JWeitzner Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Just a choice to go with less matting this time around. Edited April 22, 2019 by JWeitzner First Upgrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post munster Posted April 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2019 Some of my Powell Goon art framed. Should've went with a double mat on the first piece or a different color. My son pointed out that "it looks like its sitting on cardboard". I spent close to an hour picking out a frame and mat color for the cover, luckily I was on the clock. I really like the way it turned out. First Upgrade, Phish&Comics, The Voord and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EggShen4thewin Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I hung my Declan Shalvey Flash Gordon #3 cover in the guest room. It surprisingly fit in a standard sized frame (11 x 17). Andahaion, Blastaar, Primetime and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voord Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 3:51 PM, munster said: Some of my Powell Goon art framed. Should've went with a double mat on the first piece or a different color. My son pointed out that "it looks like its sitting on cardboard". I spent close to an hour picking out a frame and mat color for the cover, luckily I was on the clock. I really like the way it turned out. Great artwork, I really like Powell's 'The Goon'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dirtymartini1 Posted May 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2019 My Green Goblin wall....Wish I could get a bronze age page at a decent price to add to it. If anyone has any for sale (any age) please let me know. Stefanomjr, MagnusX, Twanj and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurstisart Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Very cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastaar Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Got my Sheldon Moldoff framed. dirtymartini1, alxjhnsn, JadeGiant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brian Peck Posted June 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) Last year I acquired the Comics Journal #150 cover by Mark Schultz. One of my favorite pieces by him, which I wanted to frame and hang in my den. But the shape of the image didn't fit the standard rectangular framing. I decided to do some research into my options. I was able to find a local framer who could computer laser cut the matte. It took a while and a bit of trial and error. I ended up designing the opening in Illustrator and they converted it to their CAD program. I really love the results. Here is the framed piece, will hang it tomorrow. I didn't use my traditional double mattes like most of the rest of my inked pieces. It got too complicated with the first cutout around the comics. Hard to get the spacing consistant between the two mates. Decided on just one. Edited June 13, 2019 by Brian Peck The Voord, Mighty Hal, Twanj and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 20 hours ago, Brian Peck said: Last year I acquired the Comics Journal #150 cover by Mark Schultz. One of my favorite pieces by him, which I wanted to frame and hang in my den. But the shape of the image didn't fit the standard rectangular framing. I decided to do some research into my options. I was able to find a local framer who could computer laser cut the matte. It took a while and a bit of trial and error. I ended up designing the opening in Illustrator and they converted it to their CAD program. I really love the results. Here is the framed piece, will hang it tomorrow. I didn't use my traditional double mattes like most of the rest of my inked pieces. It got too complicated with the first cutout around the comics. Hard to get the spacing consistant between the two mates. Decided on just one. Looks great Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnusX Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Brian Peck said: Last year I acquired the Comics Journal #150 cover by Mark Schultz. One of my favorite pieces by him, which I wanted to frame and hang in my den. But the shape of the image didn't fit the standard rectangular framing. I decided to do some research into my options. I was able to find a local framer who could computer laser cut the matte. It took a while and a bit of trial and error. I ended up designing the opening in Illustrator and they converted it to their CAD program. I really love the results. Here is the framed piece, will hang it tomorrow. I didn't use my traditional double mattes like most of the rest of my inked pieces. It got too complicated with the first cutout around the comics. Hard to get the spacing consistant between the two mates. Decided on just one. The framer did a wonderful job. It looks beautiful congratulations…! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 2:56 PM, Stefanomjr said: My father used to say, "measure twice, cut once"...in this case I measured about 5 dozen times and nailed once...or rather 7 times....lined up just about right. Those perspective lines are perfect! Bravo! Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dichotomy Posted June 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2019 Framing became a growing passion that went hand-in-hand with my OA collection. When I started the intention was for everything to go up on the walls - after all, I would never have THAT many pieces... Fast forward a couple years and the walls are basically full. Even though I have an understanding wife, I try to keep the family floor free of OCA, with the exception of one Quitely pencil piece. There is a long hallway on the kids' floor where the 'lighter' pieces are, a few favorite pieces outside our bedroom, and the rest is crammed into my den. I mentioned in another thread that I have a framing workshop close to my house - they teach you how to frame and then you can frame yourself for the cost of the materials plus a small shop fee. You basically save $40-50 per piece. This also alleviates the concern of leaving OA with the framer, though I trust my shop plenty. All the materials are archival, and the glass is all UV protected, though I switched to art glass (UV protection + anti-glare) recently. My den gets very little light, and I've added UV filtering film to all my windows. There's still a risk, but I love my framed pieces and really experience the art differently over the course of the day. My framing ship also has a machine guided mat cutter (wizard/whizzer) which is great for custom cuts. I hope you enjoy! P.S. Sorry for the glare/reflection on some of the pics - they're almost impossible to photograph. P.P.S. The Skottie Young piece is the ONLY non OA that I have up, that's how much I like the piece. The Michael Cho and Bill's Superman are the 2 largest. JadeGiant, Yurgo, BCarter27 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Forgot my IG pages...Love these custom mats. JadeGiant, Twanj and delekkerste 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, dichotomy said: Sweet freakin god...is that the original Bill S piece?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Dwitkin82 said: Sweet freakin god...is that the original Bill S piece?? Glad you like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanomjr Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 23 hours ago, dichotomy said: Those perspective lines are perfect! Bravo! Thanks! Used regular paper to create templates, then scotch tape and a leveler to make sure my placement was perfect, that way knew exactly where the nail placement needed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Stefanomjr said: Used regular paper to create templates, then scotch tape and a leveler to make sure my placement was perfect, that way knew exactly where the nail placement needed to be. Good thing the Earth is perfectly flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanomjr Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, vodou said: Good thing the Earth is perfectly flat. Hard to account for the spin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESeffinga Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Whiskey helps. That Bill S. Superman is a classic bit of graphic design/iconography. Very cool. And I am always fond of pages by Kelley and George from that particular issue of Sandman. Their shifting visual styles was epic, and drove home what made the dreaming, and the series so unique. Even the run of talking head panels between Dream and his stream of visitors were artistically invested and conceptually fantastic. Their execution of this helped the whole rest of the series, with its ever changing roster of artists. As Neil would play to everyone’s strengths. Very nice example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichotomy Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 6 hours ago, ESeffinga said: Whiskey helps. That Bill S. Superman is a classic bit of graphic design/iconography. Very cool. And I am always fond of pages by Kelley and George from that particular issue of Sandman. Their shifting visual styles was epic, and drove home what made the dreaming, and the series so unique. Even the run of talking head panels between Dream and his stream of visitors were artistically invested and conceptually fantastic. Their execution of this helped the whole rest of the series, with its ever changing roster of artists. As Neil would play to everyone’s strengths. Very nice example. Klein’s lettering too - this series really let him stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...