How To Double Mat A Picture

Attach the picture to the mount board with photo corners.

How to double mat a picture.

If you re new to the world of custom framing you may not have come across double matting before. The supplies you ll need are. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame. Don t worry if the mats aren t lined up perfectly you will measure the cut lines for the accent mat off of the edges of the show mat.

Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam board and individual mats cut around each section. The process for a double mat is the exact same except there is another dimension called the reveal to consider. The offset dimension is what determines how much of the bottom mat will be shown. Place the show mat color down and using double sided tape preferably acid free tape the accent mat color down on the back of the s how mat.

Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold. Slip a photo corner over each corner of the picture remove the adhesive and press the corner down onto the mat board. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. Position the picture in the middle of the mat board.

The reveal determines how much of the bottom layer of matting shows. You can buy these at your local craft store. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. It s a pretty simple technique done by layering one mat on top of another so that the bottom mat acts as a decorative border around your framed artwork.

Double mat 2 mats one mat on top of the other. The top mat has a slightly larger opening than the bottom mat to allow a small border of the bottom mat to show around the image. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. Double mat reveal.