How To Mat Student Artwork

It s not at the top of an art teacher s to do list.

How to mat student artwork.

Turn the mat and attached page face down on your clean work surface. Who does the work. Remove your artwork from the backing and mat boards and set it to the side. Use your straight edge ruler to mark that distance from the outer edge of the mat in several places then use the straight edge to draw a light pencil line connecting the markings.

Mat board foam core bevel mat cutter blades utility exacto knife pencil. This video shows step by step how to mat a print using the. For average sized artwork about 11x14 to 30x20 the common mat width is 2. Between managing the art room and creating with students it often gets pushed to the back burner.

Use a ruler to make straight lines connecting each of the small marks you just made. Subtract the width of the piece from the width of your mat and divide by two. Place a weight so that the art doesn t move a heavy cup works well. This is how much space will be on each side of your mat.

Adhere the image to the backing board using one of the following methods. Secure mat and picture by firmly pressing tape down. Use a ruler and pencil to trace your measurements. Lay your mat window over the image and ensure it is still centered adjust until perfect.

It s hard to keep up with the ever growing pile of ungraded artwork and your backlog can. You should have two rectangles or squares on your mat board and one on your backing. Weoften lay it out on the floor to see how a group works before puttingit up. Center your art by laying it right in the middle of your backing board.

To arrange the artwork we begin with the largest worksand gradually add smaller works to complete the design of theexhibit. But where to begin. Sometimes works can be grouped attractively. Avoid touching the front side of the mat with your hands as you risk smudging dirt on it.

This tutorial will demonstrate how to cut mat board and foam core to mount an artwork on the cheap. Or in reality pushed to the middle of your desk. If you artwork is very large a 3 or 4 mat may be necessary to ensure an aesthetically pleasing ratio. If you artwork is smaller you might consider a 1 75 or 1 5 mat.