Artist Zone
Welcome Artists! Here you will find friendly, helpful and impartial advice about framing your artwork. Questions? Feel free to get in touch using the contact form at the bottom of the page.
What is Bespoke Framing?
Bespoke framing is a fancy way of saying "made to measure" frames. They are frames of your chosen type and colour, that are made to fit your artwork, rather than you having to trawl round the shops looking for one the right size. Our frames are handmade from either wood or from Polcore (very sturdy plastic frames made from 80% recycled polystyrene) and they all contain glass as standard. Unlike cheaper 'supermarket' mass-produced frames, our frames are designed to last for many years.
Pop into store and our friendly team will take you through framing your artwork.​
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Bespoke Services available instore -
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Canvas stretching - over stretcher bars, which we can cut to bespoke sizes.
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Variety of different glazing options, including non-ref, AR70 non-ref artglass, UV99 protective glass and acrylic glazing.
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Bespoke mountboards/matts - can be cut to size on our computerised mount cutter. We can also cut a variety of different shapes in mount openings/apertures, such as circles and triangles. We can cut multiple openings/apertures into a single mountboard.
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We now offer Raw Wood and Timber Frames, that can be stained to a finish of your choice (or that you can take away and paint/stain to your own colour choice).
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Bespoke Printing - we can 'print to size' your images instore (up to maximum width of 44 inches). This means you aren't just stuck to producing regular print sizes. We have high quality printers that can print standard and giclee quality prints, a choice of paper types and quality, we can also print onto canvas.
We offer local artists and Art Club members a small discount when framing their work in store.


Preparing your work for framing
Follow these tips for hassle-free framing when you visit the store!
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Make sure your paint is dry
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Wet paint can smudge, or transfer onto other parts of your artwork or onto others artwork.
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Does your work need trimmed or squared?
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Need you art trimmed? No problem - we have trimmers in store. Please mark where you would like us to trim using clear pencil lines.
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Don't sign your work too close to the edge!
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Leave at least 1cm from the edge when signing, to avoid your signature being covered.
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Decide your frame type/colour before visiting the store​​
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Help save our staff valuable time by deciding your frame type/colour before visiting. Use our FREE visualiser on our Bespoke Framing page to try out our frames on your image, from the comfort of your home. You can even request a quote by clicking on the button - we can save the quote and access it in store for you, when you arrive, saving you even more time! Yay :)​
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Bespoke Printing Service
We now offer a fully Bespoke Printing Service both instore and now also online.​ Bespoke means that we can print your artwork to a specific size, as well as to any standard size.
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We offer a variety of papers from standard Matte and Lustre papers to Giclee standard Innova and Hannemuhle Fine Art Papers. We can also print onto canvas, which can be stretched, upon request.
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We use Epson and Canon fine art printers for our printing service and we only use genuine Epson and Canon inks, to ensure your prints are top quality. We offer a range of paper types from our trusted UK suppliers.
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Find out more on our Bespoke Printing page.
Artist Gallery Space, Print Sales & Print Licensing
New for 2025, we have started to offer local artists a gallery space in our front window. Spaces currently run in 2 month blocks and on a first come first serve basis. We operate a gallery contract for the window space and we don't charge fees, but we do take a small commission on your artwork sales from the Gallery Space, to cover our admin time and VAT. Interested? Get in touch! :)
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We have also started running a licensing contract for local artists for print sales (online & instore), where they agree for us to sell some of their prints on their behalf. Artists who sign up will have £0 outlay and will receive a royalty payment for each print sold. Interested? Get in touch! :)​


Useful Links
Here are some links to some useful guides & articles we have gathered from across the web. Links are to external sites - we aren't affiliated with them and we don't get commission if you click on the links.
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Online selling guide about Copyright and Contracts
Useful guide covering important legal aspects for anyone looking to start selling artwork and prints online.
Making money from Art (a helpful student article)
Helpful student article about making money from art. Non-students may also find the section on Social Media quite helpful, this article is definitely worth a read!
General article about making money from your art​
Another helpful article about making money from your art.
Guide to Artist Contracts & Agreements
Looking to exhibit? This article contains a general overview of Contracts and Agreements and is well worth a read through.
Get in Touch
The Framestoreuk Ltd
263 High Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1JH
01592 267323

