Thanks, Robert. Just used a variation of your technique with 100% success on four 24x36 and three 20x30 theatre lobby posters. I couldn't find 24x36 self-adhesive and needed thinner 20x30 substrate to accommodate some cheap frames, so went my usual spray glue route. The difference this time was amazing after watching your video. I had never used weights and had tried to "drop" 20x30's in the middle of larger foam core using dowels as standoffs. That required trimming and I got the occasional bubble. Weights, full protective backing and rolling were the missing links. I put wax paper over the entire sprayed surface (parallel to the short edge) and proceeded with your steps. Weights were quart stain cans with blue tape. I still had to trim, but only because the board was a little larger than the frame would take. Otherwise, the prints went exactly where I put them. Moral of the story is that I'll order dry mounted prints next time, but your technique saved the day.
+Alan Cole Glad it worked out for you. The key to reducing or eliminating bubbles is using heavy weight paper - 250gsm or more. Also, here are the 24x36 self-adhesive: www.foamboardsource.com/self-adhesive-gatorfoam-psgf064.html
I am watching this in 2022, thanks for leaving this video up on youtube, it was exactly what I was looking for. I don't care to have my photos behind glass or plastic so this is the perfect solution.
Thank You Mr Robert ,, im an iris photographer and I want to offer a unique print to my clients different than my competitors .. and this video help a lot .
I have had expensive family photos packed away for years just because I couldn’t find a frame I liked. This video is genius to thank you for sharing your expertise.
Mounting has always been a drag. I've been at this for many years but you just made it easy. Just mounted three BLM prints for display. Love the gator foam with adhesive. Instead of weights I used two wooden clothes pins to hold it in place. Thanks amigo. Perfect video. Owe you a beer the next time you're in NYC.
Nice presentation. I have used self adhesive black Gatorfoam in the 12" x 18" size for my photos and art reproductions. I print my own work and love using the rough textured heavy matte papers for this process. For hanging, I have used the wood strips as you show but have recently used the Foamfast hangers that are simply pushed into the back. So far these have proved to work well.
Another beautifully describe video, making it look so easy giving us more confidence to try it for ourselves, what i love about these videos is the fact that the boy is straight to the point making it a pleasure to watch and listen. Thankyou.
MY friend l ! GREAT JOB Robert ! You need nobody to inspire you ! ... YOU ALREADY GREAT ! YOUR RUclips CHANNEL IS GREAT !!! JUST KEEP GOING !!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF MORE !!! and thanks for your video
Thank you so much for your tutorial. I'm using Yupo paper to mount before ink design is placed onto this board, I thought that I would have to find a glue to mount (Yupo paper) but the product that you mentioned will reduce the time spent. I also like your suggestion on the wood strips to help with the display. Thank you for all your suggestions.
Very well done. I have now seen two of your videos and they are great. Very succinct and clear about purpose and the tools you may need for each project. Thanks!
Hello, Robert. This tutorial is well-done and very helpful to me. Thanks for sharing with us, and providing links to the products you presented. I appreciate you.
This video was very clear and very helpful to display a poster I just purchased. Exactly what the doctor ordered. Thanks you for the very clear explanations 👍
All your videos that I have watched are very well done. Everything is explained very thoroughly, but the process is concise, so it's perfect. Thanks for sharing these videos!
Thank you! I purchased some "storyboards" but now I want to make my own. I found your video and will give this a try to display my photography in my home.
OM! Gosh... What a wonderful and clever idea. I"m so happy to have stumbled upon this video. Thank You very much for taking the time to share and create this wonderful video.
here in Houston a printing company I use has gator board on hand. they charge me $4 s.f. to mount my prints and I love them! I may try doing myself now though after finding this video 😂😂😂 I've sold 2 since I got them last week and rmthe clients love them!
Love your tutorials. Is a pleasure see you working. Your expertise and craft makes it seems simply but it requieres a lot of care and experience. Thanks a lot for sharing!
I have used adhesive-backed foam board for mounting poster prints and have been successful about 50% of the time, thus about half my posters were ruined and the other half looked great. One difference in your prints and typical posters is that the poster paper is thinner and has a greater tendency to wrinkle if not perfectly straight when attaching to the adhesive and once the wrinkle sticks, it is permanent. I will try your technique of cutting the backing paper about 1/3rd distance from the edge and hope for better results. Thank you.
+Arthur Howle I'm looking to do the same thing with movie posters as well. (27x40's) So did your mounting fail because of your wrong doing or does it just not work well?
+Supremacy Games I recommend following the method shown in Robert Rodriguez's You Tube video. Before peeling off any backing paper, lay the poster atop the foam board with weights at one end (books work well), making sure the poster lines up perfectly with the foam board. Gently lay the un-weighted end of the poster back to expose that end of the foam board. With a razor knife, cut a shallow slit in the backing paper about 1/4th to 1/3rd distance from the end (opposite the weighted end). Peel off this paper. Then carefully press the poster paper onto the exposed adhesive. The adhesive is unforgiving; any creases or wrinkles are permanent, but if you apply even pressure from the middle to the end of the paper, you should get good results. Remove the weights, gently lay the poster back and peel off the remaining backing paper. Then carefully, evenly, smoothly press the rest of the poster onto the adhesive. Before viewing Robert Rodriguez's video, I attempted to apply the poster, starting at one end and working to the opposite end. It worked about 50% of the time. His method is much better.
+Arthur Howle Some movie posters are double sided and so any type of dry-mounting is not recommended. Mounting such posters between two sheets of glass or plexiglass may keep the poster flat and with no wrinkling. However, this increases the cost.
Hello Robert, I just became a subscriber because of your simple but effective presentation. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Warm regards from British Columbia.
Hi Robert, I have watched several of your videos and really appreciate you sharing your expertise. While some of your equipment (the awesome mat cutter specifically) may be more than what the average framer has at his disposal, the explanations in your well put together tutorials don't scare me away. I appreciate the education and just wanted to commend you on a job well done. Best regards and Merry Christmas to you sir! Mick
+Steve F Spraying your own adhesive is more difficult because you have to make sure you cover every single part if the board,. That's why I like the self-adhesive gatorboard - it's totally glued to the paper without any gaps.
Thank you for. If you wanted something more protected without glass,what would you do. Will that adhesive harm the print? I like the hanging system although I would want to do a French cleat for the top. Take care of yourself and stay safe.🍻🌲
You should recommend using a wide roller when applying pressure to the photo to avoid pockets of air to be trapped between the board and the photo, especially if the print is of a somewhat lighter paper weight.
Dear and Distinguished Instructor Rodriguez ! We’ll explain perfect 👌🏽 instruction , diction equals to none as all so the impressionable displays of your tools! Thanks 🙏Also special Thanks to You Tube .
Hi Robert , You have inspired me once again. After 30 years in the industry I am going to start framing and printing again. What is the best way to frame a print without glass that's archival . Cheers Reg
For those inquiring about the Archival Process (I too wish Robert would make a video), here is what I do. It's not really possible to use a digital mat like Robert does in this video so I make the print about an inch bigger than the window of the mat I will be using. I mount the image that I printed with Pigment Ink (and then sprayed with UV protectant) on archival grade paper (usually no OBA content and a cotton rag or alpha cellulose base - no RC paper) by using Lineco Photo Corners. This is mounted to cotton rag museum grade mat board (the backer board). Essentially the print sits inside these photo corners and freely floats so it can breathe and also be removed if necessary, which is critical for the archival process. Then I'll cut a Mat window out of the same museum rag mat board (or have it cut for me), and attach the window to the backer board using lineco acid free hinging tape. At this point it's pretty much done. I don't love putting my prints behind glass but usually something is needed to keep the Mat window flat and prevent it from bowing so if it does go in a frame behind glass, it needs to be a UV safe glass in order for it to be "archival." All of this is done using gloves. Just my process. Would love to see Roberts.
Alas we here in the UK can't get the same Self Adhesive Gatorfoam board. I tried something 'similar' but of course it was roughly A2 and had been hand cut down from larger boards. It also exhibited some warping. Does the Gatorfoam come exactly A2? I utilised Canson Platine (Canson your boy is doing his job...) and it is a superb paper and apart from my less than perfect foam core it went down like a treat. The key is to take your time, make sure once aligned it is adequately weighted down and then just follow what Rob does. Once I had it fixed at one end I used a soft lint free cloth to smooth the paper down the length of the foam board as I laid it down. Pretty simple. Many thanks.
Great tutorial! My only recommendation/change is before gluing the boards to the back, pull the paper away to expose the inner foam so that the glue "anchors" into the crevices.
Awesome presentation. Mounting made easy. Thank you very much for posting this!!! :D Could you please share your source for self-adhesive gatorfoam board?
Thank you Robert for that excellent video. You have inspired me to get started to mount some prints myself using this technique. Awesome!!! I already bought the weights and the glue gun. I will probably buy 16X24 Gatorfoam to start with as this is a good 3:2 ratio as a standard camera shot. Could you please explain a little more in detail the holes in the wood strip and what kind of hook you would use to hang this and how you hang it? I would really appreciate that immensely!!!
Another super video Robert. I still didn't find a supplier in Germany or Europe that sells this Gatorboard :-( I guess you're in the US, but if you or any of your viewers know where I can buy this self-adhesive board in Europe I'd appreciate it. Thanks
i have been watching artist all day on you tube. I think it amazing what I have seen today . Thank you for sharing your amazing art. I love how professional you are . I like that people are not all about perception and just how real everyone is. No big budget fake crap like Hollywood or TV just raw and real. Thank you again I really truly enjoyed it and learned something new.
Hi Robert, thanks for sharing your knowledge, appreciated. Always great video and ideas. My question to anyone experienced is whether you know company which prints high quality canvases? Thanks and Regards
Thank you for this excellent, professional presentation. I am interested in archival mounting with Gatorboard. Is there archival Gatorboard? Is the Gatorboard adhesive archival? How would you mount something that has to be wrapped around the back? Can you staple into Gatorboard? Is there archival glue for glue guns?
Do you have a video where you do the same thing only making the print archivable? I found that the fine art heavy weight paper began to bubble after a few days using the self adhesive board, meaning that the adhesive is not aggressive enough for this heavy weight paper. This type of mounting works perfectly on regular weight photo paper, but not the heavier fine art paper, lost 5 or 6 large giclee prints and the boards mounting like this. Although, I was using a heavier foamcore and not gatorboard not sure if that would make a difference?? But I will now think twice before using this method on heavy fine art paper...unless your running it through a weighted rolling system...like cold lamination rollers.
Nice vid, thanks for sharing! QQ please: Can you use any brand/type hot glue or is there a special kind that doesn't interact negatively with the foam, i.e. won't melt it? TIA!
How long will this last? It looks fantastic and I prefer this look over a traditional frame. Is it good enough to sell? I'm looking for a way to display my landscape photography for a show later this fall that is not very expensive. Even buying frames and mattes for about $40 turns out being quite expensive and I would prefer a cheaper method.
Great video, as usual, Robert. I may have missed it, but what is the process you would then take to hang this? Are you attaching this to screws/nails in the wall in the holes you pre-drilled, or are you using wire?
+jpl5007 I hot glue 2 strips of wood to the back of the board to give it a raised look off the wall, then either hang using wall anchors or adapt to whatever the space is using.
hello from Canada. just subscribed. thanks for teaching so much. I'm wondering what printer you're using, and how do you set it up? I'm thinking of buying an entry level Epson to start with
Thanks, Robert. Just used a variation of your technique with 100% success on four 24x36 and three 20x30 theatre lobby posters.
I couldn't find 24x36 self-adhesive and needed thinner 20x30 substrate to accommodate some cheap frames, so went my usual spray glue route. The difference this time was amazing after watching your video.
I had never used weights and had tried to "drop" 20x30's in the middle of larger foam core using dowels as standoffs. That required trimming and I got the occasional bubble.
Weights, full protective backing and rolling were the missing links. I put wax paper over the entire sprayed surface (parallel to the short edge) and proceeded with your steps. Weights were quart stain cans with blue tape.
I still had to trim, but only because the board was a little larger than the frame would take. Otherwise, the prints went exactly where I put them.
Moral of the story is that I'll order dry mounted prints next time, but your technique saved the day.
+Alan Cole Glad it worked out for you.
The key to reducing or eliminating bubbles is using heavy weight paper - 250gsm or more. Also, here are the 24x36 self-adhesive: www.foamboardsource.com/self-adhesive-gatorfoam-psgf064.html
I am watching this in 2022, thanks for leaving this video up on youtube, it was exactly what I was looking for. I don't care to have my photos behind glass or plastic so this is the perfect solution.
Thank You Mr Robert ,, im an iris photographer and I want to offer a unique print to my clients different than my competitors .. and this video help a lot .
I have had expensive family photos packed away for years just because I couldn’t find a frame I liked. This video is genius to thank you for sharing your expertise.
Mounting has always been a drag. I've been at this for many years but you just made it easy. Just mounted three BLM prints for display. Love the gator foam with adhesive. Instead of weights I used two wooden clothes pins to hold it in place. Thanks amigo. Perfect video. Owe you a beer the next time you're in NYC.
My friend, this is the best tutorial i've come across! Thank you!
Nice presentation. I have used self adhesive black Gatorfoam in the 12" x 18" size for my photos and art reproductions. I print my own work and love using the rough textured heavy matte papers for this process. For hanging, I have used the wood strips as you show but have recently used the Foamfast hangers that are simply pushed into the back. So far these have proved to work well.
Ordered me some Gatorboard and paperweights. Gonna give it a shot this weekend. Thanks so much for taking the time in making the video.
Another beautifully describe video, making it look so easy giving us more confidence to try it for ourselves, what i love about these videos is the fact that the boy is straight to the point making it a pleasure to watch and listen. Thankyou.
MY friend l ! GREAT JOB Robert ! You need nobody to inspire you ! ... YOU ALREADY GREAT ! YOUR RUclips CHANNEL IS GREAT !!! JUST KEEP GOING !!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF MORE !!! and thanks for your video
Thank you so much for your tutorial. I'm using Yupo paper to mount before ink design is placed onto this board, I thought that I would have to find a glue to mount (Yupo paper) but the product that you mentioned will reduce the time spent. I also like your suggestion on the wood strips to help with the display. Thank you for all your suggestions.
Very well done. I have now seen two of your videos and they are great. Very succinct and clear about purpose and the tools you may need for each project. Thanks!
@@jeffreyjumisko5165 thanks for the feedback!
Thanks so much. Was looking all over for a way to do prints on a hanging system and now I have found it. So simple and clear presentation.
Hello, Robert. This tutorial is well-done and very helpful to me. Thanks for sharing with us, and providing links to the products you presented. I appreciate you.
Who disliked this? It's a perfect explanation.
Thank you for this tutorial. Saved my sanity.
How have I never heard of Gator Board before? Especially self-adhesive? This is an awesome tutorial, thanks!
Hey, Thanks! Look! 8 years later and it's still helping! I was looking for a way to present some 17x22 stuff I'm printing border-less.
Fantastic information and so clearly and expertly presented. Thank you.
I like your logical and organised way of working. Thank you. I would have painted the two slats black before glueing them on.
This video was very clear and very helpful to display a poster I just purchased. Exactly what the doctor ordered. Thanks you for the very clear explanations 👍
Please tell me where you purchased the boards
Thank you Robert for your clear videos. Love the techniques you show here! Greetings from the Netherlands.
All your videos that I have watched are very well done. Everything is explained very thoroughly, but the process is concise, so it's perfect. Thanks for sharing these videos!
+Poik242 you're very welcome - thanks!!
Thank you! I purchased some "storyboards" but now I want to make my own. I found your video and will give this a try to display my photography in my home.
This is one of the most useful videos I have seen in a long time. Thanks very much for sharing it.
Thanks so much for this video. I've been looking for a clean, easy presentation for my photography for years and this meets my needs!
OM! Gosh... What a wonderful and clever idea. I"m so happy to have stumbled upon this video. Thank You very much for taking the time to share and create this wonderful video.
here in Houston a printing company I use has gator board on hand. they charge me $4 s.f. to mount my prints and I love them! I may try doing myself now though after finding this video 😂😂😂 I've sold 2 since I got them last week and rmthe clients love them!
Great tutorial Robert.
thanks again. I have been looking for a way to exhibit my prints without mat boards, frame and glass. You made it look so easy,
A pearl of a tutorial. Exactly what I was searching for.
Wow gatorfoam where you been all life!!
Love your tutorials. Is a pleasure see you working. Your expertise and craft makes it seems simply but it requieres a lot of care and experience. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Brilliant! So much easier than all of my past failures 🤪
I have used adhesive-backed foam board for mounting poster prints and have been successful about 50% of the time, thus about half my posters were ruined and the other half looked great. One difference in your prints and typical posters is that the poster paper is thinner and has a greater tendency to wrinkle if not perfectly straight when attaching to the adhesive and once the wrinkle sticks, it is permanent. I will try your technique of cutting the backing paper about 1/3rd distance from the edge and hope for better results. Thank you.
+Arthur Howle Yes it definitely is much easier when using thicker paper. Poster paper would be a challenge as your success rate shows. Good luck.
+Arthur Howle I'm looking to do the same thing with movie posters as well. (27x40's) So did your mounting fail because of your wrong doing or does it just not work well?
+Supremacy Games I recommend following the method shown in Robert Rodriguez's You Tube video. Before peeling off any backing paper, lay the poster atop the foam board with weights at one end (books work well), making sure the poster lines up perfectly with the foam board. Gently lay the un-weighted end of the poster back to expose that end of the foam board. With a razor knife, cut a shallow slit in the backing paper about 1/4th to 1/3rd distance from the end (opposite the weighted end). Peel off this paper. Then carefully press the poster paper onto the exposed adhesive. The adhesive is unforgiving; any creases or wrinkles are permanent, but if you apply even pressure from the middle to the end of the paper, you should get good results. Remove the weights, gently lay the poster back and peel off the remaining backing paper. Then carefully, evenly, smoothly press the rest of the poster onto the adhesive. Before viewing Robert Rodriguez's video, I attempted to apply the poster, starting at one end and working to the opposite end. It worked about 50% of the time. His method is much better.
+Arthur Howle Some movie posters are double sided and so any type of dry-mounting is not recommended. Mounting such posters between two sheets of glass or plexiglass may keep the poster flat and with no wrinkling. However, this increases the cost.
+Arthur Howle Most of mine are originals so they are double sided, so is this a no go for me?
Thanks Arthur
Thanks! Can't wait to try it myself. Where is a good place to get self adhesive gatorfoam?
Great simple clean job to do! Thanks! Well done that demonstration!
Hello Robert,
I just became a subscriber because of your simple but effective presentation. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Warm regards from British Columbia.
Robert, great tutorial! Many thanks.
that looks great and not too hard! thanks for showing!
Loved your presentation. Good video from Sacramento
Hi Robert,
I have watched several of your videos and really appreciate you sharing your expertise. While some of your equipment (the awesome mat cutter specifically) may be more than what the average framer has at his disposal, the explanations in your well put together tutorials don't scare me away. I appreciate the education and just wanted to commend you on a job well done. Best regards and Merry Christmas to you sir!
Mick
+TheMick26 Thank you!!
Always helpful and fun to watch
Nice simple presentation. Thank you Robert. I tried the spray method with foamcore. Initially good, but got buckling on some of them.
+Steve F Spraying your own adhesive is more difficult because you have to make sure you cover every single part if the board,. That's why I like the self-adhesive gatorboard - it's totally glued to the paper without any gaps.
Thank you for.
If you wanted something more protected without glass,what would you do.
Will that adhesive harm the print?
I like the hanging system although I would want to do a French cleat for the top.
Take care of yourself and stay safe.🍻🌲
I always mount the two pieces of timber oil the back the other way. Then you can run a hang string or wire between them. They hang nicely to the wall.
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Great tip I'm just about to make some of these and was wondering the best way to hang them. I'll do it this way
You should recommend using a wide roller when applying pressure to the photo to avoid pockets of air to be trapped between the board and the photo, especially if the print is of a somewhat lighter paper weight.
Dear and Distinguished Instructor Rodriguez ! We’ll explain perfect 👌🏽 instruction , diction equals to none as all so the impressionable displays of your tools! Thanks 🙏Also special Thanks to You Tube .
Loved this tutorial..... have you done a tutorial on your archival process? Or is it part of the mounting and framing video?
Great tutorial. You made it really easy to follow along.
Thank you so much for this video! Very clear and well presented. thank you so much.
Hi Robert , You have inspired me once again. After 30 years in the industry I am going to start framing and printing again. What is the best way to frame a print without glass that's archival . Cheers Reg
Thank you for an excellent video. I am just starting out, but I feel like I can do this now. Great job.
For those inquiring about the Archival Process (I too wish Robert would make a video), here is what I do. It's not really possible to use a digital mat like Robert does in this video so I make the print about an inch bigger than the window of the mat I will be using. I mount the image that I printed with Pigment Ink (and then sprayed with UV protectant) on archival grade paper (usually no OBA content and a cotton rag or alpha cellulose base - no RC paper) by using Lineco Photo Corners. This is mounted to cotton rag museum grade mat board (the backer board). Essentially the print sits inside these photo corners and freely floats so it can breathe and also be removed if necessary, which is critical for the archival process. Then I'll cut a Mat window out of the same museum rag mat board (or have it cut for me), and attach the window to the backer board using lineco acid free hinging tape. At this point it's pretty much done. I don't love putting my prints behind glass but usually something is needed to keep the Mat window flat and prevent it from bowing so if it does go in a frame behind glass, it needs to be a UV safe glass in order for it to be "archival." All of this is done using gloves. Just my process. Would love to see Roberts.
Great video. Thanks for producing it. Do you never wear gloves? I'm always afraid for fingermarks. Especially on glossy paper.
Alas we here in the UK can't get the same Self Adhesive Gatorfoam board. I tried something 'similar' but of course it was roughly A2 and had been hand cut down from larger boards. It also exhibited some warping. Does the Gatorfoam come exactly A2? I utilised Canson Platine (Canson your boy is doing his job...) and it is a superb paper and apart from my less than perfect foam core it went down like a treat. The key is to take your time, make sure once aligned it is adequately weighted down and then just follow what Rob does. Once I had it fixed at one end I used a soft lint free cloth to smooth the paper down the length of the foam board as I laid it down. Pretty simple. Many thanks.
Great tutorial! My only recommendation/change is before gluing the boards to the back, pull the paper away to expose the inner foam so that the glue "anchors" into the crevices.
Great information and demonstration, thank you Sir. I am doing something similar with the backdrop for my model railroad set using gator board.
...excellent job, Sir...
Thank you for introducing me to Gator Board and simple presentation :-)
+Ronald Turski You're very welcome!
Superb calm explanation that’s easy to follow, great work thank you.
wonderful tutorial!
Awesome presentation. Mounting made easy. Thank you very much for posting this!!! :D
Could you please share your source for self-adhesive gatorfoam board?
+Robert Rankl www.foamboardsource.com/self-adhesive-gatorfoam-psgf064.html
Thank you, I should have looked further before I asked you. This is really an excellent video and will definitely be used to the fullest by me. :-)
+Robert Rankl no worries, always glad to help.
This company is no longer taking orders. WHere are you getting it now?
This is a great tutorial for mounting images. Thanks!
Your a great instructor! 🎉
Great tutorial.
What thickness of gator board do you recommend?
Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing tutorial...
Thank you for this. So informative!
I've been wanting to mount my prints different from the norm and this looks simple yet very effective! Good job! :D
Can you make a video about the methods of archival conservation? Thanks
Hi Robert,
Can you recommend any useful tut of how to prepare image for print.
great tut
+Dario Venturini Check my printing book: robertrodriguezjr.com/digital-fine-art-printing-book/
Thank you Robert for that excellent video. You have inspired me to get started to mount some prints myself using this technique. Awesome!!! I already bought the weights and the glue gun. I will probably buy 16X24 Gatorfoam to start with as this is a good 3:2 ratio as a standard camera shot. Could you please explain a little more in detail the holes in the wood strip and what kind of hook you would use to hang this and how you hang it? I would really appreciate that immensely!!!
Where did you buy the weights?
www.framedestination.com/framing-accessories/photo-mounting-supplies/leather-print-and-paper-weight.html
Cool! easy to follow tuturial
Are you still using this technique of gatorboard or have you updated it to a different material? Thanks love the video!
When is your next workshop...and location..please
Nice work!
Excellent video. Thanks
Very informative, wonderful presentation! Thank you for making your video.
Thank you for sharing your techniques.
how do I glue print canvas to Gatofoam board? Great Video for regular prints.
Another super video Robert. I still didn't find a supplier in Germany or Europe that sells this Gatorboard :-( I guess you're in the US, but if you or any of your viewers know where I can buy this self-adhesive board in Europe I'd appreciate it. Thanks
Excellent. Very well done.
Great stuff! Which papers would you use for archival purposes?
i have been watching artist all day on you tube. I think it amazing what I have seen today . Thank you for sharing your amazing art. I love how professional you are . I like that people are not all about perception and just how real everyone is. No big budget fake crap like Hollywood or TV just raw and real. Thank you again I really truly enjoyed it and learned something new.
Hi Robert, thanks for sharing your knowledge, appreciated. Always great video and ideas.
My question to anyone experienced is whether you know company which prints high quality canvases?
Thanks and Regards
Thank you for this excellent, professional presentation.
I am interested in archival mounting with Gatorboard. Is there archival Gatorboard? Is the Gatorboard adhesive archival? How would you mount something that has to be wrapped around the back? Can you staple into Gatorboard? Is there archival glue for glue guns?
Do you have a video where you do the same thing only making the print archivable? I found that the fine art heavy weight paper began to bubble after a few days using the self adhesive board, meaning that the adhesive is not aggressive enough for this heavy weight paper. This type of mounting works perfectly on regular weight photo paper, but not the heavier fine art paper, lost 5 or 6 large giclee prints and the boards mounting like this. Although, I was using a heavier foamcore and not gatorboard not sure if that would make a difference?? But I will now think twice before using this method on heavy fine art paper...unless your running it through a weighted rolling system...like cold lamination rollers.
Hey! I love your material ;)
I love it.... my question is I love taking pictures. I have a photo lab do them like Wal-Mart o the print need to be a mat finish?
I just watched your video, it was excellent. Is gatorfoam board easy to try afterwards if you want to? Thanks
Nice vid, thanks for sharing! QQ please: Can you use any brand/type hot glue or is there a special kind that doesn't interact negatively with the foam, i.e. won't melt it? TIA!
How long will this last? It looks fantastic and I prefer this look over a traditional frame. Is it good enough to sell? I'm looking for a way to display my landscape photography for a show later this fall that is not very expensive. Even buying frames and mattes for about $40 turns out being quite expensive and I would prefer a cheaper method.
Great video, as usual, Robert. I may have missed it, but what is the process you would then take to hang this? Are you attaching this to screws/nails in the wall in the holes you pre-drilled, or are you using wire?
+jpl5007 I hot glue 2 strips of wood to the back of the board to give it a raised look off the wall, then either hang using wall anchors or adapt to whatever the space is using.
This would look nice sealed in resin after you do that last step!!
hello from Canada. just subscribed. thanks for teaching so much. I'm wondering what printer you're using, and how do you set it up? I'm thinking of buying an entry level Epson to start with
Excellent video. Thank you so much.
Incredibly helpful!!! Thank you!
Thank You, just what I was looking for.
Thank you very much for this tutorial, it is well-done and extremely helpful!
Great video. What thickness of gator board do you recommend for large prints (20 X 30 inches and up)?