Learn How to Mat Artwork and Photography
Want to learn how to mat your artwork and photography? Once you know how to mat, you can save a lot of money by ordering mats online and matting your artwork yourself. If you are an artist or a photographer and you sell a lot of artwork at art festivals, then it is well worth your time to learn how to mat your own artwork.
Learning how to mat is easy. You’ll need mats, mount boards, and an adhesive. You can buy all of these supplies for learning how to mat from Documounts. We specialize in creating custom cut mats. Ordering custom cut mats makes it easier to learn how to mat, because you won’t need to go through the hassle or expense of cutting your own mats.
Here is a simple explanation of how to mat artwork:
- Tape the mat board and the mount board together at the side, creating a hinge.
- Center your artwork on the mount board and close the mat over top of it.
- Adjust the art so that it is centered. This is the trickiest part when learning how to mat.
- Lift the mat and tape the artwork into place, double-checking that it is correct.
- Tape the mat to the mount board using double-sided tape or a loop of tape.
Learning how to mat artwork is as easy as that. Once you learn how to mat art, you can easily and efficiently mat your own artwork. There are other variations of this technique on how to mat art, depending on the type of adhesives or mount boards you want to use, but this gives you a general idea of how to mat art.
If you know how to mat art and you need to mat a lot of art, you’ll enjoy the bulk discount you’ll receive when you buy a large quantity of mats and mount boards from Documounts.
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