Don't get stuff framed at a craft store.
If it's a really expensive cel, and you're
worried about preservation/conservation issues,
go to a real art gallery and have a person who
knows something about art take care of it for
you, as opposed to the high-school kid who
happens to know how to use a mat cutter and a
glass cutter but doesn't happen to know about how
to treat art. ;o) They'd be able to tell you
about options like UV-filtering glass and vacuum
sealing.
If it's not something you want to treat like a
museum relic, there's nothing that a craft store
can do for you that you can't do for yourself.
^_^ Buy a frame you like. If you buy glass
separately, be careful--- they're not always cut
properly, and there may be some wiggle room. Buy
a pre-cut acid-free mat in a craft store. The
matting will keep the cel from pressing up
against the glass, and the acid-free part will
keep the cel from being damaged by the gases the
paper lets off. Buy acid-free photo corners and
some kind of acid-free backing. Use the corners
as a nondestructive way of keeping your cel from
slipping around in the frame. Seal it all up, and
ta-da. There are more details and more
instructions in the archives if you do a search,
but that's the basics. ^_^ You could probably get
a nice little setup for about $50 if you go all-
out... much less if your frame is simple. The
biggest cost will definitely be the frame.
Good luck,
-Cres |