The Framers Forum

pramsay13 wrote: Wed 28 May, 2025 8:21 pm Float mount it on a bright and colourful mount to show off the imperfections.

Jarvman1986 wrote: Thu 29 May, 2025 8:58 am Thanks. How much space would you leave around the print?

Justintime wrote: Wed 04 Jun, 2025 1:25 pm Loads of options, a consultation with your cousin would give you an idea of how special these pieces are. If they are easily replaceable and for an office or teenagers wall I might suggest simply mounting and laminating onto board and close framed. Less cost, wipeable, no glass to break.
If they're treasures and not easily replaceable and they're looking for a top job, to elevate them and make them into real wow pieces, then I'd be thinking a double or triple mount, the middle mount being a slither of colour with a total border of at least 70-90mm depending on the design of the multi mounts with one of those LJ matt black mouldings I mentioned before from the 345082 type or something with a bit of shine like LJ 374650 or even the LJ Komodo black, depending on the finish of the posters.
Mounts-wise, the first poster colours are yellow red blue gold grey and black. I'd stay away from red because its a focal point, but you can play with all the other shades as the bottom mount of a double mount or the middle of a triple mount. The coloured mount only needs to be 4mm to give a slip of colour. It doesn't have to be a colour match but it needs to be in the same tonal range of the colour in the poster, like in a paint colour chart.
The second one is a bit trickier because the colours and tones look very muted. But consider all your options, including black core mounts. Crescent "better" mount range have a set of black mounts with coloured bevels, one of which may add a little zing if the tone is right. If you're looking at greys Crescent "Rag Mat" range have some nice grey mounts and because they're cotton you get the colour throughout the whole board which adds some really nice depth. If you're considering a triple mount, then play around with alternating a 2.4mm mount and 1.4mm mount between top and bottom and experiment with the widths of the top and bottom mounts. All the options create a slightly different effect. I'd stick with a neutral LJ Minuet mount for top and bottom.
Next level would be to have a look at the mount work of David Wilkie who does a lot of work for Brands Hatch/Silverstone displays and he uses his CMC to do cut out logos etc incorporated into his mount designs, it's really next level! But don't discount it if you haven't got a CMC, someone somewhere would be able to help you achieve the design you have in mind. Personally the design can be the most exciting part of a framing job when the customer's budget allows. Going above and beyond the customer's expectations is what it's all about in my book.
Hope that helps.

Jarvman1986 wrote: Wed 04 Jun, 2025 1:44 pm Really appreciate your thoughts and taking the time to write this!

For the first print would you use a slip of colour for the second mount and a dark coloured mount for the one above it?

I'll try to digest this fully and look at what options are available from Wessex framing.

Would you use a specialist glass? They are being displayed indoors so shouldn't be subjected to daylight.

Cheers!