Product details


With the Start-Up in Framing you can enter at two levels:

  • Either with a comprehensive online step-by-step tutorial programme (see below for content); which will introduce you to the whole process of home based framing at expert level.
  • Or a Package which includes those tutorials PLUS a complete set of your own equipment and materials, matching those used in the tutorials (pictured here & specified below).

.....both with the opportunity to join the Start-Up Community Coaching at any time (see below).


The online Start-Up in Framing Tutorials programme is for beginners or relative newcomers to framing.

Ideal if you have your own tools and want to acquire the knowledge.

Ideal if considering taking up Framing and wish to study what is involved prior to investing in Equipment.

Ideal if you are outside the UK. The tutorials are delivered in English using equipment that is internationally available, so can be sourced locally. It's a great way to launch yourself into framing to internationally recognised standards. Both equipment and material specifications are is itemized below.

The single payment for Start-Up in Framing Tutorials is £330.00 (incl.VAT)*. Once enrolled you gain immediate access to over 3.5 hours of tutorials, structured as short accessible modules which are your to watch at your own pace and return to as often as you want. They are a complete beginners introduction to framing (breakdown of Tutorial Content below).

The Start-Up in Framing Package priced at £1,180.00 (incl.VAT)* includes the Tutorials and a complete beginners package - see 'Equipment Specification' and 'Materials' below (VAT & delivery included within the price).

*Special Seasonal discounts for readers of The Artist Magazine - contact [email protected] for offers.

Ideal for beginners wanting to take up framing as a small business, serious hobby or to add value to the presentation of art or photography, based in the UK.

Take note of 'Setting Up A Work Area' below, enrol and you are all set to go.


Start-Up in Framing is an investment in a skill that, once mastered, you will always have - and will give you hundreds of frames as and when you wish to make them.

If you have any questions, email direct to: Mark Higgins [email protected]







https://www.lionpic.co.uk/

Equipment Specification

Selected and sourced from a leading UK picture framing supplier - Lion of Birmingham, https://www.lionpic.co.uk/ :

  • Logan 350 Compact Elite Mount Cutter (cuts up to 81.5cm mounts)
  • Logan Studio Mitre Joiner (+ V nails)
  • Inmes/Lion 150 Flexipoint Driver (+flexipoints)
  • 90cm Keencut Safety Edge Ruler
  • 61cm Steel Ruler
  • Fletcher Score Mate Cutter, for acrylic glazing
  • Workshop Craft Knife (with Blades)
  • Ph7-70 Conservation tape
  • Double Sided tape
  • Moisture Resistant Backing tape
  • PVA Wood Glue
  • Framers' Putty - Black Frame Mitre filling
  • Sawdust pack - Wood Frame Mitre Filling
  • Bradal & Screwdriver
  • Pencils & Black Marker
  • Hanging pack: Screws, rings, cord
  • Corner Bumpers
  • Mountboard Chevron Set

....along with Start-Up's own Project Planning Sheets.

Tutorial Content

Personally delivered training from Mark Higgins totalling over 3.5 hours.

Composed of sections, each broken down into bite sized modules, which can be taken at your own pace and referred back to as often as you want. You will cover:

  1. Setting-Up and Equipment
  2. Planning Your Frame
  3. Best Practice
  4. Preserving & Presenting Art Work
  5. Cutting Mount Board
  6. Bevel Cutting Apertures
  7. Joining Moulding
  8. Glazing & Finishing
  9. Protecting Art Work
  10. Double Mount
  11. Creative Ideas
  12. Working with Suppliers
  13. Developing a Business.

Every stage is practical as you work through completing your first six frames.

Instruction on quality of workmanship will be key at all times.



Materials

In addition to having the tools, you'll need professional materials to work with as you learn.


The package includes more than enough conservation quality materials to complete six frames and have plenty left over to experiment and practice with.

  1. Six sheets of Level 2 Conservation Mountboard
  2. Two sheets of Styrene Glazing
  3. Two sheets of Corri-Cor Backing board
  4. Bare Wood chop service moulding for three frames to be completed (27x22cm; 39x29cm; 50x40cm)
  5. Matt Black chop service moulding for three frames to be completed (27x22cm; 39x29cm; 50x40cm)

The sheets arrive as 120cm x 80cm. The tutorials guide you in cutting each in half to 60cm x 80cm for storage.


The Fine Art Trade Guild standards for materials and workmanship are fundamental to all aspects of this package. https://www.fineart.co.uk

The Start-Up Community Coaching


With the purchase of the Start-up in Framing Package, support is always available.

And the ongoing programme of Coaching will help you in many ways.

Here's how it works:

Regular zoom calls take place to which all participants are invited. The first item is to look at questions of a broad interest submitted by participants.

Each call will also have a principal topic for which I will present a tutorial and invite discussion.

There is an open floor to raise thoughts and experiences and generally get to know other newcomers to framing on the same path as yourselves.

Topics include:

  • Glazing and specialist glass
  • Deep reveals
  • Non glazed framing
  • Canvas stretching and mounting
  • Framing sports clothing
  • Framing three dimensional artworks - memorabilia
  • Innovative mount cutting you can achieve with even a basic bevel cutter

Plus on the agenda is a News section rounding up any updates from suppliers and news from the Fine Art Trade Guild.

Zoom calls are fortnightly - every two weeks - on a Thursday at 6.00pm GMT and run for six months.




Setting Up A Work Area



The space you want to prepare for framing can be a dedicated area or temporary set-up.

The key element you will need is a solid work surface, approximately 120cm x 90cm (4ft x 3ft), clean and grease free (an mdf board over a table is very satisfactory)

Good lighting for the work area is important and I suggest you consider a desk lamp (though not essential) for close up work.

In addition, I recommend an adjacent space - either a shelf or side table - for tools and accessories while you are working, so you can keep that main work surface free of clutter.

To give you an indication of storage for some of the larger items, the longest item is the safety ruler at 92cm, and all the boards can all be cut in half to become 60 x 80 cm sheets. Storage can be flat or upright.

Picture framing is not messy or noisy so it can be carried out in any clean environment.

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The full set of Tutorials is available to anyone with internet access from a pc or computer worldwide. The price is £330.00.


The Package of delivery of equipment, materials and the tutorials is only available within the UK. The price is £1,180.00 including VAT and delivery. Please note that we cannot deliver equipment and materials outside the UK. Do enquire for advice on local suppliers.


(For the Package purchase, it is important to confirm your UK postal delivery address (as it may differ from your payment address details) by email to [email protected]. Delivery will normally be made within five working days of your enrolment and receipt of delivery address.)


Start-Up in Framing also offers a fortnightly (every two weeks) zoom call for Coaching on new topics, Q&A and meeting other newcomers to framing. The price is £540.00 for six months' coaching.