| Glossary Of Picture Framing Terms
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D ring Hanging hardware commonly used to hang picture frames and gallery wrapped canvases. This style of hanger has a D-shaped metal opening attached to a flat metal strip that can be nailed or screwed into the wood of the frame. Hanging wire is then strung between the rings on either side of the frame.
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| Damp Refers to moisture naturally found in the air, which can damage artworks that are not conservation preserved. Proper materials and sealing of the framed piece is necessary to keep damp from working into the art. |
| De-acidifaction The removal of acidic properties from printing materials such as fine art paper. This is commonly done by a process called "alkaline washing". |
| Deckle Edge The feathery, uneven edge of some handmade or purposefully cut papers - common in old manuscript and book pages. Float mounting is ideal for these pieces, to fully highlight the historical significance of the style. |
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| Deterioration The process of components of a material breaking down or disintegrating. Proper archival preservation is ideal for important artworks to ensure deterioration is prevented for as long as possible. |
Diasec Diasec is a registered trademark for a process used for face-mounting prints like photographs on acrylic sheets. The process was invented by Heinz Sovilla-Brulhart in 1969.
Because of the different light penetration and refraction of acrylic compared to normal glass, the colours are more brilliant and the image sharper than compared to standard glass in a picture frame. A Diasec mount is usually of a high gloss finish. Because the print is glued to the acrylic glass, the result is a completely flat mount of the image.
Process
The process aims to mount the print without air bubbles or smears. The image is face mounted and bonded to the acrylic glass with a gel silicone sealant which acts as a glue.
Normally the print is placed on a carrier at the backside. This is usually dibond, a composite plate of aluminium and plastic. Aluminium or other materials are also possible. If the print has to be backlit, translucent materials are necessary. |
Dibond Brand name of a rigid sheeting coated on both sides with aluminium, surrounding a polyethylene core. Commonly used in dry mounting frameless artwork or photographs. It is archival quality.
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Di Bond Mounting Board |
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Digital Archiving The act of ensuring that digital materials are properly preserved. Though digital material is not fragile in the way an original drawing is, it is easily lost, altered or corrupted, and must therefore be conserved for the future.
May also refer to the act of digitizing existing physical archives through scanning, database transfers and converting files to digital. |
| Digital File A piece of information that is stored on and available to a computer program. Digital files are the modern or computerized version of paper files used in the past. A file can be an image, computer code, or text. The extension of the file could be anything from .jpg or .png to .pdf or .docx. |
| Digital Images A piece of visual information that is stored on and available to a computer program. Digital images are the digital file of a photograph or computer-created image. Various extensions apply, including jpegs, portable network graphics (png), gifs, tiffs, and bitmaps. |
| Diptych An artistic image created on two separate panels that are hinged in the middle, so to be self-standing. Contemporary art that is divided onto two canvas or framed wall-hanging panels my be considered a Diptych as well. |
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| DIY or Do-It-Yourself Refers to any project that does not require professional knowledge or assistance - most often crafts or home decor ideas that can be carried out with minimal tools and supplies for relatively low cost. |
| Double Bevel An ornamentation common on picture frames recognized by multiple sloped surfaces on the frame face. Often, the inner lip will be feature a double bevel, or both the outer edge and inner lip will be bevelled. |
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| Double Mat When mats are layered in a picture frame, the top mat forms the main border and the bottom mat shows slightly, just around the image (called the "reveal"). Double mats give an extra sense of depth to the framed piece. |
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| Double Mitre Saws A saw with two angled blades that meet in a point, used for cutting picture frame moldings at a 45 degree angle. The use of two blades results in a 45 degree angle on both ends of the wood or metal molding once it is cut. |
Double primed canvas Canvas treated with two coats of lead paint, which acts as as a barrier to prevent the artist's paint from soaking into the fabric. Double primed canvas generally has a smoother surface and is stiffer. However, due to this stiffness, it can crack along the edges when stretched.
At KeenART media, the canvas we print on is specially treated for Giclée printing.
We also offer unprimed and double-primed artist canvas for sale. |
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Double thickness mats Matboard that is approximately twice as thick as regular matboard (usually 8-ply instead of 4-ply). This extra thickness gives additional depth to the image, and creates a very sturdy border that will not warp or bend over time. Generally, this type of mat board is higher quality and price.
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8-ply Museum Core Madboard |
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Drill A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. |
| Drop Bottom An effect applied to a picture frame mat. Less is cut from the bottom border, so that it is slightly wider than the other sides. This is due to a optical illusion inherent in viewing images that makes the bottom mat appear thinner than the other sides when in fact all sides are the same. Also called "bottom weighting". |
Dry Mounting The use of a heat-activated adhesive to affix a paper print to a hard surface, such as foam core, Gatorboard or Dibond (a thin, aluminum sheet).
We offer dry mounting services on various substrates. |
| Drytac A company that creates and distributes adhesive coatings such as lamination sheeting and laminators, plaque mounting laminates and mounting adhesives. They service framing and graphic production businesses. |
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Duck canvas A tightly woven, heavy, plain-weave, bottom-weight fabric with a hard, durable finish. The fabric is usually made of cotton. |
| Duck Grade A style or make of heavy, woven canvas fabric, made from cotton or linen. The threads of duck grade canvas are generally more tightly woven than those of plain canvas. |
| Dust Cover Kraft or specialty paper which is adhered to the back of a picture frame once the contents have been fitted. This keeps dust, insects, humidity and other environmental factors from damaging the artwork. A dust cover also gives the frame a clean, professional look. |
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| Dust Cover Trimmer A handheld tool used to cut the excess from the dust cover or paper backing of a picture frame, once it has been adhered to the back of the frame. It is generally comprised of a recessed utility blade set within a plastic handle with an extended outer edge that runs along the side of the frame to keep the blade straight as it trims off the paper. |
Dye Sublimation Sublimation is a process where an image can be printed onto transfer paper using dye-based inks and then with heat and pressure become transferred into the substrate.
Dye sublimation on hard surface surfaces is possible if the surfaces have been coated. Instead of printing images directly on a surface, which may scratch easily, the image is infused into the coating to provide permanent protection and durability.
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