Whether you are a first-time picture framer or an experienced individual, this Masterclass series has episodes for you.
Award-winning Framer, David Wilkie GCF will teach you picture framing techniques through clear, detailed video demonstrations.
There are 18 episodes divided into standard level for the beginner and advanced level for the more experienced framer. David explains basic skills such as how to square board, up to more technically difficult techniques like creating double mounts with offset corners.
You can learn in your own time by playing the video at your workbench and following David’s clear instructions, or by just relaxing and watching an episode at your leisure.
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After spells in the military and motor racing, David Wilkie GCF opened The Eagle Gallery Epsom, England, an art gallery and picture framing workshop, in 1993.
David soon established a reputation for quality work, at times pushing the boundaries of design and convention. He was a finalist in his first national framing competition, 1997, and won his first award the following year. Over the years, David has been a consistent finalist and winner of numerous framing competitions. He was one of the first to qualify as a Guild Commended Framer (GCF) in 1994 and became a Guild examiner for the London area. David also served on the Guild’s Framing Standards Committee. He opened a second gallery and framing business, The Eagle Gallery Carshalton, in 2002.
David has also lectured and demonstrated framing for the Fine Art Trade Guild, trade shows and various companies in the industry. He has written numerous articles for trade magazines such as Art Business Today, Picture Framing Magazine, 4 Walls and The Picture Business. David is currently an instructor at the Wessex Framing School.
In 2016 he relocated from South London to Silverstone, back to his roots in motor racing and started a new venture, Silverstone Framing, to specialise in creative framing, teaching and demonstrating.
In this series, David offers easy-to-follow, clear instructions to teach those new to framing or those wishing to improve specific techniques and basic mount cutting skills.
In this series, David shows you how to tackle more sophisticated framing techniques. The episodes are ideal for the experienced framer wishing to enhance their skills or those who have already completed David’s initial Keencut Picture Framing Series.