What is a float frame?
What is a float frame? A float frame, as the name implies, is designed in such a way that the artwork appears to float within the frame; it is not pressed behind a piece of glass. Because of this illusion, viewers of your artwork gain a sense of three-dimensional depth when viewing the piece.
What are floating frames called?
What is a Floater Frame? Designed for artwork that is printed or painted on canvas, floater frames give art the illusion of floating inside the picture frame without touching it, which creates an interesting visual detail and a sense of three-dimensional depth in the overall display.
Can you float mount in any frame?
Float mounting works with pretty much any standard frame which means you don’t have to go out and buy a special frame – you can use one you already own! If you want your art to have an extra dramatic gap, just get a frame where the glass sits off of the back slightly. Then you’ll have more room for a bigger gap!
Are Floating frames good?
Floater frames are ideal for framing thick gallery wrapped Canvas art, because none of the art is obscured by the lip of a traditional picture frame. Another advantage is that in the end, the Canvas Art appears to float inside the frame, giving it a unique look once it’s up on the wall.
How do I choose a floater frame?
To determine the correct floater frame size, enter the size of your stretcher bar frame, measuring the straight sides from corner to corner. With standard finished floater frames, we add one inch to the canvas size to allow for a 1/2-inch gap around the canvas.
What is a canvas float frame?
What is float mounting frame?
“Floating” or “float mounting” means that your artwork sits on top of the matting, as opposed to being partially overlapped by the mat or the lip of the frame.
Are Floating frames expensive?
Despite their rather expensive-looking appearance, floating frames are an affordable and easy to assemble way to display your canvas paintings and photo prints.
When should you mount a float?
A float mount is when the image looks like it’s hovering on top of your mat rather than peaking through a window. It’s ideal when your artwork goes to the edge of the paper or when you’ve got a nice textured edge.
What size floater frame do I need?
How deep should a floating frame be?
1/16″ to ⅛”
The float depth—or recess—is the distance from the top of the frame to the art. Traditional placement of a canvas in a floater is 1/16″ to ⅛” beneath the face of the frame with a ⅛” float space between the art and the side of the frame.