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Custom framing of your photographs and artwork is particularly important. Using conservation-quality resources will mean your bordered artwork or photographs will have the best chance for a long life. Purchasing a work of art is not nearly the same as buying a new appliance. As the possessor of a unique or limited edition print, you are the warden of a piece of history. That is why framing is so important. Custom framing is also the best way to protect your investment. Let's look at some of the ways you artwork can be damaged.
Pollution
The way smoke, gases, dirt, dust, and others can damage a coated wall, so can they harm your vignette. Sulfur dioxide causes paper to dull, come to be delicate, and ultimately disintegrate. Some impurities interact with compounds in certain artist pigments. Carbon monoxide in the air can erode the painting, and dirt and soot add to darkening and decline. Custom framing can help prevent this.
Light
The kinds of light that we don't see can do harm as easily as the light we do see. Ultraviolet portions of the light spectrum are considered the most damaging type of light. Sunshine is more penetrating than internal illumination and covers the full spectrum of light waves, making it the greatest hazard. Inside lighting can be detrimental as well, even though not as concentrated as sunshine, the potential for damage is substantial. Incandescent illumination is the safest to use. If using a portrait lamp fastened to the top of your vignette, remember to use it at a safe distance so that a hot-spot is not formed. The least light the better is a good rule to follow.
Heat
In portraits, there is an amalgamation of numerous forms of mediums and colorants. Heat forces the diverse pigments, as well as the canvas, to enlarge, often at not the same rates. Heat quickens the weakening of paper, and it adds to the discoloration and worsening of paintings as well. This deterioration causes cracks. Artwork should never be hung or placed near fireplaces, radiators, spotlights, and heat registers.
Humidity
Humidity is rough on artwork, but when combined with heat, it is even worse. Heat and humidity combine to facilitate the growth of mildew and mold. These two factors may invade a canvas and eventually push up the paint and disintegrate the canvas itself. Paper is 98% water and humidity can have a lifetime effect on paper, causing it to contract and expand. Art on paper may show waviness in its surface, which will change from time to time depending on the environment. Custom framing can help preserve your art from the effects of humidity.
Pollution
The way smoke, gases, dirt, dust, and others can damage a coated wall, so can they harm your vignette. Sulfur dioxide causes paper to dull, come to be delicate, and ultimately disintegrate. Some impurities interact with compounds in certain artist pigments. Carbon monoxide in the air can erode the painting, and dirt and soot add to darkening and decline. Custom framing can help prevent this.
Light
The kinds of light that we don't see can do harm as easily as the light we do see. Ultraviolet portions of the light spectrum are considered the most damaging type of light. Sunshine is more penetrating than internal illumination and covers the full spectrum of light waves, making it the greatest hazard. Inside lighting can be detrimental as well, even though not as concentrated as sunshine, the potential for damage is substantial. Incandescent illumination is the safest to use. If using a portrait lamp fastened to the top of your vignette, remember to use it at a safe distance so that a hot-spot is not formed. The least light the better is a good rule to follow.
Heat
In portraits, there is an amalgamation of numerous forms of mediums and colorants. Heat forces the diverse pigments, as well as the canvas, to enlarge, often at not the same rates. Heat quickens the weakening of paper, and it adds to the discoloration and worsening of paintings as well. This deterioration causes cracks. Artwork should never be hung or placed near fireplaces, radiators, spotlights, and heat registers.
Humidity
Humidity is rough on artwork, but when combined with heat, it is even worse. Heat and humidity combine to facilitate the growth of mildew and mold. These two factors may invade a canvas and eventually push up the paint and disintegrate the canvas itself. Paper is 98% water and humidity can have a lifetime effect on paper, causing it to contract and expand. Art on paper may show waviness in its surface, which will change from time to time depending on the environment. Custom framing can help preserve your art from the effects of humidity.
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