Choosing The Right Materials When Framing A Painting

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Framing a painting - choosing the right materials.


A good painting should have a good frame. The frame keeps the painting stretched

There are two major options to frame a painting. The first is alien using PU material (Polyurethane). This is a manmade material that is being used for various products such as foams, toys, fabrics, belts, sandals, bags, and many 1955 Topps baseball cards products you can find around you.

In recent years, there are many factories who manufacture PU frames. Those frames are being use in many paintings mediums, such as, Oil paintings, Charcoal paintings, Watercolor paintings, Pencil paintings, Patel paintings and Acrylic paintings.

There are 4 advantages in using PU frames:


-A PU frame is relatively cheaper than any wooden frame.


-A PU frame is much lighter than a wooden frame.


-A PU frame doesn't need to be fumigated.

(In some countries there are laws regarding wooden products. It is mainly implemented in Islands, such as Australia and New Zealand and also in some states in the US. The logic behind those laws is that the country wants to be protected from new species of insects who can enter their country. Every piece of a solid wood needs to go through a cleansing process. During this process the wood is treated by chemical that kill all insects. In many case the chemical will be ammoniac. After the process is completed the wood is clean and a certification about that will be issued. This certification will be presented to the customs. PU frames do not require any fumigation process and this is a great advantage for using it.)

A PU frame have a long life and it is not affected by insects.

The disadvantages of PU frames are:


-Sometimes they have a cheap look.


-They are easy to break.


-While framing, they are more sensitive and therefore harder to handle.

The second framing option is using real wood. The wood has a rich texture and it is strong. There are many kinds of woods that are being used for framing, this gives a varaiety of colors, designs and textures. The wood can be covered by paper, plastic, PU and by paint. When the wood is in low quality it will be covered by other materials, when the wood quality is high it will normally be use in its natural form and will be covered by transparent varnish.

There are 3 advantages in using wooden frames:


-The wood has a natural look.


-It is strong and can be used for large paintings.


-It is more flexible during the framing process.

The disadvantages of wooden frames are:


-It is heavy.


-In some cases it needs fumigation.


-It is more expensive than PU frames.


-It may deform because of weather changes.

Final words: When we come to choose a frame for our painting, we should consider the price, weight, design and strength and chose the best option that suits our painting.

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