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Picture Framing Glass explained by Brisbane Picture framer by David Schummy
How to choose the right picture framing glass for your picture frame.
This would be one of the most common questions we get asked at Fix-a-Frame every day.
The type of picture frame glass you choose is largely dependent on four factors.
- What it is that you are framing.
- Where you will hang the framed picture or object.
- How much value you place on the long-term protection of the item.
- Whether or not you are framing the piece for yourself or someone else.
What type of picture are you framing?
This should be the first consideration when it comes to choosing your type of glass.
It is not always the quality artwork that will deteriorate the quickest. Often a simple poster or photograph can fade in as litte as two years due to exposure to UV light. If you are considering framing anything where you anticipate displaying the picture for more than a few years, it only makes sense to protect your investment.
Picture frames that last are not expensive when you consider the long-term value you receive, whereas a cheap creaky-wobbly frame bought from some discount store and made by a factory worker in a far away land is most likely to need replacement in a few months.
Some of the most painful moments that a picture framer has are when they consult with a person whose only picture they have of a loved one, who has passed, has been destroyed by a reckless decision made on impulse.
Professional picture framers take the time to explain the best framing methods for your pictures and will usually stress the importance of conservation framing. It is in your best interest to listen to them and then make an educated decision.
Sixty-two percent of people are not even aware that there are different types of glass available for picture framing.
There are really only four types of glass available but there are many features available across several products.
Basically, you have clear float glass, usually in 2mm thickness up to 1525 x 1015mm and 3mm thickness upwards from that.
Clear picture glass offers very little protection from the damage caused by UV light but does offer some protection by its reflective nature.
Then there is diffused glass often called non-reflective by picture framers. David Schummy, Brisbane picture framing expert, says this is just deceptive and often a way that picture framers increase the price of picture frame without offering much benefit. The diffused glass is a hazy matt finish glass that works best when it it in close contact with the picture or not far off the surface of the picture.
Both the clear and diffused glass are also available with UV filtering laminate bonded to the inside surface to offer the best protection against damage by light.
Be aware that a white wall reflects a huge ammount of UV radiation. Don't fall into the trap of thinking "oh, I'm ok, the picture won't get any sunlight on it. Although sunlight is a major cause of picture damage, picture are damaged by fluorescent lighting also.
If the picture is severely damaged often the costs of replacement can be far greater than if you had protected it in the first place.
Where the picture is going to hang will also affect your choice.
If your picture is only a temporary display is it really necessary to protect it from fading?
Art galleries, even with access to an extensive range of UV products, will limit the time sensitive artworks are exposed or displayed.
Usually an art gallery will control the lighting so as you delve more deeply into the displays of older or more sensitive works they lighting will be of lower intensity. Led lighting is starting to make an impact by minimising the UV and Infra-red radiation caused by illumination.
The incandescent light bulb although having a lower UV output emits a high level of heat that can affect artworks.
It is adviseable to use the best possible protection you can afford if the picture is something you don't want to lose in the future.
Whenever there are natural disasters or tragic events where people's lives are uprooted and destroyed the one thing most people miss are the photographs and pictures of their loved ones.
During the floods in Brisbane and other areas of Queensland, Fix-a-Frame was inundated with calls for help to save pictures from total destruction. This rammed home the importance of those precious memories in people's lives.
With many photographs only being digital files today it is even more important to protect the original histories we all have tucked away in those old photo albums and antique picture frames.
If you do have old photographs that you value please take some precautions by scanning them and storing the digital files somewhere safe.
I always used to give my camera to my wife to download the images and save them to her computer. Little did I know she had not made any back-ups. We were devastated when we returned from a trip to Inner Mongolia in 2010 to discover her computer had been stolen during a break and enter whilst we were away. Five years of precious memories lost in the blink of an eye.
If you value your images whether they be digital files or hard copy please take precautions to ensure you don't have the same bad experience we went through. Sometimes we find it hard to think that anything bad will ever happen to our happy lives but having first hand experience and having to deal with people who have had tragic loss of images on a daily basis has changed my attitude from one of just casual disregard to one of selective protection.
Your choice of picture framing glass may also be swayed by whether or not you are framing the picture for your own enjoyment or if you are giving it to someone else.
Personally, I always give away pictures with the best glass in them because it reflects badly on my business to give my friends and family just ordinary framing.
I've even started replacing the glass in many of my personal art collection. I don't know what I was thinking when I put clear glass in them in the first place. Thinking back I guess I was in the "it will never happen to me category" but now that I've seen so much damage by exposure to UV light I have a new passion to protect all my neglected artwork.
The trend within the professional picture framing industry is definitely towards conservation framing methods including the use of conservation
glass.
As more people become educated about the issues relating to poor picture framing techniques they are demanding quality solutions that give them real long-term value and protection.
You can find sound information and product information at the Endurart website and be sure to download the ten questions to ask all picture framers.
If you are an avid DIY picture framer or just have an interest in how to make frames be sure to check out some of our helpful videos and e-books we have available.
David Schummy is a qualified picture framer who wrote Australia's National Picture Framer Training program.
He has taught both professionals and do it yourself framers since 1991.
David has written numerous articles on picture framing and framing techniques. Check out his other E-Books and Videos
Download a free e-Book The ten questions to ask all framers from http://www.endurart.com
The Seven Secrets to Making Great Picture Frames is available at http://www.framingclamps.com.au
You can contact David at http://www.fixaframe.com.au
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