Framing

Best Framing Services in Glenside

Art Domain is your go-to source for art, photo, certificate and memorabilia framing in Glenside and Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

All of our employees are trained in Certificate Level 3 Picture Framing, which is the only nationally approved training course and qualification relevant to our industry.

We work with you to ensure that the design of the finished item meets your expectations, so you can look forward to fabulous framing solutions from our dedicated team. For more information about the framing process and items involved see below.

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The Frame

The frame structure houses all the individual components that make up the completed framing job.

Frames can be made from materials such as timber, aluminium and plastic.

Typically, quality frames are made from timber in a vast array of profiles and finished using compo to impress decorative designs, followed by gilding or painting. The hanging system is attached to the frame. For more information, click here.

The auxiliary support of a canvas painting is usually a wooden frame onto which the canvas is stretched. This holds the canvas under tension, thus reducing the movement of the fabric and allowing the artist to paint on a flat support.

There are two common types of auxiliary support: strainers are rigid frames with fixed corners, while stretchers are frames that have expandable corners, allowing adjustment of tension. Keys are the small wooden triangles present in slots in the corner joins.

To expand the stretcher, these are gently hammered further into the join, thus pushing the stretcher members further apart and expanding the dimensions of the auxiliary support. This keying out places the canvas support under greater tension.

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Mat Boards

The mat board serves as a design element and a spacer between the glazing and artwork. Generally it is positioned over the artwork with the window edges just covering the art. They are made from wood pulp based product (cardboard) or cotton. Because these products can come into contact with the art the latter, cotton, is seen as the better choice for conservation framing. Cotton mat boards do not degrade and leach harmful by products onto the art. Some mat board manufacturers are producing wood pulp based mat boards that offer a similar level of protection as cotton mat boards.

Glazing

Glazing is designed to protect the framed item from environmental pollutants.

Glass or acrylic sheets can be used depending on your specific requirements.

Acrylic is preferred if you are concerned about glass breakage and the possibility of damage to the framed piece as a result. It is marginally lighter than glass but standard acrylic can be easily scratched, although some newer varieties are scratch-resistant.

Several types of coating or finishes can be applied to the glass or acrylic, including ultraviolet (UV) filtering, non-glare and anti-reflection.

UV glass is recommended for conservation framing as it blocks most of the harmful radiation that is responsible for fading pigments and the creation of harmful acids in some mat boards.

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