Learn from Free Picture Framing Courses

Picture frames enable us to protect our memories in form of photographs. We can remember our past moments by looking at old photographs taken at important events. Picture frames displaying the photographs of our grandparents, parents and children help us to remember them. Wedding couples like to place their marriage photographs in picture frames. Nicely designed picture frames are integral part of interior home decoration. You might be interested in creating a designed picture frame according to your choice.

Picture framing courses help you to develop a picture frame using picture framing tools and material. Picture frames can be created by using different materials such as wood, metal, steel and glass. You will love to create picture frames when you do it with your friends. Here, I am describing some important steps to create a wooden picture frame.

Use a measuring tap to measure dimensions of the picture you want to frame. These dimensions will help you to cut matboards and glass according to picture size.

• Steps to cut glass: Create a line with the help of a marker along which you cut down the glass. Use a glass cutter to cut down the glass.

• Steps to cut Matboard: Matcutters are used to cut Matboards. Today computerized mat cutters are available.

• Framing clamp: This is an important tool required to customize picture framing. There are different ways to clamp a mitered box like a frame, such as a band clamp or 4 individual corner clamps.

• Designed frames are available in market. You can use them on your picture frames or design frames on your own.

• Vnails are used to sandwich the picture between glass and matboard. Wood fillers can be used to fill the gaps and glues are used at appropriate places.

• A picture-frame working table provides you many tools at one place that you need for your work.

• If everything goes according to your plan, finally you need to concentrate on finishing. To secure everything into the frame in easiest way, you can use a point driving tool. This tool looks like a staple-gun, but shoots small metal darts out the front of its nose.

• Finally, you can fix hanging clips to the picture frames by using screws.

Today you can find sufficient learning material on Internet that teach you about picture framing materials, using picture-framing tools and develop picture frames in attractive designs. On Youtube, you can find many tutorial videos that teach you how to use picture framing tools. Picture framing courses are also helpful to people who want to establish a self-business of picture frames.

Author Bio: Jacy Thomas loves to create designer picture frames and place memorable pictures in them. He is interested in sharing his experiences to other people who want to learn picture framing. Jacy loves to write and make friendship with like minded people. By Jacy Thomas.