Double Matting Colors

If you want to take matting a step further you can skip the regular white or black top mat altogether and go for two colors that complement whatever you re framing.

Double matting colors. Bevel cut to give your photo a professional finish. Order custom matboards online in any size and color to perfectly display your art work. No minimums and wholesale discounts available. Thicker 4 ply mat board with 1 6 or 0 0625 thickness each.

B w w b if you d like to mat with a black mat without weakening your shadows or if you d like to. Choosing a mat color based on dominant colors. The number one online store since 2012. Lighter colors in the matting help to pop a composition that has bold elements in the foreground such as roy lichtenstein s blam which looks suitably dramatic in a stark white over a black mat.

Choosing the correct colors when matting your art is one of the crucial parts of frame design. The mats really make the photos pop and makes me look like i know what i am doing. If you choose this method the eye of the viewer will be drawn to the art. Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color.

We have economy decorative and conservation grade matboards provided by crescent matting. Different colors and textures of mats do different things to set off your art. Buffered to a neutral ph acid free non conservation above industry standards so your photo will stay protected for longer. Here s how you accomplish that.

If you get it wrong the mat color overwhelms or draws the eye away from your art. Double mats a single mat is a matboard border traditionally about 2 wide that surrounds the artwork and separates it from the frame and the glazing. If the piece has a focal point and there are background colors you can. A double mat is essentially the same thing except a small reveal of another color mat lines the edge of the artwork between it and the top mat.

This technique looks especially great with black and white prints photos or really anything that might be craving some extra color. Acid free double mats to complement to your photographs. Our double mats are. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard.

All matboards are made cut shipped and supplied in the usa. If you get the colors right your art looks its best. A very common way to choose a mat color for your portrait or piece of art is to choose one that will help bring out the dominant color of the piece.