colrehogan
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Is there a guide for making mats to fit prints? I am planning to mat some 8x10 and 11x14 sized prints and I was wondering what size (outer edges) the mat used would be. How much space do most of you put around your work?
colrehogan said:Thanks for all the replies. For my 4x5 contact prints, they are on 8.5 x 11 paper. My 8x10 contact prints are on 11x14 paper. Why do so many of you like so much extra space around your pics? Is this something you learn in a class or just have found through personal preference and looking at others' work?
Flotsam said:For decorating, A large frame with a lot of mat space separating the print from its surroundings can be very dramatic and attractive. What I can't stand is matting as it's own art form. When someone looks at the picture and says, "Wow! Get a load of that mat!" Once I had a couple of prints used in a Nielson/Bainbridge ad. When I got them back they were in large frames and oh-so creatively professionally multiple matted in various tones. (Of course... they were selling frames and matboard, not photographs). I refused to hang it back up on my wall until I tore it out of the frame and re-matted it in a sensible white single mat.
colrehogan said:Thanks for all the replies. For my 4x5 contact prints, they are on 8.5 x 11 paper. My 8x10 contact prints are on 11x14 paper. Why do so many of you like so much extra space around your pics? Is this something you learn in a class or just have found through personal preference and looking at others' work?
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