A beautiful print that is poorly mounted makes a poor statement.
Photos prints and mat board mounting.
To mount photos or prints you ll need.
An even easier way to mount a print is to use boards with adhesive already on the board protected until you use it by a peel off sheet.
Foam core makes a perfect lay flat mounting.
Place your mat board and backing board so they re side by side.
If your work doesn t need to meet archival standards use these for a quick and clean solution.
One of the main reasons that pictures buckle after being framed is that the image mat and mount board all expand and contract at different rates with changes in temperature.
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Mounting techniques using photo corners and archival hinging tissue.
These quick mount boards are available from various art and photo supply houses and are the height of convenience.
For this reason it is important to leave the image as free as possible to move within the picture frame the two primary ways of achieving this are.
Foam core board an adhesive runner a soft cloth a large ruler and cutting mat and an exacto knife with a new blade.
For this reason we developed our professional photo mounting offerings like double weight matboard mounting if you are seeking professional photo mounting than nations photo lab can come to the rescue.
0 richard finch september 23 2014.
Your framer friend probably mounts a lot of prints under glass with mat board over the print edge this is less of an issue.
Cut a piece of linen hanging tape of 4 shorter than the short side of your mat board.
It should be able to close like a book.
First here s a quick video i shot to show how simple the basic process is.
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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.
For any original artwork we recommend a conservation quality backing to go with any conservation or museum grade mat board.
Tape the mat board and backing board together.
If your mat board is of an economy grade we recommend the white rpb boards or for something thicker the standard or acid free foam core offers more support for larger artwork.