Matting and framing your work matting your watercolors protects and enhances the look of your paintings by cleanly defining the image edges and isolating your image in a uniform neutral or complementary background.
Common watercolor mat sizes.
Our website s custom build a frame allows you to enter your artwork size and using these dimensions automatically calculates the recommended mat window opening and frame size.
When you want to frame artwork with a unique size order a custom frame to get an exact match for your print.
Frames for unique print sizes.
Mats are made from mat board which should be made from all cotton acid free fiber.
Using a lighter mat on the outside and the darker on inside will help to direct the eye to the painting.
Note that in many watercolor competitions they require a white mat so it is better to double mat in white.
It depends on the size of the frame the amount of space on your wall and how much you want to spend.
A 4 inch mat would result in a 24x24 inch picture frame.
On our site you can create a frame up to 40 x 60 inches.
Cheap joe s art stuff offers a variety of matboards mounting board pre cut mats mounts and mat frames for framing and presenting your artwork.