How to frame your painting - 3
MODERN FRAMES - ACCENTS AND ECHOES
When the print or painting itself is intended as a decorative item - fashion often dictates the frame. It is perilous
in this instance to buy a finished item without checking its intended placement. All sorts of factors such as
lighting, wall color, furniture etc. can have their unforseen effects. In this section I shall concentrate on those
principles of framing that confine themselves to the picture and the frame. The principles of modern framing are
the same as principles of the past but often with more of a bold fashion statement.Floating a painting: This is the relatively modern approach of physically separating the painting or print from
the frame and/or the wall by the use of neutral or semi-neutral barriers such as mounts, slips or other such
devices. The general rule here is to continually vary the widths of the divices and the distances between them.Texture echos: ( also above)This is the repetition of a texture from painting to mount or frame.http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/lessons/frames3.htm (1 of 2)1/13/2004 3:47:02 AM