Changing The Color Of Picture Mat

In between are tones.

Changing the color of picture mat.

When it falls more toward white it s a tint. A color s value is where it falls on the white to black ladder. Mix a little bit of your water based paint into the water. They coordinated with the old decor of the past 2 homes we had.

Unfortunately the mats did not. Different colors and textures of mats do different things to set off your art. If it does not work you can still buy new mats. Some people like drama some like soft low contrast looks and some like color unity.

I used 1 tbsp of water and a few drops of paint to get the color for my photo frame. Allow 2 hours for the primer to dry completely. Steps to create a watercolor picture frame mat. When it falls more toward black it s a shade.

Dip a paintbrush into a surface primer. The picture of blueberries is comprised largely of shades. I was ready to take it to my new framer for updated mats when i thought why not try to change the mat colors with a coat of gesso and paint. In matting it therefore shades should dominate.

Do this slowly a little at a time until you have the desired color you want. Brush the primer over the entire mat but ensure that you don t over apply the primer as it can leave dried lumps of primer on your mat.