How To Mat Prints For Selling

If you notice that one of your prints is more popular than others you may want to try offering it on a variety of items.

How to mat prints for selling.

Present cheap sell cheap. If you re not printing using archival quality ink and paper you must tell them you re selling them a print that is not designed to last as long as possible. You can print on mugs pillows t shirts and many other novelty items. If you don t and they test the print the backing board the tape holding the backing board and mat together or the mat around the print and find any of it to be acidic they will.

Apply the white artist s tape in two places. You can print in color or stick to black and white photography. A print should never be framed so that it touches glass or acrylic directly thus the mat. The window mat will now hinge onto the backing board.

Put a frame on it if you are in a gallery. Some photographers are doing well selling fine art tapestries. Apply a tab horizontally and a second tab vertically to form a hinge. You may want to try 100 cotton mat and backing inside a plastic presentation bag.

Turn the mat and attached page face down on your clean work surface. The image will safe from dust dirt in the bag and with only 100 unbuffered cotton touching the image edge it should be fairly safe. Present high dollar sell high dollar. Press firmly on the back of the tape to ensure it is well adhered to the mat.

Avoid touching the front side of the mat with your hands as you risk smudging dirt on it.