Framing Tutorial

Framing tutorial supplies

 

This post was originally posted on June 18, 2020 and was updated on June 23, 2024. 

Thanks to an awesome Art to Print course I took in 2020 during the pandemic, I am now offering prints of select original paintings! This is a path I plan to pursue more and hopefully continue in my art practice. The wealth of knowledge I gained in this course is immeasurable. If you're an artist, check it out. I highly recommend it. 

The beauty of these prints is that they can be framed with or without glass. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to frame it without a mat and glass! 

I will be framing an 11x14 print but this concept applies to any size and in any frame. Let’s get started! 

What you need:

  • One of my art prints
  • Standard frame from your favorite store.
  • Scissors
  • Acid free tape (for framing with a mat)
  • Double sided acid free tape (framing without a mat)
  • Flat head screw driver (Optional: to bend tabs on the back of the frame)

 

Framing your giclee without a mat and without glass: 

Remove the glass from the frame. Since we are not using a mat, you will tape the print directly to the frame backer. 

Cutting double sided tape

 

Cut the double-sided tape to desired size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placing double sided tape

 

 

Place the tape around the edges of the frame backer board.

 

 

 

Removing back of double sided tape

 

Once you have the tape placed, peel the paper backing from the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Align art print over tape

 

 

Line up your print, carefully aligning it on top of taped backer board.

 

 

 

 

Press down to secure art print to tape

 

 

Apply pressure around the edges to secure the print to the frame backer..

 

 

 

 

 

Place art print into frame

Once secure, pop it back into the frame. 

Now admire your beautifully framed artwork.

 

 

 

  

  I'd love to see your framed artwork!  Please tag me on Instagram or Facebook.