How To Frame A Picture With A Matte

Design consultant abraham hopkins shows how to turn a reclaimed window frame into a family photo collage.

How to frame a picture with a matte.

Moore deck the walls or the great frame up. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. To frame a picture go with a frame that matches the type of picture you re framing. All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores.

Choose from 14 frames 30 mat colors to create your custom design. When looking for a mat and frame try arts and crafts stores like michaels a c. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. Purchase mat and frame.

With the right color and style mat boards are the perfect way to elevate your framed art or photos. The dimensions of the window are a matter of preference but usually a 1 2 inch to 1 5 inch thick frame looks best. A custom cut mat and our white gallery frame are all it takes to make your finest press clippings to shine. To learn how to secure your picture mats inside of the frame scroll down.

Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. The mat and frame should enhance the picture or artwork. Also choose a large frame if you want the photo to stand out or a smaller frame if you want the picture to be more subtle. Uncut pre cut mats.

A mat can really make your photo pop and complement the flat nature of the medium. Frame destination offers pre cut mats in sizes to fit all artwork and frames or pictures as well as uncut mats for do it yourselfers custom framers and craft art projects like posters photos making boards and more. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame. Turn the page picture side up and hold the pre cut mat over the page to decide where you want the image in the opening.

In addition to improving the overall look of your picture a mat provides a gap between the picture and glass. Next cut a second picture mat to the same size but this time cut a window out from the inside of the mat to frame your picture. Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold it in. Fast production time and free shipping.

Personal photographs or smaller scale pics seem to transcend from casual snapshots to the realm of fine art with the addition of a mat. Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.