Although most mat openings are square or rectangular, shapes can be cut to mimic irregular art shapes. Special cuts are not just used for appearance.

Mats can be cut with more than one window opening. Doing so allows you to place more than one picture in a frame. This works

This shows the same print matted with three different colors. None of the choices are wrong, they are just different. Dark mats tend to allow the

Fabric covered mats can add a richness to your frame designs that paper surfaced mats may not provide. Fabrics can be used on art, photos, etc.

A bottom-weighted mat is one where the border below the image is wider than the borders above and beside it. This technique is used both for