Matting A Pastel Print

Instead of the artwork jutting right up to the frame a mat provides a border of whitespace.

Matting a pastel print. A pastel painting can look elegant presented in either manner and i have used both over many years of pastel painting. But for canvas art mats don t work. When to float when to mat. My rational is that the public subconsciously associates matting to a lesser form of artwork.

Below are some examples of this matting style. You ve purchased a small print and it feels swallowed by the wall. Matting the most important thing about matting pastels is that the pastel should not ever touch the mat. With the sticks alread.

Artist susan pitcairn demonstrates how to set a pastel into a frame without the use of a mat. If you re matting think hard about doing it yourself. Instead add a linen liner to create the same transition from art to frame that mats do for pictures on paper. Pastels no matter how well secured to the paper will always shed a bit of dust.

Mats can break up series and distract from the flow of the story. If you mat with those background colors the artist s intended focal point will still draw the eye to it. Linen liners can be added to any linen liner compatible frame and to 3 4 framed stretched canvas. Currently i am framing in a traditional manner consisting of a simple wooden frame approximately 3 or 4 inches in width.

Posted by dara segal on sep 15 2014 as of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased. Often the accent mat the narrow inner edge will be another strong color in the art. Mats are great with photos posters fine art prints diplomas or watercolors. Generally the top mat will be darker on a dark work of art and lighter on a lighter work of art.

If this gets on your mat you get the joy of disassembling cleaning and reassembling your mat and frame. She uses econospace sticks by frame tek. We currently offer no mat single mat double mat floated island mat and article framing for your artwork.