I then spray painted my mat giving it about 2 coats.
Change mat frame.
Fortunately a large print of a favorite scene in charleston has a variety of colors and would look nice in the home we recently moved to.
Picture mats also give your photos painting or drawings a professional look even if they weren t made by a professional.
Picture mats serve a couple of different purposes in photography.
Instead add a linen liner to create the same transition from art to frame that mats do for pictures on paper.
We offer hundreds of high quality customized frame styles mats mounting options to give your artwork that custom look it needs.
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Finding artwork you love is a lengthy and expensive process.
But for canvas art mats don t work.
Mats are great with photos posters fine art prints diplomas or watercolors.
Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard.
Have a local craft store cut the mat board to your measurements or you can also cut the mat yourself with a metal straight edge and utility knife.
While it may be tempting to use the same color the likelihood of the mat and frame matching perfectly is pretty slim.
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First they allow you to fit a smaller photo in a larger frame for display.
Seafoam blue was my accent color in the surrounding prints so i knew that was the color i wanted to use on the mat.
Plus choose from a large selection of over 275 frame sizes and styles to complement your final piece of framed art.
If you re choosing a brown frame you probably don t want to use a brown mat.
Linen liners can be added to any linen liner compatible frame and to 3 4 framed stretched canvas.
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Changing mat colors with paint.
Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color.
Matching your frame and mat is rarely a good option.
They coordinated with the old decor of the past 2 homes we had.
How to mat and frame artwork.
You might notice in the process picture that mid spray it gave the mat an ombre effect.
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Unfortunately the mats did not.
Frame and mat configurations.
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