Diy Frame Mat Board

All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores.

Diy frame mat board.

You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting. Matboards range in a variety of colors and cores depending on your needs. Then it s just a matter of cutting the bristol board to fit the frame. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.

Many a large mat are double the cost of a piece of uncut mat board yowzers and with that said i do collect photography prints and frames and have spent plenty a dime on professionally made or store bought mats but all too regularly find myself dealing with two issues. Take the frame apart and use it s existing mat as a tracing guide. First you need the mat board and image you will be framing. 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.

How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter. A matboard sometimes referred to as a mat is a cardboard like material which sits between a frame and your photograph or artwork to give it a more finished look. What is the purpose of a mat. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

The two main purposes of matboard are for decoration and protection. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.