Thick foam board is a strong and lightweight material, which is extremely easy to cut with a sharp knife, it provides the user with proper cut edges and a surface that is easy to print photographs, or to paint. Foam boards are generally used to mount prints and photographs to back the picture frames.
Foam boards consist of three layers and it comes in different shapes, sizes and colors and also the foam boards can be used to make architectural models and interior designs. The archival quality variants are used in the foam boards by numerous manufacturers. So, let’s talk about numerous aspects of a foam board that might help you with its uses.
Overview
If we talk about the regular boards then the surface of those boards is different than the thick foam board, as they are acidic but for modern uses such as archival framing and art mounting purpose the boards can be produced as a neutral, by making it acid-free and adding buffered surface paper, in numerous sizes and thickness.
With the foam core boards, the user can also make different foam board projects as these boards are easy to cut and provide a better surface for art and craft purposes. However, these boards also come with a cladding of polystyrene, plastic sheets, and a textured finish. So, the choice is yours.
The foam boards are likely to go with the superglues only as the surface does not adhere to some of the glues and also some of the paints. The boards that are intended for mounting documents are available in the market as well, but these boards can be tough to use as the glue speeds up and sets fast.
You can use the foam board projects for making numerous objects for art and craft purposes, for showing interior designs, for making architectural objects or models, or simply to just hang in the walls by creating something beautiful in them. Also, these boards are used by photographers to bounce light to projects or objects.
Projects to make out of a foam board
You know, it is not always necessary to make projects out of expensive materials because sometimes the cheaper ones can get you better quality for making projects. Taking the inexpensive ones and turning them into a beautiful project is an overwhelming process. And that’s why you can also use foam core boards.
The foam core boards are completely flexible, which means you can cut and turn them into any shape or size, and a variety of colors is always available in the market. So, let’s check out some of the creative ideas that might help you use the foam boards right.
- You can create a burlap message board as it is simple to create and can be a good art for beginners. All you need to have is a white foam board, glue stick, knife to cut the board, burlap, furniture nails, and hot glue.
- Next, you can make planters to keep on the table, to give it a more natural and architectural look, you can use stick self-adhesive craft.
- You can create a chandelier by printing the design of the chandelier in the foam core board and then cutting it with a sharp knife.
