How Do You Frame Pa t g Made W h Soft Pastels_)?
Hi: I work a lot with soft pastels. For framing, there are sort of a variety of methods, but all need to have either a glass or plexiglass over the top of the pastel. Most methods of framing allow a spacer between the glass and the face of the pastel image, usually with a mat or spacers like Econospace or FrameSpace. The mats usually have a linen over mat, a gold leaf liner, and an undermat that is has about 1/4 all around larger opening than the mat over it to catch any possible loose pastel dust. Then the image can be affixed to a backing, and one or more backing boards. Since all of this can be pretty deep, a rabbet space of 1 inch or so is recommended, but there is a newer product called RabbetSpace from FrameTek that can be used to add a little more space. Check out the wetcanvas artist community website for more information from other pastel artists. Basic membership is free there, and there is a soft pastel forum with many fine artists who are usually very happy to provide any i
