Picture Framing Mounting Options

Mat or Mount Options

at Artists Framing Services Berwick

At Artists Framing Services we have a huge amount of options when it comes to choosing your mat style for your picture frame.

We do either recommend you having a mat or spacer in your frame to keep your artwork or poster off of the glass.

Please note that we do not recommend placing any artwork or item directly against the glass in any frame as glass can draw the moisture out of your artwork, painting or whatever it may be.  We will suggest against it on consultation but 100% leave the decision up to the customer.  We also recommend that you do not hang any frame in direct sunlight.

Standard Mat

At AFS we use two types of mat board.

  • Alphamat Artcare Coloured mat boards which is a high quality board with 100% Virgin Alpha Cellulose, is fade and bleed resistant and buffered to Maintain Alkaline pH.  Acid and Lignin free and best of all comes in 150 different colours plus a selection of fabric and textured mats also.  View the Colour Chart and Specifier by clicking here.
  • Peterboro 100% Cotton Fibre Rag Board, which we use on most our work but especially for the galleries and artists that we frame for.  This is a HIGH quality board which we stock in the three main colours of White, Warm White and Traditional White (Cream).  View more info here.

 

STYLE OPTIONS

Standard 2mm mat.

Most our framing is done with a 2mm mat surround which add to the style of the framing but also will act as a 2mm spacer to keep the artwork from touching the glass.

Double Mat

A double mat is two single mat joined together with the option of the spacing between the mat to be adjusted to suit the size or style of the artwork.  This looks great with either two white or off white boards for artwork such a colourful watercolours or also look great with a combination of two coloured alphamat boards.

Raised Double Mat

The raised double mat is the same as the double mat but we place a piece of acid free foam core between the two mats to create a shadow and to add another dimension tot he style of your frame.

Fillet in Mat

A Fillet can add a lot of elegance to your framing without distracting from your artwork.  Whether it be a Black, Gold or Silver fillet, it can dramatically enhance your picture frame.

Timber Slip in Mat

Artists Framing Services offer an exclusive Painted Timber Slip which we can add to your mat to add depth.  It raises the bar when it comes to picture framing.  It really adds a lot of elegant character and will create a talking point with your customer of friends.

Float Mounting

Another option in place of placing your artwork under a mat, you may wish to have it float mounted.  If you print is printed on a nice thick paper and has rough torn edges this is a way to expose them edges to create a different look with your framing.  We can also raise you print on some acid free foam core so it sits forward in the frame.  We would use a foam spacer to separate the glass and the backing board and shown in the photo below.

 

If you have any further questions you can call us on 03 9707 3211 or visit our showroom at 13 Intrepid Street, Berwick VIC 3803.