Spacers are ideal for a variety of professional picture framing applications.
- All archival applications involving glazing should incorporate spacers
- Spacers to keep the artwork or print away from the glass or acrylic to avoid image transfer and condensation damage.
- Photographs are particularly susceptible to humidity damage resulting from contact with glazing surfaces.
- Pencil, pastels, charcoals and even a child's crayon masterpiece should not contact a glazing surface as all dry mediums are very subject to image transfer.
- Textured mats, fillets, fabric wraps, needlework and float mounting would be flattened or distorted if not separated from the glass using a spacer.
Conservation Clear® picture framing glass offers the highest level of UV protection available in the industry. Over time exposure to indoor and outdoor UV light rays can contribute to fading and deterioration of art, photographs and other important personal keepsakes. Conservation Clear glass effectively blocks up to 99% of UV light rays to protect against fading and help keep framed pieces brighter, longer.
Technical Info:
• Blocks up to 99% of UV light rays
• Meets ISO 18902 and passes ISO 18916, by providing at least 97% UV protection
• Does not degrade or delaminate over time. Tru Vue uses a proprietary inorganic, silica-based UV blocking coating, which is "baked" into the glass substrate producing a permanently bonded coating.
Conservation Reflection Control® glass enhances the beauty of artwork with a matte-like finish that scatters light to minimize unwanted glare. Additionally, it effectively blocks up to 99% of UV light rays to help protect art, photographs and other important personal keepsakes from fading and deterioration caused by harmful UV light rays.
Technical Info:
• Matte-like finish to minimize glare and allows 89% light transmission
• Blocks up to 99% of UV light rays
• Achieves over 97% light transmission to enhance colors, brightness and contrast levels
• Meets ISO 18902 and passes ISO 18916, by providing at least 97% UV protection
• Does not degrade or delaminate over time. Tru Vue use a proprietary inorganic, silica-based UV blocking coating with a matte-finish, which is "baked" into the glass producing a permanently bonded coating.
Bring your pictures to life with claryl. "The Picture Glass"
The best way to admire a beautiful photo or an impressive work of art is in its full splendor. If you therefore decide to frame your picture, it is worthwhile doing it properly. So as well as choosing the right frame, choose the right glass. With claryl picture framing glass you will bring your photo or work of art to life.
Unlike normal window glass, reflectance in the case of claryl picture framing glass is minimal. This means that you can look at the picture in all its detail.
Moreover, the special claryl coating allows virtually all of the light through, so that the colors remain clearer and the picture is razor-sharp. In short, claryl picture framing glass ensures that every picture is beautifully displayed. claryl is suitable for any subject, be it a painting, a professional photograph and much more.
Since ®claryl has barely any reflection, it has a special effect when used to frame objects. Discover the claryl effect at Hampton Photo Arts if you are toying with the idea of professionally displaying your favorite collection.
MIROGARD® is the byword for a completely transparent special glass with an anti-reflective coating on both surfaces. With its unique quality SCHOTT MIROGARD® has a worldwide reputation for guaranteeing the highest possible viewing enjoyment of art. This high-grade special glass is manufactured using the Sol-Gel process in the world’s most advanced dip-coating plant. It is absolutely neutral in color and free from irritating reflections. In other words: when viewed in the normal way SCHOTT MIROGARD® glass is as good as invisible. It’s no wonder, therefore, that the world’s leading museums and galleries place their confidence in the proven quality of SCHOTT MIROGARD®. Virtually no reflections Conventional glass reflects about 8 percent of light. This results in an undesirable mirror effect. With SCHOTT’s optical interference coated anti-reflective glass the reflection is reduced to about approx. 1 percent and this means that it is virtually eliminated.
Highest transparency
Normal glass has a light transmission of only 91 percent. With SCHOTT MIROGARD® the figure is 99 percent. In other words MIROGARD® is as good as invisible.
The result: The brilliance of colors in works of art is reproduced without losing any of their original quality. UV-radiation protection All types of SCHOTT MIROGARD® glass reduce UV-radiation by absorption and/or reflection. Depending on the level of protection required various different versions of the product are available.
Hampton Photo Arts custom framing department offers an incredible selection of glazing and glass products. Our staff will help you find the perfect protection for your framing project.
While modern manufacturing techniques have allowed for the purifying of wood fibres into alpha cellulose (the highest form of fibre purity), matboards made of cotton still remain the choice for many framers of fine art. Fine art prints on cotton papers have remained vibrant and intact for centuries proving cotton’s benefits. For this reason many museums and framers feel that cotton is not only a time-honoured tradition, but provides the comfort and assurance that matted artwork will be preserved for future generations.
Double-thick matboards have become a popular design trend in the framing industry. The deep bevel of a double-thick board reveals and extra thick core and lends a dramatic effect to almost any piece. Hampton Photo Arts now offers Peterboro double-thick mats in both whitecore and conservation quality with many in oversize. Like those used in museums or galleries for exclusive presentations, these double thick boards will offer artwork that distinctive gallery effect and impact.
Unique free flowing organic designs are intended to give the look of a hand-embellished matboard. It is silk screened in gentle patterns that reflect current trends in faux finishing. This range has been created to reflect the subtle textures and colors of the world we live in.
Silk screened on our fully buffered White Core matboard
Peterboro Conservation is truly Hampton Photo Arts flagship product and represents the best value in conservation matboards.
SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT PETERBORO CONSERVATION
1. The Core The use of high grade Alpha Cellulose as the main ingredient in the conservation core. Alpha Cellulose can be distilled from cotton or wood, the higher the Alpha Cellulose content the higher the purity of the board. The Peterboro Company specify that the Peterboro Conservation core must have more than 90% Alpha Cellulose, industry specifications call for no less then 84 %.
Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.
Photography is an amazing art form. A photograph album is a catalogue of life's history as seen through the camera. People, animals, nature, holidays, celebrations and even disasters are captured instantly and recorded as part of history. It is through the powerful presentations of photography that we better understand the progression of time and life. Hampton Photo Arts has over twenty years of experience working with photographers as they seek to capture and preserve the history of families and communities.
When families get together, both children and adults love to look through photograph albums. They enjoy seeing the childhood photos of older family members and compare themselves to ancestors who lived a hundred or more years ago. Photos are among the most important treasures of every family. They should not be faded and dull. They contain the smiles, tears and emotions of generations. The staff members at Hampton Photo Arts display excellence in the art of photography reproduction. They work with the highest quality materials. They know how to create family memories that will be just as beautiful one hundred years from now as they are today.
Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art. Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes. Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.
Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough. Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added. Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture. Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.
Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper. Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper. Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable. Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets. The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.
Framing Supplies 
While modern manufacturing techniques have allowed for the purifying of wood fibres into alpha cellulose (the highest form of fibre purity), matboards made of cotton still remain the choice for many framers of fine art. Fine art prints on cotton papers have remained vibrant and intact for centuries proving cotton’s benefits. For this reason many museums and framers feel that cotton is not only a time-honoured tradition, but provides the comfort and assurance that matted artwork will be preserved for future generations.
Double-thick matboards have become a popular design trend in the framing industry. The deep bevel of a double-thick board reveals and extra thick core and lends a dramatic effect to almost any piece. Hampton Photo Arts now offers Peterboro double-thick mats in both 
Unique free flowing organic designs are intended to give the look of a hand-embellished matboard. It is silk screened in gentle patterns that reflect current trends in faux finishing. This range has been created to reflect the subtle textures and colors of the world we live in.
Peterboro Conservation is truly Hampton Photo Arts flagship product and represents the best value in conservation matboards. 
Photography is an amazing art form. A photograph album is a catalogue of life's history as seen through the camera. People, animals, nature, holidays, celebrations and even disasters are captured instantly and recorded as part of history. It is through the powerful presentations of photography that we better understand the progression of time and life. Hampton Photo Arts has over twenty years of experience working with photographers as they seek to capture and preserve the history of families and communities.