HOW TO FRAME YOUR OIL PAINTING YOURSELF

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The perfect guide to a do it yourself FRAME YOUR OIL PAINTING.

If you received a stretched painting or if you stretched your painting yourself by reading our previous guide:  How to Stretch your painting yourself

The next step is framing your painting.

Framing a painting is relatively easy and may also save you some money $$$.  That being said, we would also like to point out that just like many other things in life….sometimes it is better to pay a little and have your painting framed by professionals.

We highly recommend that if you have never framed a painting before, you may want to consider to first practice on regular wood before you attempt to frame your painting.

Oil paintings are usually framed by using backless and glassless frames.

The first step is to choose a proper frame for your painting remember you need to purchase a frame that will match the inside dimensions of your painting.

Lets go….Clean up your working area (flat surface recommended) and gather the following required supplies:

• Stretched Oil Painting
• Frame Profile (each cut at 45degress angle at the end).
• Staple gun
• Right angle
• Screwdriver
• Brown masking tape (optional)
• Metal frame hangers or metal screws with rope or cable

1.  You will first need to connect the frame bars and create a frame.  Use a right angle and make sure to create a 90 degrees angle between 2 frame bars, then place staples and connect the frame bars.  Perform this step till you have created a frame (Connect 2 frame bars to one another, then connect the other 2 frame bars to one another, and then connect the reaming 2 peaces).

2.  You must perfectly connect each side of the frame, so that it is perfectly even without any gaps.

3.  Carefully place your painting into the frame from its back side.

4.  Center your painting and double check this by viewing your frame and painting from the front side.  Once centered connect the frame to the frame of the stretched painting by placing several staples in the middle of each of the 4 sides.

5.  We recommend that you use either a metal frame hanger, hooks or metal screws with rope or cable.

6.  If you decide to use a metal frame hanger:  gently screw this hanger in the middle of the top bar of the frame which was used to stretch the painting.

7.  If you decide to use metal hooks & rope / cable: gently screw a hook on each side of the frame which was used to stretch the painting (about 1/3 of the way down).  Now, slide your rope / cable into the two hooks.  Some people like to twist the rope several times around each hook, other make a knot on each side and some even screw the rope to the wooden frame with 2 additional screws.

8.  For the perfect museum finish, use brown masking tape to cover the staples & screws on the back of the frame.

9.  Hang your painting by using a nail / screw or a hanging cable from the ceiling.

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