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05-22-2019, 09:28 PM
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Green Lantern Corps
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 5,711
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I'm dreading deciding how to frame and mat. I don't know if I should go with matching the rest of my framed wow prints or go with unique schemes. Currently all my wow prints are a matte black 2.5" (or close) frame with the expensive acrylic, and whichever matting came with the blizzard official prints. Is a high quality glass better or do you guys stick with acrylic? My old soldier print looks phenomenal with acrylic but I've never seen the high end glass.
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05-22-2019, 10:16 PM
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#72
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Sey hallo to my lille fren!
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 139
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Originally Posted by s_paulik87
I'm dreading deciding how to frame and mat. I don't know if I should go with matching the rest of my framed wow prints or go with unique schemes. Currently all my wow prints are a matte black 2.5" (or close) frame with the expensive acrylic, and whichever matting came with the blizzard official prints. Is a high quality glass better or do you guys stick with acrylic? My old soldier print looks phenomenal with acrylic but I've never seen the high end glass.
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In regards to glass, I used to get the highest quality right underneath museum glass due to the price, it pricier compared to the other types. But I ended getting a print with museum glass (from Hobby lobby) again and jesus christ the difference is so notable at home. The "reduced reflection" acrylic glass looks like a mirror compared to my museum glass one. I have bought museum glass ever since. This big ass print cost 110 dollars for the museum glass, it seems that price does not scale with size. Normal sized prints (like the blizzard collection size) cost around 60 bucks for museum glass, but this big one is only 50 bucks more and its almost three times the amount of glass needed to frame it. I don't know how well the acrylic you have looks. But I would highly recommend trying museum glass at least once.
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05-23-2019, 01:27 AM
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#73
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Green Lantern Corps
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 5,711
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I'm trying hobby lobby this time. To just frame and acrylic the old solider and a key art from hots was $700+ at Michael's and that was with the 40% coupon and I didn't even mat them
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05-23-2019, 06:24 AM
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Fantastic Four
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 51
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Originally Posted by RadAsGhoul
Just a quick few shots before it's off to the framed. Gryphon Raider 2/150 checking in. The quality of the print is out of this world. Receiving C&B prints is always a similar experience to receiving a new statue. You boys are in for a treat!
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05-23-2019, 06:26 AM
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Fantastic Four
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 51
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As a general comment, our prints themselves are fully UV protected so you don't need special glass for UV protection purposes. For esthetic purposes (anti-glare and stuff) having non-standard glass can be a good options.
But for preservation purposes it is not needed.
When we frame, we use a matte, and we always leave edition numbers and embossings etc. visible.
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05-23-2019, 07:26 AM
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The Spirit
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 319
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CookBeck
As a general comment, our prints themselves are fully UV protected so you don't need special glass for UV protection purposes. For esthetic purposes (anti-glare and stuff) having non-standard glass can be a good options.
But for preservation purposes it is not needed.
When we frame, we use a matte, and we always leave edition numbers and embossings etc. visible.
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Would love to see a photo of your framed prints.
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05-23-2019, 09:35 AM
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Fantastic Four
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 51
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Which ones?
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05-23-2019, 09:43 AM
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Fantastic Four
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 51
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Kidding hehe. Here is an example of our standard, black wooden frame with acrylic glass as we sell it at www.cookandbecker.com
We're also going to add a small rim aluminum frame soon.
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05-23-2019, 11:04 AM
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42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 178
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Got my reg LK yesterday. Havent had a good chance to look at the print itself it all of it's glory but I just wanted to say the presentation is very nice. The certificate, packaging, and even the gloves lol makes it feel very classy.
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05-23-2019, 01:37 PM
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,368
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Just got all mine. Ordered a small & large Lich King and Deathwing. Everything's amazing! Jumping back in to get that Garrosh print after seeing these. Really puts my Phantasy Star print to shame.
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Originally Posted by RadAsGhoul
Just a quick few shots before it's off to the framed. Gryphon Raider 2/150 checking in. The quality of the print is out of this world. Receiving C&B prints is always a similar experience to receiving a new statue. You boys are in for a treat!
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After seeing all the red/orange/yellow in the Deathwing print I can only imagine how much those colors pop in person.
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