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Originally Posted by Hellboy
Did you change the matting on your Empire and Jedi prints? Could have sworn all three were black. Man do they look great.
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I used dark grey versions of each color for the mattes. That combined with the lighting in the photos may be why they appeared black. But no, I did not change the mattes. Star Wars has a really dark grey, Empire a very grey blue (looks super blue with flash), and Jedi has a dark forest green. All three have an underlying dark red matte.
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Originally Posted by Darth Pain
That site says that even if you have large posters spaced or matted, they will eventually bow and touch the glass in the center.
Isn't that true? Or is the rice paper sturdy enough to avoid bowing?
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Taking into consideration the type of paper the print is on is a very smart move. I am not sure if just one of the Kill Bills uses rice paper or both, but that could change the way the paper behaves inside of the frame. Using spacers on a print like that may result in the center bowing that site mentions... can't be sure. I honestly could not tell you for certain. However with proper matting I think you can rest assured that that will not happen.
Spacers only touch the print in a few areas, whereas matting will make contact with the entirety of the prints perimeter. Using double or triple mattes will only help this further. What the Hollywood site says about spacers appears to make sense, however when discussing it with other collectors they all still swear by using spacers or mattes. Either way, make sure to do your own research before making a final decision.
One other piece of information that I've learned is that DRYMOUNT is a dirty word in the screen print community. My framer tried suggesting this technique for my Star Wars prints. He seemed very confident that drymounting was the way to go. However I have had NUMEROUS people who have been in the screen print collection game tell me to stay away from it.
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Originally Posted by Nidgit
Damn, they look good  |
Thanks Nick.
