Picture Framed Hand

Picture Framed Hand

A Wood Picture Frame adds the sense of exclusivity and individuality to pictures. The difference with run-of-the-mill plastic or acrylic frame is all the more visible if the wood frame is intricately carved or embossed, hand painted or varnished in multitude of designs and sizes.

Until the 19th century the exceptional Picture Frames were hand-carved of wood, entailing a laborious and expensive method of production. With increasing popularity, the Wood Picture Frame makers came up with time-saving processes to mass-produce frames. Molds were made with original wooden carvings as patterns, and a material similar to plaster was poured into molds. Then ornamentation was applied to flat wooden backboards, and the frames were gilded.

The Wood Picture Frames are square, rectangular, oval or heart shaped. If one prefers a specific design then a custom-made Wood Picture Frame according to requirements can be ordered. One can also purchase them as table-tops or wall hangings. Table-top frames are in small sizes, in rectangular or oval shape, for single pictures or double, and are ideal for gifts or personal memories. The wooden hanging Picture Frames are hand-painted, carved or plain and mostly used for portraits or collages of pictures. Wood is also used with other materials for different façade and marketing strategies. Sometimes designs can be wacky and loud, when a wood base is used with gold threads, metallic or glass beads, tassels or twigs entwined around a cord.

A simple or engraved Wood Picture Frame is an ideal choice for people who prefer elegance to flamboyance. The early Wood Picture Frames were plain and all one color; today, we have cherry wood to glittering gold and silver, natural or semi gloss finish, lacquered or varnished, hand sanded or kiln dried. Whatever the process involved, the end result is a solid and durable Picture Frame, and more lasting than the picture it is framing.

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Am I allowed to do this?

I wanted to make hand painted picture frames, foot stools, name plates etc for kids and sell them. I WAS planning on doing whatever designs people wanted including stuff like Yo Gabba Gabba, Backyardigans (you get the picture) but then I thought about it a little more and am wondering if I can even do that? I can find all kinds of FREE clip art of these characters though, so then I thought well maybe I can. What is the correct answer here. Can I or can't I?

As long as you do not copy the actual characters from a licensed item, you are all right. Yes, clip art available free is a legal source of pictures. Also, you can use the Internet to learn HOW to draw many of the more popular characters. If you get close, little guys are going to be very please, they are not looking for perfection. As long as the colors are right, and the shapes are basically close, they will pass with the pre-school / elementary school set.

I think these would sell very well near the holidays, but I wouldn't count on making a killing. Hand made items are considered a luxury, and right now crafters are feeling a worse pinch than the general population.

So go ahead, work on your dreams.