Hey friends, I hope you're enjoying episode 1 of the series. The next Episode will air on January 22nd on KZfaq. All 8 plus bonus content are available RIGHT NOW on Patreon: www.patreon.com/baumgartnerrestoration Also, stay tuned for the regular restoration videos; those aren't going anywhere ;)

I love how Julian interacts with the artisans to put them at ease. It is so clear that they knew he was coming and dressed up to be on camera, and that they were nervous as heck. But once he go them talking about their craft they warmed up and felt like they were just having a conversation with him and forgot about the camera.

As a gilder and frame conservator for 35 years I am glad to see you in my realm. To let people see that there is difference between a frame made from factory made pre-finished length moulding. As was explained during the interview of these craftspeople, it does take hours to produce a finished frame. "Can you just..." is usually possible; however, you cannot have it in a day or two. I have had projects that take over a year to complete. There is a reason why sometimes a picture frame can cost as much as or more than a work of art.

Julian is really representing his audience by looking at everything and going "can I touch it? Can I use that? I wanna try making the thing!"

It's very gratifying to see all the younger people keeping the old skills alive

This is giving me PEAK PBS vibes! I absolutely love this series so far!

This video could have been an hour long, or more, and it would have easily held my interest. This is going to be an amazing series, and I look forward to the next segment.

I LOVE the focus on all the artisans and not just the craft itself! And Julian is just hilarious as he runs around the studio wanting to get his hands on everything and try it all out 😂

He credits each person. Wow, love that he is giving credit to these craftspeople.

I just fell in love with Eva. She reminds me of my mom. As an immigrant I can appreciate that she learned a craft that she wouldn't have learned in her native country, that is if she did something else over there.

18:13 Julian mentally cleaning that painting 😂

This man is a natural presenter.

OMG I'm SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES!

Loving this do far! Can't believe this is free, thank you Julian, the professionals and everyone else involved!

I love how he asks all the "basic" questions even tho he probably knows the answer or can quess bcs of his knowledge of the surrounding topic, but we dont know, he asks for us :-)

I like knowing "the why" to most things in life. Once I get " the why" everything makes more sense, such as why are frames so expensive? This series will help me learn "the whys". Thank you.

It’s actually crazy how something of this quality is available on KZfaq for free. Great job!

As a Custom Picture Framer, I appreciate you taking the time to show the artisan’s behind the frame. Thank you.

Wow this brings back memories - as a teenager in the 70's I worked for my uncle who had his own picture framing business and recall visiting Armand Lee to pick up frame stock while making deliveries to his customers.

I really appreciate how he’s asking questions he already knows the answers to so we get a full explanation

Thank you for bringing these good folk to our attention. Much learned, much appreciated,

So excited for this series!!! I know NOTHING about art (i.e. the technical aspects) and I can't wait to learn more!

As someone who works in the custom picture framing industry in Australia where we mostly have to use pre made mouldings, it was fascinating to see how full bespoke frames might be made. I wish this type of work existed here because I would love to do this.

Blown away by Juan and his talent as a master carver.

FIVE THOUSAND SAMPLES! My method for dealing with framing is to ask the framers "what would make this art look good?" and ask for a low, medium and extravagant budget suggestion. They absolutely LOVE this approach.

“I love work, I can sit and watch it for hours.” One thing that has always fascinated me is seeing how experts in any field do their job. I’m really looking forward to this new series, so much new to learn!

April seems like such a fun, nice and kind person. Its amazing how happy people are when they're doing something that they love.

I now have the perfect phrase that describes me: "I'm gonna go find a mess to make!" Thanks, Julian!

From a faceless voice brushing dirty dust into the camera to making a documentary series on a lesser known but very important craft. Incredible!

🌟 Given his decades if work in Restoration, Julien has great access to these unsung craftsmen and I love how he is documenting their stories. This is what KZfaq should be for. I wouldn't mind even paying for such content!

As a frame myself, i really appreciate the attention you gave us today Jokes aside, it's a f a n t a s t i c episode and i know it will be a marvelous serie 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Stop, no, this was SOOO good! Can't wait for all the new episodes! The way you let every single artist shine, how you tried things out while being super respectful at the same time, how you made people comfortable in front of the camera - and the production quality of all of it! Crazy. Thank you for sharing.

Julian: as an interior designer who is in & out of framing shops all the time, I’m loving this “Behind the Canvas” type video. This is such a worthwhile video for so many reasons. Thank you. Carol from California

I’m in love with this series already! In a world that loses craftsmanship to tech every day, these artisans are beautiful and deserve their chance to be shown!

I think you have a hit here Julian! An excellent idea. I was a graphic designer in chicago for 37 years and have heard of this frame company, and yours as well. I cant wait for the next chapter. Keep rockin it Julian! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My bed head and I are present and accounted for. Class is now in session!!

YES SO PUMPED FOR THIS SERIES you’re giving us the behind-the-scenes tour and coffee chat that we would never have access to otherwise 💚

Ooof. When he was talking to the artisans and showing all those frames in that main lobby place, I was thinking to myself, 'Man, I feel like a kid in a candy shop.' And then he actually says that at 17:00 or so! I feel so giddy right now. I should be so honored to visit not just museums, but places like this. Thanks for taking us with you, Julian!

It is great to see this side of Julian, he is as good at handling people as he handles paintings 😊

Super excited for this series!!! Can’t wait to hear about all the different pieces! (I hope washikozo is an episode!)

Honestly, Julian, I have not been this excited to watch KZfaq in years. I am so very looking forward to the rest of the series. I've not even finished this episode yet but already I'm hooked on learning about framing! Thanks for doing this.

I have always been a Baumgartner fan even though I have 0 knowledge of arts. Loving this new way instead of just restoration

It's funny that you opened this video with an anecdote of being at the Prado in Madrid. I started watching your channel a little more than a year ago because I found it as a relaxing and soothing way to end a long day. I slowly found that I could not watch your videos right before bed because I was so fascinated and wanted to watch even more. Although I do not have the patience or steady hand to be any good at art, I wanted to know more about the craftsmanship and sometimes since of art and its preservation. Fast forward a couple months after first watching your videos, I found myself in Madrid at the Prado. Although I have always appreciated these types of visual arts, I have never particularly sought them out. I enjoyed the paintings substantially more than I would thought, and that was due to the knowledge I gained by watching your videos. Your attention to detail and way of explaining it to laypeople absolutely enhanced my experience.

Julian is just the best. I love the passion and dedication he puts into everything he does, and to see that he brings that out in others with their crafts is just such a treat!

This is like This Old House for art. That's rad.

What an exceptional and much needed addition to the greatest videos of Mr. Baumgartner.

I love this concept!!! Don’t get me wrong, I love watching and listening to Julian restore paintings! But! This is like finding out all the steps that go into a project!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What an interesting new series. :) Behind the scenes gives a whole new appreciation for his craft of restoration. I do the same with leather. Boots, gloves, purses, etc. It's why I love his restoration videos so much. Especially since I used to paint. A few standard paintings (very few and years ago), but I mostly painted table top miniatures. Thank you Julian for your hard work and thank you to those at Armand Lee for allowing you to share their shop.

It’s a fine art Bamboo Steamer from RonCo! Seriously, so few people truly realize what time, effort, and talent goes into handmade art, be it an oil painting or a frame. It’s great to see that some skills are still practiced even though they’re centuries year’s old. Thank you for highlighting all these unsung and eminent artisans.

This series is going to be so freaking cool! I got my degree in Museum Studies and have worked as a Curator, Archivist and Preparator and I'm also an abstract artist, so these videos merge all of my worlds and interests together! MUCH LOVE!!!

That was fascinating! As an interior designer I sometimes had to guide people to what would be the best style for their architecture. Much like the frames for artwork. Some people are more open to suggestions, some are locked into what they want even if it is not the best choice. That gentle guidance is an art, too. Sometimes I succeeded, sometimes I failed. The best designers more often succeed. Thank you for the inside peek.

The compot part was so awesome. An entirely new fine woodworking method and material I have never heard about. It's like woodworking fondant.

Itd be really cool to hear what a conservator like yourself recommends what materials artists should use to do their art on. Like how long a canvas will last or how long wood will last and the benefits of using different materials and how long theyll last. Ive been doing art for a few years now and id love to know what i can do to ensure my artworks will last and remain in the best condition

My first job after getting my art degree was working in a frame shop. But we didn't get to build frames from scratch like that. Amazing skilled work. I'm so happy there are still shops doing custom work. The one I worked at went out of business 20 years ago.

Simplemente espectacular, muy buena idea llevarnos a conocer lo que hay detras de un marco. Impresionante labor de quienes con sus manos elaboran cada una de estas obras de arte. Felicidades

This is awesome. I have old mirrors and two huge 1800s frames with my great great grandparents in them that all have damage. Seeing that there are people that know the craft gives me hope they can be repaired someday.

One of the thing that I I love to do when visiting museums is admiring all the 'custom made' frames, specifically desained. From this video, one frame that already have sample from the 5000 samples in the company, can take hours to make, I cannot imagine how many days/weeks for one customised frame to make. Especially if you have to craft the frame with the name of the painter too. Unfortunately sometimes we forgot all of the artists that make beautiful frames.

Wow! It is so cool to see all the artisans doing their awesome work! Great job Eva, and Armand Lee crew!! ☺️💓

Brilliant! You've hit on something very special here, Julian. You are shining a beautiful light into a much neglected corner of the art world. I look forward to the next episode and wonder if PBS will snatch you up for a series before it arrives. Your skill here interacting with these fine artisans, the questions you raise and the topics you bring up, is top notch -- every bit as engaging as your restoration videos -- and that's saying a lot. Bravo!

In this video you spoke of "the cream of the crop." Well, you are truly the cream of the crop when it comes to youtube. The production values on your normal videos are already PEAK (and the intros are amazing) but this video is a step beyond. This feels like something I'd see on discovery channel.

I really am looking forward to watching each documentary in this series! The craftsmanship on display for each aspect of Art - frames, canvas, brushes, transportation - are all equally worthy of Julian's careful attention!

This channel goes from strength to strength. It is fascinating to see the artisanship that goes into the frames. I look forward to the next installment of this series.

Julian lubing up to guild a frame. Now we've seen everything on this channel! 😂

My European ancestors were "framers" for the arts in Linz, Austria. I had no idea of the level of skill and complexity involved. Thank you, Julian (let alone Armand Lee!)

Amazing work by Eva and the Staff at Armand Lee. So much craft that goes into the frames. The meticulous process involved and the experience that goes into it is art in and of itself. Great work!

I always love to see craftspeople doing their work. This is fabulous!

Looking forward to this. 😊

As someone who has worked in and lived near Chicago for a few years now, its fascinating to see a local store engaging in such beautiful craftsmanship. Fascinating series and behind-the-scenes look at a lesser observed part of the art world, just like the normal content of this channel. Looking forward to seeing more!

Such a menagerie of unlikeable characters! Julian and that poor gilding girl (Chelsea?) really really shone! Thank you so much for this series! What a treat!

I was a custom framer for 10 years. I knew this type of fine art framing existed, but I never saw it, and retail framing is the pits. I would've loved this!

I love it when people have so much passion and attention to detail for their work ❤

I've been so looking forward to this "Behind the Canvas" series, thank you Julian.

The frame is just as much a work of art as the painting. Good job of showing us the artists.

I loved this first episode, I'm so excited for this series and I absolutely loved April's vibe! ❤

I am so please you are doing this series. Really helps people understand all of the things that go into framed art!

What a great series this is proving to be. Love the Chicago accents, too! It’s so fun to listen to people who are passionate about their craft.

Julian, I have watched your for quite a while now and when you said you going outside your own studio to discover the more about the behind the scenes goings on, I couldn't wait and you haven't disappointed me yet. OMG the amount I am learning about it all and I am so thrilled. This series is going to be nothing short of amazing!!! Thanks you and I can't wait for the next episode.

i have worked as a framer since 83, this frameshop is great

I really appreciate, that you act as if you don't know some of that stuff by heart. I really like that you go to there open minded, as if you don't know anything, so we can learn. Also: The "teacher" doesn't have to assume your level this way and every error that you might have had, will be eliminated. Love it!

I had 2 artworks conserved by a local framer and they died the most amazing job. I asked about the frame for the bigger one and they said don't change it, out suits the work. The other picture, they suggested and found as really suitable match that i loved. They are amazing people.

If the Rest of the Series is like this then i cant wait. Really well made and an intruiging look behind the scenes for us Couch potatoes

Woof...such a long wait!

I can’t believe I get to watch this for free. Well done 🎉

So cool! A good frame is magical. My husband had a couple of sketches he bought years ago, fairly inexpensive (on the order of 5-15 euro) and one year we splurged on custom frames for them. Completely elevated the art work from "nice" to "showpiece" and we've had them in our living room now for years. My grandmother worked in a frame shop and specialized in framing textiles. Even after she retired she still took on occasional commissions for several years for the owners when particularly unusual or unique textile pieces would come in since the new person didn't have the same expertise. There is so much time, skill, and human knowledge and learned experience that goes into a custom frame - they really are pieces of art in and of themselves.

I love this series! Thank you so much!

loved the first episode! it was world-flipping to see Julian in an environment he was unfamiliar with, I was so surprised 😂 can’t wait for ep 2!

Thank you for this. Even though I am a maker of things, I still sometimes forget to think about how much work goes into things. Thank you for the reminder.

Julian this is amazing, Netflix level. You need your own Netflix special like now!

This is better than TV Show Quality; great work. I love seeing what's "behind the canvas"!

Juan is very talented! All of the artisans are, honestly. What a cool series! I'm excited!

This was so interesting and informative! Great video!! Thank you to both you and the Armand Lee crew!

I was, at first, disappointed that you were going in a totally different direction, BUT, within only a couple of minutes, I was completely hooked! Thank you Julian; for showing me something, I know very little about, in a way that makes complete sense----I probably know more about film-making than your average viewer, so thanks too for your skill, in putting these wonderful craftspeople at their ease, so they could share their delight in their craftsmanship! .I'm looking forward to the next episode already!

I don't know why I have tears in my eyes now. I mean, these are just picture frames. But it's become so rare to see someone do something so beautiful with real, tangible enthusiasm - it's kind of heartbreaking. We're losing something very important right now.

3:41 - Julian, you're a Tom Petty fan, how cool! In all seriousness, thank you for this video. It's nice to see that there are still craftsmen and artisans who care as much about their work as you.

My goodness! This was so interesting and eye opening. The things I need to frame I can usually get from the dollar store or Wally World and it’s perfect. To have artwork that deserves a custom frame is scary and mind blowing. Now I understand better why framing is so important.

Alright, I realized I caught the trailer after it had been a week. So hello again. This episode did not disappoint. Very excited for the next episode!

These were the fastest 22 minutes in my life. Amazing.

What a great start to the series! Interesting, natural, informative, and it helps that you understand the craft so it doesn’t feel staged. Great job! 👍

What a great series this is going to be. I love seeing the craftspeople work their magic.

April big smile is so welcome, im already enjoying