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[MortalMonday]

Framing is expensive. I think I paid something like $350 to have my oversize The Team litho framed. I went to get an estimate on my Tali giclee the other day, and it turns out that it would end up being about $550 to have her framed up nicely; and that's using acrylic , not glass! Granted, that's using Masterpiece-brand acrylic from Michael's (which is a more expensive type of acrylic that provides max clarity), but still, that's a ton! The guy said that if I used glass, it would probably be $1,000 or more.

[Cosmic_Link]

Originally Posted by MortalMonday

Framing is expensive. I think I paid something like $350 to have my oversize The Team litho framed. I went to get an estimate on my Tali giclee the other day, and it turns out that it would end up being about $550 to have her framed up nicely; and that's using acrylic , not glass! Granted, that's using Masterpiece-brand acrylic from Michael's (which is a more expensive type of acrylic that provides max clarity), but still, that's a ton! The guy said that if I used glass, it would probably be $1,000 or more.

Looks like it's going to be staying in the tube then as I just don't have that kind of coin to spare on getting something framed...

[Treehouse_Ryan]

Originally Posted by MortalMonday

Framing is expensive. I think I paid something like $350 to have my oversize The Team litho framed. I went to get an estimate on my Tali giclee the other day, and it turns out that it would end up being about $550 to have her framed up nicely; and that's using acrylic , not glass! Granted, that's using Masterpiece-brand acrylic from Michael's (which is a more expensive type of acrylic that provides max clarity), but still, that's a ton! The guy said that if I used glass, it would probably be $1,000 or more.

Oh, you're doing it wrong. Find a small local shop and they'll do a much better job than Michael's for a lot less money. I've done some really nice 18 x 24 custom jobs with wide mats and museum glass for $250 to $450.

24 x 36 will be steeper, but at least in the States you can get nice pre-made frames for $60 with glass (or even less with a sale). I have a ton of my art in Aaron Brothers frames, or there's Dick Blick in other parts of the country....