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  • Home
    • my Personal Framer
      • About Sally
      • Testimonials
      • Sally Dallas, CPF Custom Picture Frame Designer
      • sldallas photography
    • Conversations, Suggestions & Comments
    • History-Gallery & Picture Framing
      • Recent History
      • Newberg Gallery 1996-2008
      • The Room, views from the past
      • Pictorial History of 115 N College St
    • Art Festivals - Local & Regional
  • Custom Framing
    • Why Custom Framing?
      • What sets my Personal Framer Apart
      • The Educated Client
        • Beyond the Basics
          • Elements of Design
          • Enhancing Your Art
          • Are Black and White Neutral?
          • What is Neutral Framing?
          • Neutral Framing, a bit more
        • Art Protection
          • Conservation & Preservation Matting
          • Mounting
          • Glazing
          • Special Cases
            • Needlework Framing
            • Memorablia Framing
            • Shadow/Memory Boxes
    • Featured Frame & Other Designs
      • Gallery Framing Review
      • More Ideas
      • Client Frame Designs
      • Before & After or What a difference Design makes
  • Framing Corner Blog
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    • Whati is a print and more
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      • Jim Nilsen
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High contrast or black and white art.

High contrast art is sometimes the hardest to design. 
The question is, "What combination brings out the most details of the art
and helps me to see the art first".

The most logical 'maybe' is to use white or black mats and frames.  
But, ask yourself this.  
How much of the Black & White  photograph/etching/monoprint....
image has areas of pure white or pure black  
or is it a variation of grays.
So frame it in the gray that most makes the artwork come forward (neutral to the art).
A light mat on a very dark photo or picture will make the picture appear darker
​and decrease the visible detail by having too much intensity for the subtleties
of the photograph or artwork.
Vis-à-vis the dark mat on a light artwork.
If the photo or artwork has large areas of dark or light use a mat that blends with the largest amount of color (black, white, or gray).
Several shades of white, grays or blacks can be tried until the balance is correct and the eye travels first to the photo.

This  applies to any art form that is extremely dark or light


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Sally Dallas, CPF, Custom Picture Frame Designer.
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Hours:  Tuesday -Thursday 10-4 pm, (lunch 1:30-2ish)
              Friday 10-2.  Other times & dates by appointment
115 N College St.  Suite 3
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  • Home
    • my Personal Framer
      • About Sally
      • Testimonials
      • Sally Dallas, CPF Custom Picture Frame Designer
      • sldallas photography
    • Conversations, Suggestions & Comments
    • History-Gallery & Picture Framing
      • Recent History
      • Newberg Gallery 1996-2008
      • The Room, views from the past
      • Pictorial History of 115 N College St
    • Art Festivals - Local & Regional
  • Custom Framing
    • Why Custom Framing?
      • What sets my Personal Framer Apart
      • The Educated Client
        • Beyond the Basics
          • Elements of Design
          • Enhancing Your Art
          • Are Black and White Neutral?
          • What is Neutral Framing?
          • Neutral Framing, a bit more
        • Art Protection
          • Conservation & Preservation Matting
          • Mounting
          • Glazing
          • Special Cases
            • Needlework Framing
            • Memorablia Framing
            • Shadow/Memory Boxes
    • Featured Frame & Other Designs
      • Gallery Framing Review
      • More Ideas
      • Client Frame Designs
      • Before & After or What a difference Design makes
  • Framing Corner Blog
  • Framed Art for Sale
  • Art
    • sldallas photography
    • Whati is a print and more
    • Featured Artist
    • Featured Artists-Past
      • Jim Christensen
      • Jim Nilsen
      • Joanne Kollman
        • Joanne Kollman Bio
      • Terry McIllrath
      • The Raven Folio
      • Annora Spence
    • Artist Biographies
  • Videos, vendors .......
  • Favorites
  • Contact Me