Nick Talks About Drymounting
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- Опубліковано 3 кві 2020
- Nick shows us a couple of ways to drymount using acid free archival materials. You never want to drymount original artwork or any piece that is signed by the artist or a piece that is valuable.
I like the caveat about dry mounting valuable art.
Thanks for noticing, that's something that we always have to stress to people!
wow a lot more involved than I'd even imagine...I just wanted my crappy video game posters to not look crinkly in the frame I had no clue there was an art to this.
If you are putting your posters in ready made frames off the shelf it would probably be less expensive for you to spend a little extra money to get them mounted from the supplier. This will save a lot of money over custom framing. If the supplier doesn't sell the poster mounted, you can still save money by having a frame shop mount it for you and then put it in the ready made frame yourself. Thanks for the comment because most people don't realize how much expertise is involved in custom framing and dry mounting is just a tiny tip of the iceberg. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. Could you put a watercolor painting into the press without the mount just to flatten it? Thanks!
Hi @tinaarnall4659 the short answer is yes. You should use a low heat such as 150° and it should have a piece of release paper on top of it, and a piece of foam board under it. You can leave it in the press for three minutes. Conservator’s don’t love this idea, but it is OK to do it once. Conservator’s don’t like the idea of something being repeatedly heated up and cooled down, that increases the aging process, but one time done properly is OK.
@@gallerysevenmaynard Thank you so much for your quick reply! I may give it a try on a test piece. I want them to last a long time because I do commissioned house portraits, etc. that may be handed down several generations. I’ll have to consider the consequences. Thanks again!
@@tinaarnall4659 good luck, let us know how it turns out!
Nick, Do you have any advice about mounting watercolor paper to a panel, such as gatorboard that has not been painted on? I have been mounting paper with heavy body medium as a paste with both paintings done and paper alone. I'm wondering if I should be concerned with the moisture with watercolor. I have a shop that will dry mount for me so I'm curious about this before I have them done. I could perform an experiment I suppose. Thanks
Hi Paul, thanks for watching our video! If you’re talking about mounting the paper before you paint on it, I have no knowledge of how one would do that. The only thing I can say is that if you do decide to mount it, make sure that what you’re mounting with is reversible. Also make sure you mount it on something that is acid free. Gatorboard is not acid free. I would Google this and look into the watercolor community. I’m sure you’ll find an answer. Sorry we couldn’t be of more help.
Hi Paul, I’m pretty sure the advice I gave you would apply to whether the paper has already been painted on or has not been painted on.
Thanks Nick! This is a great video! I'm not a professional framer, but I've been experimenting with mounting using pressure adhesives. I've had a lot of de lamination problems since I'm adhering fine art photo rag paper (I'm a professional photographer and printing and mounting is a semi-hobby). I had two questions. 1, one sort of mounting tissue would your recommend for mounting a photo rag paper (cotton based) paper to a very rigid smooth surface (di-bond / grimco max metal). And two, I just want to experiment, do you think this could this be done using a hand iron . . . . as for starters I do not want to invest into a dry mount machine? Thoughts? Thanks in advanced! And again I really appreciate the video.
Hi Steve, thanks for watching our video! Glad that you found it informative. Heated dry mount tissues don't work with di-bond. You were doing the right thing to use a pressure sensitive adhesive which is basically a big piece of double sided tape. We don't do that type of mounting here, it is called cold mounting. A professional would put the photo through a big machine with a heavy roller. For heat activated dry mount tissue, using an iron is almost impossible to get right. Unfortunately, doing any kind of mounting at home is very difficult without the right equipment. I did come across a video of a guy who was mounting on di-bond at home, I don't remember what he was doing. I will see if I can track it down and pass it on to you. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Best, Nick
@@gallerysevenmaynard Thanks Nick for such a comprehensive answer. Bummer! On the dry mount tissue not working with di-bond . . . I love the idea of working with the dry mount tissue. Thanks for the advice!
@@steveglass7009 good luck with everything!
@@gallerysevenmaynard Thanks Nick!
What kind of paper is the print on?
My husband is out sick right now. I will get back to you as soon as he's back at the shop.
@@gallerysevenmaynard Thanks I hope he gets feeling better soon
@@CynergyDiva Thanks. He is not sure what the paper is, but it was a standard, thin, inexpensive poster. That is actually harder to mount than a heavier fine art paper. Hope that helps.
@@gallerysevenmaynard Thank you