How To Flatten Picture Mats

Prepare the mat board and the mount board by measuring them to fit in the picture frame and make careful cuts in the mat board to create the border for the picture.

How to flatten picture mats.

The black core make the darks pop and the light grey is just dark enough to make the light spots pop. Choose one of our acid free pre cut mats or customize an uncut matboard. The heat from the laser printer helps to moisturize and smooth the photo. Turn the mat and attached page face down on your clean work surface.

The light grey is a little lighter than i expected but they work perfectly with the color tone of my large format photographs. Flatten a newer photograph by placing it in a large envelope and sending it through a laser printer twice once in each direction. Do not let the exposed tape touch the mat until you have decided placement. The mat is the picture above relaxed in about two days.

In the winter it may be more like 7 days or longer. Newer photographs usually have less damage and are easier to flatten without causing any further damage. You should be able to see a drastic difference in about 24 hours and the mat will typically lat flat at 72 degrees f in about 3 full days. Press firmly on the back of the tape to ensure it is well.

These mats are great. Turn the page picture side up and hold the pre cut mat over the page to decide where you want the image in the opening. Add elegance and protection when framing photos or artwork by adding a frame mat in a complementary color. With the right color and style mat boards are the perfect way to elevate your framed art or photos.

Secure mat and picture. A well cut mat can make a huge difference in how a picture looks taking it from a simple snapshot to a framed piece of art. Uncut pre cut mats. Custom picture frame mats liners.

Frame destination offers pre cut mats in sizes to fit all artwork and frames or pictures as well as uncut mats for do it yourselfers custom framers and craft art projects like posters photos making boards and more. Arrange the mats concentrically around the picture. Mats make your pictures shine for greatest impact but they also serve a protective purpose. If you want to create a more complex layered look cut multiple window frame mats each approximately 5 to 1 smaller than the previous one.