Mounting Methods (Library of Professional Picture Framing, Volume 5)

Step-by-step instructions! The professional framer's reference guide to mounting. Step-by-step instructions for dry mounting, wet mounting, spray adhesive and pressure-sensitive methods. Selecting the appropriate mounting board. Adhesives: wet paste, pressure-sensitive, dry mount tissues and film. How to handle buckling, bubbles and other problems. Setting up a mounting worktable and work station. Types of mounting equipment and accessories. Laminating. Canvas Transfers. Step-by-step instructions for projects including mounting posters, photographs, magazines, newspaper, fabric and plastics. A quick-reference mounting method chart.

Vivian Carli Kistler, MCPF, GCF, Adv. Vivian Kistler is a leading picture framing expert and in worldwide demand. She owned and operated a large retail gallery and frame shop for over twenty years. She has a degree in art and a certificate in finance. She also owned a craft store and a commercial framing company which supplied framing and art to hotels, coliseums and hospitals. Vivian is the author of numerous books and videos, including the seven-volume Library of Professional Picture Framing. Her monthly articles appear in Art World News, Picture Framing Magazine and Profile magazine. As an educator in the framing and art industry, Vivian travels the world training framers. She is certified as a Master Custom Picture Framer in the USA by the Professional Picture Framers Association and as a Guild Commended Framer, Advanced in the UK by the Fine Art Trade Guild.