Frame Without Mat Meaning

We currently offer no mat single mat double mat floated island mat and article framing for your artwork.

Frame without mat meaning.

This simple frame and detailed photo go perfectly well together without a mat. Frame and mat configurations. This allows the pastel to look less like a print or poster which commonly have a wide surrounding border. One larger size without the mat and a smaller size with the mat in place.

Many pastel artists are abandoning traditional mat and frame presentations and replacing them instead with wide wood frames. This allows the buyer to use the frame as two different sizes. This is the actual size of the window of the frame glass. The mat is placed on the bottom then a smaller piece of foam mat is mounted to the mat and then the artwork sits on top of the foam mat maybe 3 16 of an inch above the decorative mat.

These works are attracting the attention of the canvas buying public. With a mat it might be perfect for an 8x10 or 8 5x11 print. That s not to say that a mat won t work for larger pieces as well but we may recommend a narrower mat in proportion to the artwork. An 8 x 10 standard frame may come with a 1 1 2 mat which allows you to frame a 5 x 7 image as well.

If you have a series it s better not to mat. As of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased. Remember our shop can always help advise on the ideal mat size. I wanted to use the full width for the image.

Matching your frame and mat is rarely a good option. For instance an 11x14 frame may have a 1 5 wooden profile. So an 11x14 frame will be appropriate for an 11x14 print with no mat. If you re choosing a brown frame you probably don t want to use a brown mat.

If your photo framing project involves a series of photos that are closely related to one another or were all taken on the same day it might be better not to mat. You can choose your optimal mat style in our online frame designer and learn more about our current mat styles here keeping it simple is our mantra her. Larger artworks and pieces that have a built in border might look great framed full bleed meaning the artwork goes all the way to the frame s edge. Recently i was printing a panorama for a show with a 36 size restriction.

Many standard frames also come with a mat. Commonly oil and acrylic paintings are displayed with a wider wood frame that may or may not. The same goes for a red frame and a red mat. Mats can break up.

While it may be tempting to use the same color the likelihood of the mat and frame matching perfectly is pretty slim.