What Is A Matted Print

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What is a matted print.

Even a simple snapshot or a humble child s drawing takes center stage when it is properly matted and framed. The essence of every picture is its frame so said g k. When to float when to mat. To be matted is when they have a frame of paper board around the artwork before framing.

Deciding to mat or not to mat is sometimes a more difficult choice than it seems on the outside. Mounting the matted print on a rigid backing material can help eliminate the risk of this type of damage. On the one hand matted artwork makes it obvious at a glance that you put a lot of effort into your photo framing but on the. Not real shur but seems like it would be lines going criss cross in a sguare fashion but dont take that for granted it could be wrong.

The print itself displayed within the matting border can be easily wrinkled torn or otherwise damaged. Posted by dara segal on sep 15 2014 as of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased. Matted prints will generally lack the rigidity to be handled or displayed. Most common print sizes and frames.

So youve finally decided which of your newest photography adventures are worthy of being printed and decided on a frame to show off your artwork. In the picture framing industry a mat or matte or mount in british english is a thin flat piece of paper based material included within a picture frame which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other more practical functions such as separating the art from the glass. Matting provides a wonderful way to showcase a special photograph or painting. Chesterton in his usual puckish way.

Are you going to mat it. We currently offer no mat single mat double mat floated island mat and article framing for your artwork. Instead of measuring and figuring out the right dimensions of the frame and the mat board yourself refer to our list of the most common mat opening and frame sizes based on your print or photograph. Matting helps showcase art or photos.

If i m understanding the question correctly matting a picture painting photograph or print though usually the latter two means. Login to reply the answers post. Photo and art prints are often matted however which adds another dimension to your framing project.