How To Mat Board Photos

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

How to mat board photos.

Prepare the mat board and the mount board by measuring them to fit in the picture frame and make careful cuts in the mat board to create the border for the picture. For this reason it is important to leave the image as free as possible to move within the picture frame the two primary ways of achieving this are. Mounting techniques using photo corners and archival hinging tissue. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.

The mat serves as a protective barrier between the image and the glass. Every mat consists of at least two boards. Blick is pleased to offer uncut matboards and pre cut mats for decorative conservation and archival applications plus foam board and mounting board for posters presentations or craft projects. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.

Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. 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. Shop for matboards and art framing supplies that include glazing materials mat cutters clamps and more. The window mat which contains the opening that displays the image and the mounting mat or back board on which the image is affixed.