How To Make Picture Frames

<p>This master class will tell you how to make a picture frame like this one.</p> <p><strong>You will need:</strong></p> <ul><li> a few ceiling borders;</li><li>wood coating;</li><li>black or dark brown acrylic paint;</li><li>gold acrylic paint;</li><li>acrylic varnish;</li><li>superglue;</li><li>a piece of cardboard or an old box;</li><li>a picture.</li></ul> <p>You may use a face side of a box of chocolates as a basis for the picture. Mark the work side. To do this you need to cut the picture carefully and put it on the box. Then trace it with a marker from all sides measuring the future frame. Do it with the top and a side.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/piWh7JT_1jEQCNkh38GImuhtXQA=/95adbd5cf89346719daabaf7b9bad4c2"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/piWh7JT_1jEQCNkh38GImuhtXQA=/95adbd5cf89346719daabaf7b9bad4c2" data-image="26587"></a></figure> <p>Cut the ceiling border watching the joint angle to be neat and accurate.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/dGsD4PbtOdy97qW1cerxOLXrYoU=/7771240cb51f45bcaa5951e58619bb5e"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/dGsD4PbtOdy97qW1cerxOLXrYoU=/7771240cb51f45bcaa5951e58619bb5e" data-image="26588"></a></figure> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/X4htXRDHPE9CRnTbEQIvEqxTUwo=/73d300b99acf4bb79ee1f51482a4f3e9"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/X4htXRDHPE9CRnTbEQIvEqxTUwo=/73d300b99acf4bb79ee1f51482a4f3e9" data-image="26589"></a></figure> <p>Carefully glue the frames of ceiling border to the cardboard.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/CFdzT-vls_1sNA4f7lM1m4rmY2E=/d22331ce07d8478f9c49d1f2523ecc47"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/CFdzT-vls_1sNA4f7lM1m4rmY2E=/d22331ce07d8478f9c49d1f2523ecc47" data-image="26590"></a></figure> <p>Cut the redundant cardboard off.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/2QQjowMteXju8Nz5TarUvPBSVt0=/6a3bf8dbf94949468e6a685c5994112c"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/2QQjowMteXju8Nz5TarUvPBSVt0=/6a3bf8dbf94949468e6a685c5994112c" data-image="26591"></a></figure> <p>And now begins the most creative part. Carefully cover the border with the wood coating smearing every roughness. Leave it do dry.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/aqrAN1FbWyCobvvMD3yg-nS9qPg=/f07bd1e0cee641c5989b79543183ed4b"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/aqrAN1FbWyCobvvMD3yg-nS9qPg=/f07bd1e0cee641c5989b79543183ed4b" data-image="26592"></a></figure> <p>Paint the frame twice using a thin paintbrush each time allowing it to dry.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/xnFIrgELC62y0HFix3udnrOxcCs=/05490a86a3e947238b245a1c753d043a"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/xnFIrgELC62y0HFix3udnrOxcCs=/05490a86a3e947238b245a1c753d043a" data-image="26593"></a></figure> <p>Squeeze some gold paint out to a horizontal surface.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/G80jhHhgviDjPX4q1bnyCIjoMJs=/e422ae41f7f045a3bd95eff830f1143f"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/G80jhHhgviDjPX4q1bnyCIjoMJs=/e422ae41f7f045a3bd95eff830f1143f" data-image="26594"></a></figure> <p>Take a very small amount of the gold paint using a dry sponge and start making the gilding. You should make light sliding almost weightless moves. After some little effort, you should get something like this.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/M1ccmjpnCvs-jkz2BQ75t3eStq8=/22eef8597f1d4a298daeedaf43abc21e"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/M1ccmjpnCvs-jkz2BQ75t3eStq8=/22eef8597f1d4a298daeedaf43abc21e" data-image="26595"></a></figure> <p>The only thing left to do is to glue your picture in the frame and hang this composition on a wall.</p> <figure><a class="images-link" data-lightbox="gallery" href="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/DAikA1VQrVyXaYvRLb2nPPvWcqs=/d55ca49346a54abda91a0e1109a74294"><img src="https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/unsafe/fit-in/1000x0/https://abbigli.ru/thumbs/DAikA1VQrVyXaYvRLb2nPPvWcqs=/d55ca49346a54abda91a0e1109a74294" data-image="26596"></a></figure>