Picture Mounts, Frame Size A4 (Overall Size) With Equal 35mm Borders, Choice of Colour & Quantity [Bright White, Pack of 10]

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Otherwise, even though your mat window will reveal the artwork properly, the paper will not fit inside the frame and will need to be trimmed. Now all thats left is to attach the photo into the back of the mat and pick out a nice 11" x 14" (28cm x 35. A double mount can be used when you really want to use colour in the mount, but don’t want to overpower it. Why do photographers go to the bother of signing a photograph in the first place, its not as if its a piece of original artwork?

The only way to find the dimension of a mount is by eye – what looks right, pleasing and harmonious with the artwork. This ensures that the mat will slightly overlap the image without any gaps that would show the white of the paper. I fully take on board the point that good design and proportions are achieved through personal perception and not through a rigid rule.

In terms of appearance, the option you choose for your picture mount will have a profound effect on your finished framed piece, whether it be it a photo, painting, or pencil sketch. Sorry, but I'm an ex-engineer and would like to know where this theory comes from and what it is based on.

You have the flexibility to purchase custom picture mounts separately or as part of a frame package.The extra width at the bottom creates an optical balance without which the base appears to be narrower than it really is. I would be interested to hear your views on whether most picture framers use mats that have equal margins on the top and sides, but a larger margin at the bottom. Personally i like big mounts on photographs - you can achieve very striking effects with wide mounts and fairly stark frames. However, do you think I should use this mat, or would it be desirable to get one custom made so that it adheres to the "balance rule" referred to above?

I have a template, or diagram if you prefer, that describes a method for placing an image in the optical centre of any size mount.Suffice to say this has not gone down too well with the college, because the students are producing finished articles, that are not in keeping with the current teachings. What seemed to work well is to have the area of the aperture in the Golden Ratio with the area of the window mount (i.