How To Make A French Mat For A Picture Frame

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How to make a french mat for a picture frame.

How to make a picture frame. French matting looks like a series of frames drawn around the mount. Traditional french matting is an embellishment technique used in the past mostly for engravings and botanicals. Now it is used to give depth to the mount or image.

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. The addition of a sleek well cut mat can greatly enhance the look of any framed picture but having a mat cut and frame made commercially can sometimes cost more than the picture itself. Https youtu be 0ibr 7n5rem xii print by mike m. In this video i show you how i did a custom frame and mats for some artwork.

If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. It started as several sheets of paper of different sizes piled up in order to protect the painting. Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. Pat has expanded atlanta.

The english mats created at this time were similar to those from france but at times the english mats were dark with opaque lines a style which worked well in dark interiors and in contrast with the maple and gold frames that were popular. French mats continued to be popular into the 20th century. 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 it in. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.

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