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WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH A PORTRAIT

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ere in Moscow and in other big cities, there are dozens of high-quality, professional studios that are equipped to handle the modern techniques of framing. Here you can find wonderful materials for the matting, fillet mould? (material for the frame) and glass. But the abundance of choices at the market, unfortunately, has led to the appearance of a lot of inferior studios. If you are not a specialist, it is difficult to figure out what to do in this situation. Because of this, above all, discuss this with the artist himself. He will always have his favorite and trustworthy provisional framing masters. An interior decorator may also be able to help. It is not at all true that the most expensive mats and frames will be the most advantageous for the portrait. This is very delicate "material".

ven such a simple thing as choosing the glass used for framing contains nuances. First of all, without glass graphic art should not be put up at all. This is required for safeguarding the graphics and for a more subtle effect. Glass literally brings the whole work together, deepening the colors. In theory, one could be satisfied to simply buy cut glass at the neighborhood market. But a specialty framing shop has its own assortment of quality glass. Also, keep in mind that modern graphic art is often framed in clear transparent? plastic. Without expertise in the area, it's almost impossible to tell the difference between framing plastic and glass. If you have small children in your family, you may want to consider plastic. True, it yellows easily, but only in about 10 years or so.

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