Single Mat
When mats were first introduced to framing, they were all a single layer. Today it is much more common to use two or three layers. […]
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Matting Ideas
Double Mat
Double mats allow you to add an accent color that can be used to help draw attention to the art by outlining it. However, a
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Triple Mat
Triple matting in picture framing involves layering three mats of varying colours and textures to create a sophisticated border around your artwork or photograph. This
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Mat with Fillet
Fillets are narrow mouldings used as an accent, either inside the lip of a frame or more often in mat openings. Fillets have more depth
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Mat with Spacer
Spacers can be added between mat layers for extra depth. The spacers can bring out inherent depth in the art, such as a landscape with
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Custom Openings Mats
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.
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Matting Multiple Openings
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
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Light-Medium-Dark Mats
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
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Fabric Mats
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.
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Bottom Weighted Mat
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
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