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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 12, 2014 19:19:45 GMT
Before starting new projects, I've been trying to get organized and finishing some of the projects I made last year. I thought I posted my last felted project -- Lake Apopka sunset, but can't find it now. I had thought perhaps using a black canvas to mount it on would make it more professional looking. However, the art store didn't carry a black canvas in the size I needed and the gentleman at the store suggested I paint the canvas with black gesso. Not a fun project. But I finished painting the canvas and now I think I like it better without mounting it, there's not enough contrast between the felt and the canvas. I took several pics. What do you think? The first is hanging alone on a light colored wall. The second is on the canvas on the same wall. The last is on the canvas on the floor. I think the carpet actually enhances the texture in the picture. Maybe I should consider mounting it on a piece of carpet. actually, I think the light was better in the last pic.
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Post by lyn on Jan 12, 2014 22:18:42 GMT
Yes, I remember you posting it Marilyn. It's a lovely picture.
I like it best 'free floating' against the wall, but if you want to mount it, have you considered white or cream?
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 12, 2014 22:50:52 GMT
Thanks Lyn. I 'll look at white, but I do prefer it against the wall without a canvas. The wall itself is a goldish cream color which looks good.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 13, 2014 1:17:44 GMT
I think that the canvas needs to be bigger so that you have an area around the felt piece that looks like it is matted. That's just one opinion though. You could test this idea out if you had black croppers. That is like having a matt cut into two pieces that are L-shaped. You can make them out of paper. Then you can frame the piece with the croppers and see how you like it. I have croppers in colors from white to black with various grays in between. That way you can judge what color framing or matting will work best with a piece.
If you aren't going to sell the piece, then I would just go with what you like best. However, if you were thinking of selling it, then most people will buy a "framed" piece more often than a piece of felt that is "floating" against the wall. I know this from selling my pieces at the store. Most of the floating pieces never sell. But if they are on a canvas or in a frame, they sell.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 13, 2014 3:27:24 GMT
Thanks Ruth. I've never heard of "croppers". It's an interesting idea. I wasn't intending to sell it, but I like the idea of investigating this approach. Again, thanks.
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Post by halay on Jan 13, 2014 4:47:38 GMT
I think that like any picture or painting, your picture needs a pass-partout, perhaps a darker colour (black, dark grey)and framing. If you want to have the pass-partout in the same material, you could perhaps buy industrially made felt which they sell by meter. Before that I would play a little bit with different colours, trying to see which works the best.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 13, 2014 23:12:14 GMT
Thanks Halay. I didn't know what a pass part out was, I looked it up and it's what we call a mat. I will play with some options. I believe if I were going to actually sell it. I would have it professionally framed. :-). But I do want it to look nice.
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Post by halay on Jan 14, 2014 6:59:46 GMT
Thanks, Pandagirl, I've just learned a new word. I believe you will find a proper solution. When it's finished, we would like to see a photo.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 14, 2014 21:32:05 GMT
If it's for yourself, you should do what you like. I like it mounted but as Ruth says I think bigger would be better and blacker as well, to match the trees.
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Post by Pandagirl on Jan 14, 2014 22:00:41 GMT
I wanted to try something different. I have a couple hanging with a dowel and wire. I will experiment with the suggestions I've gotten and post my results. Thanks Ann.
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Post by koffipot on Jan 16, 2014 20:29:45 GMT
'Passe-partout', although it's a French term, is something I understand. I had wondered what 'matt' meant - to me it just means it's not shiny! Here we go again with language - we learn so many disciplines on this site.
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 17, 2014 0:06:00 GMT
to me passe-partout (pronounced Pas Par Too but like it's all one word)) was the name of the man servant in the book and movie Around the World in 80 Days. There was a song with that in too.
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Post by halay on Jan 17, 2014 6:22:06 GMT
In Slovenian we use this word (although it is French) only related to picture framing.
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Post by zed on Jan 17, 2014 10:45:46 GMT
I think we use 'mount' for matt. Do all our threads end up on different words we use for the same thing?
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Post by halay on Jan 17, 2014 12:27:03 GMT
Yes, zed, this is because we are such a nationally mixed community.
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