Post #495378 by Miss Monk-ii on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 3:04 PM

Hello Okolehao,
I finally wanted to post a picture of my Song Shen in its framed state.
It took a long time, but here it is.

From the glare on the pic you can tell that I had it framed with glass.
And I know that velvets generally are not framed this way, but the reason behind it was the fact that I have too many animals and too much dust to stand much of a chance of keeping the picture clean. The frames offset the glass from the canvas so that the velvet will not be compacted and the glass itself is museum glass which means that with the exception of the flash it does not show a reflection, allowing the user to see the content without background obstruction. I chose a frame which has a very organic feeling, it is ribbed like a coconut, and the inner frame color aproximates the girl's satin skin. The inner frame was also necessary to offset the black background from the dark frame.
I am very happy that I managed to get this picture and I hope that Song Shen will continue to paint many more.
Maggie