Matting A Picture Yourself How To

Make a t shape with the two pieces of tape sticky side to sticky side.

Matting a picture yourself how to. There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools. This short tutorial demonstrates one of the methods i use to mat my photos. 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. Attach the vertical tail of the t to the picture placing the tape on the top left.

I ll be using its sturdy fixed guide rail for all kinds of consistent cuts but it s perfect for cutting mat board. The mat will be placed over the picture and set into the frame. Framing photos and art is one of the most common projects i do. Place the picture face down.

Mats are used in framing photographs and artwork to center the focus of the picture and give it a sense of spatial depth. Its guides allow for mat frames as narrow as 3 4 or as wide as 4 1 4 hurray for accommodating both the subtle and the chunky came with both a mat knife and a push style bevel cutter i m ready for action. Do not use masking tape. Today i want to share with you how to cut your own picture mats.

Prepare the mat board and the mount board by measuring them to fit in the picture frame and make careful cuts in the mat board to create the border for the picture.