Vintage is back in fashion today, so do not rush to part with things inherited from you. Having visited the restoration procedure, the great-grandmother’s wardrobe will be the subject of your pride and envy of the guests. Of course, such things should be correctly entered into the interior so that they do not look like a foreign spot. But not everyone inherited such an inheritance, but there are vintage frames, caskets and other trinkets in almost every house. If this did not come to you as a gift from relatives, then you can do something yourself. In addition, such an activity can be very exciting and creative.
How to make vintage frames for photos or paintings
For example, take a ready-made frame and artificially age it. To begin with, its entire surface must be covered with white acrylic paint, not forgetting about the ribs. It is convenient to apply whitewash with a brush, and you don’t need to achieve perfect smoothness and an even layer, even if the texture is visible from coloring with a pile, we create vintage frames, but they are never perfect. If the workpiece has carved parts or sculpting, then with patting movements of the brush, you need to paint over all the pits and bulges. The paint should dry well, only after this should proceed to the second stage. When the base is ready, take a primer for metal (it can be tinted with gray or brown paint) and generously spread on top of the white. The movements of the brush should be sliding, light, do not too carefully gloss over the relief. In the corners, vintage frames can be painted over in two or three layers, so the result will be more realistic, the relief is tamped with a brush and we remember about the ribs. We are waiting for the complete drying of the layer. For the third stage, we again take white acrylic paint and a new foam sponge. We dip it in white, remove the excess with claps on paper, and then process the frame with the same claps. Paint should be applied to the most embossed parts. When the entire workpiece is finished, the sponge can be turned over and walked on the hard side, as if smearing a layer. All - vintage frames are ready. If desired, a layer of varnish can be applied, it is preferable to choose a matte coating.
Fine frames for paintings or photographs are obtained from building foam skirting boards. The material is easily cut, glued and painted. A wide selection of patterns makes it possible to realize any design. Vintage frames from this material are obtained as if real, antique. By combining flat and concave skirting boards, you can make volumetric compositions in which the aged reproduction will resemble the original.
Using varnishes with the effect of craquelure (cracking) and gold acrylic paint, you can make different in size and pattern, but the same design vintage gold frames. In such a frame, a series of photographs or paintings of the same subject can look great. In this case, the composition rules will be respected, however, each instance will turn out to be special and unique.