Photo Frame Without Mat And With A Spacer

Spacers are also useful for forcing the glazing and artwork backing to the front and back of the frame if the frame is quite deep.

Photo frame without mat and with a spacer.

If you just put a print into a frame without a mat or spacers contact with the glass can cause sticking buckling newton rings and a variety of other problems. For tips on how to achieve that look read our blog post on the topic. I wanted to use the full width for the image. Econospace picture frame spacers can also be used for floating art on mat board within the frame creating an illusion that your art is suspended in the frame without touching it.

The trick is to use spacers to create an air gap between the print and glazing glass or acrylic. This high contrast photo from permanent press editions is matted with a reveal in our gallery frame in dark walnut and we love to how the illusion of multiple layers mirrors the photograph itself. Since our econospace spacers are peel and stick no special tools are needed to use them. Well for large custom framed concert posters or movie posters we usually recommend the straightforward look of a full bleed custom.

However if a mat is being used between the glass and art spacers are usually not necessary unless the art has texture that may still come into contact with the glass despite the mat. The photo above shows the spacer attached to museum glass an x acto knife for cutting the spacer material a backing board and framer s tape for sealing edges. These spacers work easily with both acrylic glazing and glass frame glazing and can be used with wood and metal frames. What other mediums might determine your mat and framing style.