What Is A Poster Mat

When should you mat a picture.

What is a poster mat.

This will ensure that the image will not fall through the front of your mat. Choose colored mats by the frame and tone. The color of the mat should be present in the photograph and match as closely as possible to the lightness and tone of that color in the photo. It protects your artwork from damages and helps enhance the presentation.

If you have an 8x10 image your mat opening always needs to be slightly smaller than the image itself. Medication assisted treatment mat is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a whole patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Well for large custom framed concert posters or movie posters we usually recommend the straightforward look of a full bleed custom. Traditionally the mat will cover about 1 4 inch of the image below.

Mat board aka frame mat photo mat matte board is a board that sits between the glass of your frame and your artwork. Choose your mat board s outer dimensions. The website can walk you through how to do a custom mat opening or you can call or office 972 479 1188 monday friday between 8am 5pm central and customer service will help. Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color.

Ideally you should mat a picture whenever you frame it. This high contrast photo from permanent press editions is matted with a reveal in our gallery frame in dark walnut and we love to how the illusion of multiple layers mirrors the photograph itself. If you measure only the exterior of the edges of the frame then you will have a hard time fitting the poster into the space. There are a few rules of thumb for choosing a mat color.

The image above shows the frame and image sizes of our standard mat openings. 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 putting mats in a frame is called matting a term which can also usually be used interchangeably with mat. Redimat offers a wide selection of standard outside dimensions for our precut mat board sizes. The frame must accommodate both the poster and mat.

For plain frames colored mats are easier to match. For a poster that size i d select a mat border border between 2 4 inches. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. Choose a frame with the right style.

Measure the dimensions of the area where you will insert the frame rather than the exterior size of the poster. Keep in mind that the larger the mat border the bigger the materials and greater the cost.