B-TIER technique
India ink wood staining — instant black picture frames without fumes
100k ft — What is this?
India ink wood staining — instant black picture frames without fumes
50k ft — Why care?
An artist stains raw wood picture frames with India ink (Speedball) to get the thin black-metal-frame look. It dries almost instantly and, unlike stain, doesn't smell.
10k ft — Key takeaways
• Cheap way to get a gallery-style thin black frame for your own work.
• India ink works as a quick, odorless black stain on wood frames.
5k ft — Tools & techniques
Speedball India ink
ink staining
1k ft — Deep-dive / try it
🖋️ Unconventional Wood Staining Hack! Who knew pen ink could work wonders on wood picture frames? I’ve always liked the look of thin metal black frames around artwork, so it became the inspiration behind the way I frame my own work. Now you know!
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Transcript excerpt
I get a lot of questions how I make my frames and believe it or not, I actually use pen ink. Well, India ink to be specific and some of the benefits are it dries almost instantly and the biggest benefit is it doesn't stink at all.