Drymounting
Dry Mounting is the process of bonding photographs, prints and artwork to another surface, called the 'substrate'. This allows you to
present your work completely flat, and without the need for any kind of aperture mount or
float mount.
This provides an immediacy of image, and is particularly powerful with photography.
For expert advice on all elements of drymounting your artwork, excluding diasec, then
contact A.Bliss for information.
Substrates
Museum Board
Available in 2.2mm
Drymounting on to museum board has all the advantages of a 100% Cotton rag acid free archival mount board. However, the surface is not as smooth as other substrates, and can result in an 'orange peel' effect.
It is a good option when
drymounting fibre based photographic prints.
Kappa Board
Available in 5mm and 10mm
Kappa Board is a tough lightweight board with polyurethane hard foam core manufactured in-line and free from CFCs.
It is superior to standard foam board as it is more robust, less prone to surface dents and hollows, and has aluminium liners for extra resistance to warping.
Foamex (Forex)
Available in 5mm and 10mm
This substrate is made from high quality foam PVC. It is an expanded, closed cell rigid plastic sheet with a fine cell structure and silky matt surface. Consistent sheet thickness and silky smooth surface give good result when mounting, while the crumble free edges greatly help reduce dust and debris.
Note foamex is not suitable for mounting fibre based photographic prints.
Aluminium
Available in 2mm and 3mm
Aluminium gives superb results when drymounting high gloss C-type and ciba chrome prints, minimising any 'orange peel' effect.
Also available is Dibond - a composite aluminium panel made of
plastic sandwhiched between 2 bits of aluminium. It is the same cost as aluminium, and more prone to damage, but it is more lightweight.
Note aluminium is not suitable for mounting fibre based photographic prints.
Diasec
About the Diasec process
Diasec is a patented process used for facemounting prints like photographs on clear cast acrylic which was developed in the late 60's.
The image is face mounted and bonded to the acrylic with a silicone sealant, and is
usually backed with aluminium or dibond.
Because of the different light penetration and refraction of acrylic compared to normal glass, it displays very sharp images with bright, vivid colours.
Diasec images can be framed in both box frames and tray frames, or simply float
mounted from the wall with a subframe.
