If you need supplies for matting a picture and framing it, then Documounts is the place to shop.  Documounts sells everything you’ll need for matting and mounting a picture and framing it.

Matting a picture and framing it is easy.  The first step to matting a picture and framing it is to buy your mats and frames.  With our wide selection of mats and frames, you can easily create the right display for your art.

If conservation framing is your priority, use an archival mat for matting the picture, and framing it behind UV acrylic.  Matting a picture and framing it in this way will offer the utmost in protection for your artwork.  Also, use an archival mount for mounting a picture and framing it.  When matting and mounting an original picture and framing it, always use archival adhesives.  We sell a variety of archival adhesives, such as linen tape and conservation paper tape.  These are excellent choices for assembling your picture and framing.

In addition to archival matting and framing options, Documounts also carries pH neutral and economy mats for matting an open edition picture and framing it.  For instance, if you are matting a poster, an open edition print, or any type of open edition picture and framing it, then you can use a pH neutral mat.

When you sell a picture and framing together at an art fair, it is far more appealing to customers than an unframed picture.  Matting the picture and framing it saves the buyer the time and effort from having to do it themselves.  If you are an artist or a photographer who sells a lot of artwork at galleries and art fairs, then you’ll particularly enjoy the bulk discounts you’ll receive when you buy a lot of mats and frames from Documounts.

Documounts sells both custom cut matting & picture frames.  We also sell precut matting & picture frames that are readymade.  Our wide variety of matting & picture frames means that you’ll be able to design the perfect display to showcase your art or photography.

Here are some tips for choosing the best matting & picture frame for your art or photography:

To protect and preserve your original artwork, use archival matting & picture frame with UV acrylic glazing.  This combination will provide the best possible protection for your artwork.

If you would like to create a more sophisticated presentation, try double or triple matting. Picture frame mouldings that have a deep profile would be ideal for this kind of framing.

To frame black and white photography, consider using a white mat with a black core, inside a black picture frame.  This combination of matting & framing would create a stylish contemporary presentation.

If you need to buy a large quantity of matting & picture frames to display your art for sale at art galleries and art festivals, then you’ll love the bulk discounts you’ll receive when you buy matting & picture frames in bulk from Documounts.  You only need to buy 4 of the same custom cut mat to receive a discount.  When you buy more, the discount gets even bigger!  You only need to buy 4 wood custom picture frames to receive a discount, or 3 readymade wood picture frames.  These discounts make it easier for artists and photographers to stock up on matting & picture frames.

Documounts also sells everything you’ll need to assemble your art inside the matting & picture frame.  To put together the matting & picture frame, you’ll need supplies like adhesives, glazing, and hanging wire or hangers.  Documounts sells all of these matting & picture frame supplies, and more!

If you need to buy a lot of mats and frames, then you will love the volume discounts you’ll receive when you buy your mats and frames from Documounts!  Our generous bulk discounts are ideal for artists, photographers and galleries that need to buy a lot of mats and frames to display artwork at gallery shows and art fairs.

Documounts carries a wide variety of mats and frames.  We carry archival mats, pH neutral mats, and economy mats in a variety of colors.  We offer a selection of custom cut wood frames and metal frames.  The wood frames are also available readymade in standard sizes.  With all of this choice of different mats and frames, you can easily create the right combination of mats and frames to showcase your artwork.  Our high-quality mats and frames will bring out the best in your artwork.

The best news about our volume discounts on mats and frames is that you don’t need to buy a large amount of mats and frames to receive the discount.  You only need to buy a few mats and frames to qualify!  When you buy 4 of the same custom cut mats, you’ll receive a discount.  The discount gets even deeper when you buy even more of the same custom cut mats.  When you buy 4 custom cut wood frames, you’ll receive a discount.  If you buy 3 readymade frames, you’ll receive a discount.  When you buy 12 of the same metal frames, you’ll receive a discount.  It’s easy to save money on mats and frames when you shop at Documounts!

Documounts also sells all of the basic supplies that you’ll need to assemble your artwork inside the mats and frames.  We sell glazing, mount boards, adhesives, hanging wire, and a host of other supplies for putting together your mats and frames.

Documounts sells a wide variety of art framing supplies.  Once you have all the right art framing supplies, you’ll be able to frame all of your artwork and photographs on your own, which will save you lots of money in the long run.

The most important art framing supplies that you’ll need are mat boards, mount boards, frames, and glazing.  These are the fundamental art framing supplies that determine the appearance and presentation of your artwork.  Documounts has a vast selection of mats, mounts and frames for you to choose from, including readymade frames and precut mats, as well as custom cut frames and mats.

The other essential art framing supplies that you’ll need are basically the tools that will assemble your art safely inside the mats and frames.  These art framing supplies include adhesives such as archival tapes or mounting corners, hanging wire or hangers, and assembly hardware.  While these art framing supplies are not usually seen or noticed by people viewing the framed art, they are all nonetheless crucial art framing supplies for properly framing your art.

When choosing the best art framing supplies for your project, keep in mind whether you need archival art framing supplies or whether you can use non-archival art framing supplies.  This is mainly an issue when you are choosing mats, mounts, and adhesives.  If you want your artwork to last for generations, then use archival mats, mounts and tapes.

Documounts offers bulk discounts on many art framing supplies, such as mats, mounts, frames, and much more.  This is very handy if you are an artist or photographer who actively shows and sells your artwork at art fairs and art galleries.  Buying these art framing supplies in bulk will help reduce your costs – a savings that you can pass along to your own customers!

Click here to see our Just Starting Out page – a great introduction to what you will need.

A picture mount is an essential part of displaying your work.  The picture mount provides a sturdy surface that will protect the artwork.  If you are an artist or a photographer and you sell your artwork at art festivals, then you definitely want to sell your work mounted on a picture mount.  The picture mount will protect the art from damage while it is on display in racks or bins.  Picture mounts are also essential if you are framing your art, because it serves as a solid, protective backing board.

Documounts sells a variety of picture mounts.  The best picture mount for you will depend on what you are mounting.  Here are some guidelines for choosing the best picture mount for your needs:

• If you are mounting an original, one-of-a-kind work of art, a limited edition print, or a vintage photograph, then you should use an archival picture mount.  A museum-quality archival picture mount will help to protect the artwork from chemical deterioration.  Documounts carries 2 types of archival picture mounts: archival foam core and Bainbridge Artcare mounting board.
• If you are mounting an open edition reproduction, such as a print or a photograph, then you can use a standard picture mount.  Standard mount boards are acceptable for non-archival mounting purposes.  Documounts carries standard quality, non-archival foam core and Bainbridge 2UB and 4UB chip board.
• If you are mounting an inexpensive poster, print, or photograph, then you might consider using an adhesive picture mount.  However, you should only use an adhesive mount board if you are absolutely certain that you’ll never want to remove the picture from the mount board, because it is very difficult to remove a picture from adhesive mount board without damaging the picture.

Documounts offers bulk discounts when you buy picture mounts in large quantities.  You only need to buy 4 of the same custom cut picture mount to receive a discount.  When you buy more, the discount gets even bigger!  The discount gets bigger at each of the following amounts: 4, 8, 16, 48, 250, 1000 & 5000.

In addition to picture mounts, Documounts also sells adhesives, mat boards, frames, and many other matting and framing supplies!

Mounting photos is easy and affordable when you buy your mount boards from Documounts!

We specialize in creating custom cut mount boards for mounting photos in nearly any size. Documounts sells three different types of mount board for mounting photos: archival, standard, and adhesive.

Archival mount board is the best choice when mounting photos that are unique, vintage, or part of a limited edition.  Archival mount board will protect your artwork against environmental pollutants and chemical deterioration.  Archival mount boards like foam core or Bainbridge Artcare mounting boards are ideal for mounting photos that you want to preserve for a lifetime.  Archival foam core is available in two thicknesses: 1/8” and 3/16”.  The 3/16” foam core is ideal for mounting photos that are large, because it is extra sturdy.

Standard mount board can be used when mounting photos that are part of an open edition.  Standard mount board is not archival, so mounting photos with standard mount board will not protect and preserve your photos the same way that archival mount board will.  Standard mount board includes foam core (1/8” thick and 3/16” thick), as well as 1/16” thick Bainbridge 2UB chip board and 3/32” thick Bainbridge 4UB chip board.

Adhesive mount board should only be used when mounting photos that are inexpensive.  Mounting photos onto adhesive mount board is permanent, so it will be difficult (if not impossible) to remove the photos without damaging the photo.  Mounting photos onto adhesive mount board is also more difficult than mounting photos onto regular mount board, so take that into consideration as well.

If you need lots of mount board for mounting photos to sell at art fairs, then you’ll enjoy the volume discounts you’ll receive when you buy 4 or more of the same custom cut mount boards from Documounts.  When you buy more, the prices get even lower!  The more you buy, the more you save.

Documounts also carries other supplies that you’ll need for mounting photos, matting photos, and framing photos!

Selling your artwork or photography inside a matted picture frame makes it more appealing to buyers.  Artwork that is for sale inside a matted picture frame is more attractive to buyers because it is ready to hang.  Art collectors also enjoy purchasing artwork inside a matted picture frame because the matted picture frame seems to complete the artist’s vision for the artwork.

You can easily and affordably sell your artwork inside a matted picture frame when you buy the mat and frame from Documounts.  We sell pre-cut mats and readymade frames, as well as custom cut mats and custom cut frame mouldings.  This ensures that you can easily create the best matted picture frame to showcase your artwork.

We sell a wide variety of mat boards, allowing you an abundance of choice when putting together your matted picture frame.  You can use an archival mat, a pH neutral mat, or an economy mat.  We sell mats in nearly any color you can imagine, so you can easily design the perfect matted picture frame that brings out the best in your artwork.  You can also create a matted picture frame using mats that are extra thick, such as 6 ply mats or 8 ply mats.  These types of matted picture frames create a more stunning and sculptural presentation for your art, due to the deeper bevel of the mat.

Documounts offers volume discounts on mats and frames.  If you need to create a lot of matted picture frames in order to sell a lot of artwork at art fairs or art galleries, then you’ll enjoy the bulk discounts you’ll receive on high-quality mats and frames at Documounts.

To create a matted picture frame, you’ll also need glazing, mount boards, and an adhesive – all of which you can also buy at Documounts.

Bainbridge mount board is the best mount board that you can use to mount your artwork.  Documounts sells a variety of different types of Bainbridge mount board, so you are sure to find the right mount board to suit your needs.  We sell archival Bainbridge mount board, standard Bainbridge mount board, and adhesive Bainbridge mount board.

Archival Bainbridge Mount Board is available in the following formats:

Archival foam core – available in white in two thicknesses: 1/8” and 3/16”.  This type of Bainbridge mount board is lightweight yet sturdy.  Both thicknesses are available for the same price.  The thicker foam core is recommended for larger works of art.  These Bainbridge mount boards are made with MicroChamber technology that help protect your artwork against environmental pollutants.

Black archival foam core –  available as 3/16” thick foam core.  This type of Bainbridge mount board is the same as regular archival foam core, only it is black.  It is a good mounting choice when you are matting with a black core mat board.

Bainbridge Artcare 4 ply mount board – This Bainbridge mount board is part of the Bainbridge Artcare product line. Made from alpha cellulose, it is 1/16” thick and is ideal for those who want to mount with a paper mount board.

Standard Bainbridge mount board is available in the following formats:

Standard foam core – available in white in two thicknesses: 1/8” and 3/16”.  This lightweight and sturdy Bainbridge mount board is excellent for mounting open edition reproductions.

2UB Bainbridge mount board – 1/16” thick chip board for non-archival mounting purposes.

4UB Bainbridge mount board – 3/32” thick chip board for non-archival mounting purposes.

Additionally, adhesive Bainbridge mount board is available as white foam core that is 3/16” thick.

You can order custom cut Bainbridge mount board in nearly any size that you need.  Documounts offers a bulk discount when you buy 4 or more of the same custom cut Bainbridge mount board.  The discount gets bigger the more you buy – so the more you buy, the more you save!

Documounts also sells adhesives, mat boards, frame mouldings, and other matting and framing supplies.

Documounts sells several different types of backing boards that you can use to mount your artwork or photography.  We sell archival backing boards, standard backing boards, and adhesive backing boards.  The type of backing boards that are best for you will depend on what you are mounting.

• Archival backing boards are the top-quality choice if you need to mount original, one-of-a-kind artwork or photography.  They are also an ideal choice for mounting limited edition reproductions.  In short, if you are mounting something that you would like to last for generations, then use an archival backing boards that will protect and preserve your artwork or photographs.

Archival backing boards carried by Documounts include:

• • Bainbridge foam core, available in thicknesses of 1/8” or 3/16”
  • Bainbridge Artcare 4 ply white mounting board

• pH neutral backing boards are a good mounting choice if you are mounting limited edition reproductions, such as giclees or photographs.

pH neutral backing boards offered by Documounts include:

• Foam core, available in thicknesses of 1/8” or 3/16”
• Bainbridge 2UB chip board, 1/16” thick
• Bainbridge 4UB chip board, 3/32” thick

• Adhesive backing boards should only be used when mounting inexpensive prints and posters.  Once you firmly adhere the artwork to the adhesive backing board, the attachment will become permanent and it will be difficult to remove the artwork without causing damage.

Adhesive backing boards are available from Documounts as follows:

• Adhesive mounting board, 1/16” thick
• Adhesive foam core, 3/16” thick

When you buy 4 or more of the same custom cut backing boards from Documounts, you qualify for a volume discount.  When you buy more than that, the discount will get even bigger.  The more you buy, the more you save!  This is ideal for artists and photographers who need to buy a lot of backing boards to mount their artwork to sell at art galleries and art festivals.

In addition to backing boards, Documounts also sells mats, frames, glazing, adhesives, and most of the other supplies that you would need to display your artwork.

Documounts sells a variety of mounting foam core to suit your mounting needs.  Ordering mounting foam core from Documounts is easy.  First, determine the quality of mounting foam core that you need.  This will depend on what you are mounting.

Archival mounting foam core

If you are mounting original artwork, limited edition prints, signed and numbered hand-pulled prints, or important or valuable paper memorabilia, then you should use archival mounting foam core.  Archival mounting foam core will both preserve your artwork by providing a steady support and also protect your artwork against chemical deterioration by neutralizing environmental pollutants.  If you need to mount something that you want to last for generations, then use our museum-quality archival mounting foam core.

Archival foam core is available in two thicknesses: 1/8” and 3/16”.  Both sizes are stiff yet lightweight.  The thicker archival foam core is ideal for mounting larger works of art.  Both sizes of archival core are available in white.  The 3/16” mounting foam core is also available in black.

Standard mounting foam core

If you are mounting open edition reproductions, such as giclees, photographs, or posters, then you can use our standard mounting foam core.  This foam core is not archival, so it will not protect and preserve your artwork like the archival foam core will.

Standard mounting foam core is available in two thicknesses: 1/8” and 3/16”.  Both sizes are available in white only.

Adhesive mounting foam core

Adhesive foam core is acid-free, but not archival.  Therefore it is suitable for permanently mounting inexpensive prints, photographs and posters.  One side of the adhesive mounting foam core is self-adhesive, so you can apply the artwork directly to the foam core without the need for extra adhesives.  The artwork will be permanently adhered to the board, but you will be able to reposition the artwork before the bond becomes permanent.

After choosing the quality of mounting foam core that best serves your purposes, choose the thickness that you will need, and then decide on the size of your mounting foam core.  Next, enter the quantity of mounting foam core that you need.

In addition to mounting foam core, Documounts also sells mat board, frames, glazing, and all of the other supplies that you will need to display your artwork!