Standard Opening For Mats

Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard.

Standard opening for mats. So a mat for a 5 x 7 picture will have an opening of 4 5 x 6 5. Visit our custom design gallery to see some of the highly customized mats and frames we ve created. Please note that if your paper size or artwork is 8x10 it may fall through the opening. Max custom opening size is 2 inches smaller than mat size.

This will allow for a 1 inch mat border on all sides. Traditionally the mat will cover about 1 4 inch of the image below. If you have an 8x10 image your mat opening always needs to be slightly smaller than the image itself. You can add a custom picture frame for any of these mat designs.

Order from our most popular multiple opening matboard templates or contact us with your own custom design. The easiest way to mat it is by cropping the image a small amount typically 1 8 on all four sides. We sell pre cut mats and custom picture frames in any size color and quantity. 3 in x 5 in 2 4 in x 6 in 4 5 in x 7 in 5 6 in x 8 in 3 8 in x 10 in 7 8 in x 12 in 1 10.

Frame size mat opening image size. If you require a custom mat opening size to fit non standard sized artwork or to leave room for a signature border we can accommodate you. The mats really make the photos pop and makes me look like i know what i am doing. About our custom mat openings.

Lisa most prints come with a white border around the image. Max custom opening size is 2 inches smaller than mat size. Custom opening sizes we will cut custom openings exactly as you type it in. Generally the mat will cover 1 4 on each side of the image.

If you type 8x10 the opening will be exactly 8x10. This will ensure that the image will not fall through the front of your mat. Please note that if your paper size or artwork is 8x10 it may fall through the opening. A standard mat window opening overlaps anywhere from 1 8 1 4 of the artwork.

This allows the mat to overlap the image slightly holding it behind the frame. This will allow for a 1 inch mat border on all sides. The exact mat opening size for a 20 x 24 image is 19 1 2 x 23 1 2. The term for this is overlap which refers to how much of the artwork will be covered by the mat board.

8 x 10 4 5 x 6 5 5 x 7 11 x 14 7 5 x 9 5 8 x 10 16 x 20. The image above shows the frame and image sizes of our standard mat openings. If you are making your prints to fit in a standard frame with a pre cut mat the following is a list of frame sizes and mat openings that you can find at most arts and craft stores. Our products also include custom matting backing boards clear bags show kits matboard value packs custom plexiglass.

Artwork shown here is for display purposes only. Standard frame and mat sizes in inches. Custom opening sizes we will cut custom openings exactly as you type it in. If you type 8x10 the opening will be exactly 8x10.

Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color.