How To Make Mat Board Frames

Then it s just a matter of cutting the bristol board to fit the frame.

How to make mat board frames.

Cut the second mat board to the exact specifications of the first. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame. If you ve selected a mat of a fanciful color or design it should be the one you use for the window mat as it will be front and center in the frame and complement the. Depending on the thickness of the frame foamcore board can be substituted for mat board.

Its guides allow for mat frames as narrow as 3 4 or as wide as 4 1 4 hurray for accommodating both the subtle and the chunky came with both a mat knife and a push style bevel cutter i m ready for action. From the homepage hover over the picture frames tab and browse frames. These boards come in large sheets and can be adapted to large projects. Take the frame apart and use it s existing mat as a tracing guide.

I ll be using its sturdy fixed guide rail for all kinds of consistent cuts but it s perfect for cutting mat board. Be sure to go through them to make sure you are getting pieces with no marks or bends. 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. Foamcore typically has a colored top ply an inner white foam ply and a white back but some foamcore is colored all the way through.

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. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Cut the second window frame mat. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard.

Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color.