thane/grunt/tali lithos. Expected delivery: 5 Jan, which is about the time I get back from my vacation.

I also recommend them for their excellent service, and they do explain the advantages of using plexiglass on their site. 

Edit:
The frames have arrived with the lithographs in them. The frames are very well made and packaged and thus arrived in perfect condition. They come with instructions on how to insert your art or to assemble, though most would be able to figure it out anyway. I am going to sadly have to store them for now, until I move into my new office.

I am still waiting for Miranda and Legion and the other mini two packs. Not going to use Illusive Man or Omega though. And I don't like the Thane litho so he is going too and so his frame will probably be used if a Liara does surface one day. (So if anyone in South Africa is interested in a Thane litho and an Omega and Illusive Man mini's let me know )

Modifié par unnamedplayer, 09 juillet 2013 - 08:27 .

[antique_nova]

what would look best for roughly 6 lithos near each other. duke style frames or sniper rex style?
then think again if there 5 character lithos next to each other.

[SniperREX]

I "upgraded" the frames on Thane and Grunt. I think they look better in the more expensive frames.



@antique
Duke's frames I think are a lot more expensive than mine

Modifié par SniperREX, 06 janvier 2011 - 04:15 .

[AlphaJarmel]

I'm thinking about getting Legion, Tali, and Miranda all in one custom frame. God that's going to be expensive.