FRAMING YOUR WORK

WebPictureFrames.com

Excellent selection of chop and join frame mouldings as well as gallery frames at great prices. Great customer service and options to cut matting and boards to fit the frame. Only sells acrylic with frame, no glass.

Wholesale Frame Company

Standard size chop and join frames for less. 

Plein Air Impressionist Frames 

Standard Finished Corner Frames in Impressionist and Plein Air Styles 

Custom Finished Corner Frames

Reasonable prices for a quality finished-corner frame by Abend Custom Frames. I have used their black and gold/silver frames for years. Allow 4-6 weeks for frame construction.

Tru Vue Museum Glass

Best, expensive, no glare and provides UV filtering. 

Tru Vue AR Reflection Free Glass 

Very good, decent price, no visible glare.

Acrylite Acrylic Conservation Non-Glare

Decent price, UV filtering, with a matte finish. Looks good, but does mute the finish of the work somewhat.

Acrylic Optium Museum Acrylic

Most expensive- costs more than museum glass, very light weight and will not break. Great for very large work or unique shipping conditions. 

Ammonia Free Glass Cleaner for Coated Glass

Won’t streak or damage AR Glass.

United Mfrs Supplies

Great resource for all tools and materials related to framing, including an excellent selection of glazing options. 

Logan Handheld Fitting Tool

For fitting nails and inserts into the frame that finish your art with a softer touch that won’t jolt or disrupt your pastel painting.

Offset clips

For enclosing your backing board within the frame with a narrow rabbet where the board protrudes.

D-Ring Picture Frame Hangers with Screws

During hangers for picture wire.

Vinyl Coated Picture Wire Rope

Required for exhibiting your painting in shows and galleries

Wire Cutters

For cutting excess picture wire.

Long Nose Pliers

Great for tightening wire and all around use.

Picture Frame Rubber Bumpers

Keep the frame resting secure against the wall.

Frame Spacers

Creates a gap between the glass and artwork.

Econospace Spacers 

Econospace Spacing Solution

Acid Free Backing Paper

Seal the back of your frame before wiring to keep out air and dust.

Picture Framing Tapes

For Passe Partout framing and sealing the backing paper

GatorFoam Gator Board

3/16” for mounting your pastel paper to a rigid board

Utility Knife

For cutting gator board, foam board, cardboard, etc.

36” T-Square Metal Ruler

For measuring and cutting a straight edge. 

Self-healing Gridded Cutting Mat

For cutting boards and papers.

Uline

Great for all shipping supplies

Airfloat StrongBox

For shipping framed original art to and from exhibitions 

Uline Deluxe Artwork Shippers

For shipping framed original art to and from exhibitions

Crystal Clear Bags

For protecting your prints and unframed artwork. 

White Self Seal Flat Mailers

Great for prints and small unframed artworks.