Picture Framing for Beginners Author:Prudence Nuttall A good frame will transform a painting and make an exciting picture out of a modest sketch. These days when a great variety of ready-made mouldings are easily available, simple picture framing may be successfully and inexpensively undertaken in the home with the minimum of materials, a few basic tools and a certain amount of accuracy. The author... more » explains and deals with all the various types of frames, mats, mounts, slips, and flats from the traditional recessed to the simple baguette type. She suggests the most appropriate mounts and frames for water-colours, etchings, sketches or oil-paintings and discusses in detail with step-by-step illustrations the process of measuring, cutting, mitring and the fixing together and finish of the frame. There are many excellent diagrams and illustrations.« less