Matting and Framing Made Easy

By Janean Thompson

Book Overview

Aimed at those who want to try picture framing, this easy-to-follow book covers six subject areas in simple step-by-step demonstrations. These are: measuring, mounting, matting, glazing, framing, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823030474
• ISBN13: 9780823030477
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Matting and Framing

Extensive instruction on matting pictures for personal to archival matting. Practically anything you would need to know about matting. Not a lot about framing pictures but a very basic start at simple framing near the end of the book.

This book is worth its weight in gold!

As a beginning framer, I found this book to be a wealth of valuable information on equipment and techniques. It covers every aspect of framing and answered most, if not all, of my questions. This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in learning the art of framing.

This one gives you your money's worth of useful information!

This is simply the best book currently out there for the do-it-yourself framer. In particular, after looking at dozens of books in libraries and bookstores, it's the only book I found that really gives satisfactory attention to archival considerations, pros and cons of different methods of mounting artwork, and protection of the framed materials from moisture in the environment (a real area of concern if you're living in an extremely high-humidity region, as I am!). After an hour or so of browsing through the book, I already felt I had gotten my money's worth in answered questions and useful information. Everything the beginner needs to know, plus a little more in-depth information for those of us who have already learned the basics. Recommended!