Black Friday sale 2019
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Tag: framing
Gold frames in classic paintings and modern art
Learn how the golden, gilded frame became a classic choice. Get tips for how to use gold frames for your own art and photos with ImageFramer.
Great painters and their frames
Self-portraits of Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, and Vincent Van Gogh framed with ImageFramer We seldom think about how the frame affects our impression of an artwork. Most of the canvases in museums and galleries...
How to choose the perfect color scheme for framing your art
When you’re trying to learn more about framing and matting, choosing the right color combination is a critical decision. The first impression from a framed artwork is primarily based on its color composition. The...
How to create corner frames with ImageFramer
ImageFramer has a fantastic Frame Editor feature that lets you create custom frames! The Frame Editor has four main types of frames: Color mat, Moulding with corners, Full frames, and moulding. In this blog post, you...
How to create striped frames in ImageFramer
ImageFramer has a massive library of frames and combining them leads to endless possibilities! One example that is easy to achieve is the striped frame. In this blog post, we will create colorful striped frames using...
How to Frame Animal Prints and Skins
Some examples of how ImageFramer can help you frame animal prints and skins using different kinds of frames to balance out patterns and styles.
How to add a border in Photoshop
Learn how to add a custom border in Adobe Photoshop in this step-by-step holiday card tutorial. Work with custom fonts, stroke width and colors.
How to make a custom border in ImageFramer
Learn how to quickly add custom borders to your photos with ImageFramer in this step-by-step holiday card tutorial.
How to promote on Instagram: tips for artists, photographers & other creative professionals
Instagram has become one of the most popular platforms for art dealers in the world. Many art lovers use Instagram for buying paintings—even Oscar-winning film star and celebrity collector Leonardo DiCaprio buys art...
How to use a color wheel
We talked about color theory basics in a recent article. Today, let’s explore how we can use the color wheel in the subject of our interest—picture framing. Johannes Itten’s 12-part color wheel is considered the most...
ImageFramer v Adobe Photoshop: digital framing apps compared
Both Adobe Photoshop and ImageFramer work well as digital framing apps, but which to choose? Consider time, cost, and required expertise.
Make a custom frame with iPad drawing apps
Learn how to make a custom digital frame using iPad drawing apps like the free iArtbook or Procreate. Import into ImageFramer on your Mac.
Picture Framing 101: ABCs of Art
Looking to quickly come up to speed on some frequently used picture framing vocabulary? Apparent Software, makers of ImageFramer, are pleased to bring you this Framing and Art Alphabet, a handy glossary for...
Why you should mat photographs and artwork
The mat is a dense colored cardboard (or other similar material) that frames a picture, photograph, or other artwork, creating a field of light or color around the image. We have already been talking about the...