When you think of cleaning, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? The answer is probably water. To clean prints though, water isn’t ideal. It’s likely to cause more damage than good. With that comes the conundrum of how do you clean paper prints?
Nearly every artist will experience self-doubt. It can be excruciating. When you doubt yourself, you won’t present your work with confidence. To be able to finalise your work and convince customers to pay you for your craft, confidence is a must.
You don’t need to invest in canvas art to enjoy gorgeous wall art. Surprisingly, you might already be carrying around terrific art in the form of a tote bag.
Without printing your memories, you’re likely to forget about them until the day you decide to flick through your media library on your smartphone.
Vintage is an authentic form of art. If it is flat enough to fit between the glass and the backing board of a picture frame, then it is art. Colours are just for visual amusement and emotional appeal. Even black and white is art; it’s called monochrome. A printed poem can be art, and you can decorate it using stamps in the corners, motifs, borders, shapes, and the like.
Artists are extremely creative when they’re in their own lane, creating their masterpieces. Getting that work into the eyes of potential buyers, that’s a whole other craft. One that requires planning, practice, patience, persistence, and extra skills that can only be gained by jumping into the thick of it.
Framing anything isn’t only done for beautification or interior décor; it’s also done for preservation. Even if that preservation is only temporary. Frames act as protective casings for anything printed on paper that you want to display and keep in good condition. For the frame to act as a protective casing for the long haul, it ought to be resistant to moisture. How resistant it is depends on where you display the frame. In a kitchen and bathroom, there may be tweaks needed for additional protection.
Are you torn between the timeless elegance of wooden picture frames and the sleek modernity of metal frames? Choosing the right frame for your artwork or photos is no easy task. The debate between wood and metal frames has raged on for years, with proponents on both sides passionately defending their preferences.
The question of whether art needs to be framed is often raised. It can be by artists themselves, and their customers, by people interested in using prints for home décor, or by interior designers and consultants.
If there’s ever an art medium that artists could help their customers with more, it’s the framing of watercolour paintings. A task that is so easy to get the balance wrong, resulting in the frame, or the components of it overpowering the work, detracting from the viewing pleasure perceived in earlier viewings.
