Common Watercolor Mat Sizes

When using two mats try to use complimentary colors for the strongest interest.

Common watercolor mat sizes. Our website s custom build a frame allows you to enter your artwork size and using these dimensions automatically calculates the recommended mat window opening and frame size. Frames for unique print sizes. 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. Mats are made from mat board which should be made from all cotton acid free fiber.

In general at least 3 inch mat border is common for that size but a 4 inch will give it more of a gallery look and help set the artwork off from the frame and the rest of the wall more. Note that in many watercolor competitions they require a white mat so it is better to double mat in white. Using a lighter mat on the outside and the darker on inside will help to direct the eye to the painting. It depends on the size of the frame the amount of space on your wall and how much you want to spend.

Yeego direct doodle drawing mat large size aqua doodle magic water painting doodle mat 32 x24 with 4 colors 6 pens 6 molds booklet coloring mat for boy girl large size 4 1 out of 5 stars 283 12 99 12. Matting and framing your work matting your watercolors protects and enhances the look of your paintings by cleanly defining the image edges and isolating your image in a uniform neutral or complementary background.