Big Coppery Frame

[prospero]

This frame was something of an experiment, but I confess to be quite chuffed with it. The original remit from the client was for a coppery gold like one I had done before, but I couldn't remember exactly how I did the one before. Anyhow, I had a large frame nearly the right size that belonged to the same client that was in for repair. (Don't stick blutack to gold leaf. ). I couldn't touch it up, so I was due to refinish the whole thing. So I took this frame, removed the existing liner and chopped down about an inch. I used the back of the frame as the face (it was bare wood) and planed off most of the rebate. Added a very narrow hockey stick to form another rebate for the new narrower bevelled liner. The moulding itself is about 4 1/4" wide and just fitted in the Morso.
Next I covered the whole face with a thick coat of ripple paint (tinted with Burnt Umber powder pigment). Stood in the middle and rotated while using a comb to add the radiating texture. When that was dry I gave the whole thing a coat of dark brown. I got some copper gold powder which was just the right colour (I thought), but it seemed to loose it's metallic lustre when mixed with varnish and came out a a bit manky. Eventually I gave it a going over with a very pale gold, which combined with the manky undercoat produced the required effect.

Looks a bit like it's wrapped in fabric.





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[mikeysaling]

super job - came out well - how big is it ? looks quite sizable.

[Jon E Hill]

Interesting image - she must be dancing !!

[David]

Love the texture and how it radiates from the picture, like to actually see it not sure the photo does it justice.

David.

[Gesso&Bole]

For once I looked at the picture before the frame!

Looks great - you can't beat an original frame - but my wife points out that it looks like it will be difficult to dust! ( she's far too practical!)

Glad to see the chesterfield is being put to good use storing corner samples . . . . . .

[Roboframer]

Fabulous - painting (is it one of your own?) and frame.

[stcstc]

hey prospero

how long would it of taken you to do this frame.

Do you commonly get clients prepared to pay for the real costs of jobs like this?

[prospero]

Fabulous - painting (is it one of your own?) and frame.

Alas, I don't own the painting neither is it one of my own. I get to paint far more interesting things - like trees and fields and bunny rabbits and trees and whatnot.

Painting is 1m sq btw.