Bottom Weighted Mat Frame

Understanding centered and weighted matting options using the same image of star trek s iconic enterprise and the exact same sized mat windows here are examples of a centered mat window on the left a weighted mat window on the right.

Bottom weighted mat frame.

Bottom weighted mats are slightly unconventional however they re a wowing framed display that will surely get your artwork noticed and generate tons of compliments. Weighting mats helps to counteract an inherent human visual perception problem. Frame your photos with framebridge here. Bottom weighting means making the bottom mat width slightly wider than the top left and right sides to compensate for an optical illusion that happens where your bottom mat width looks narrower.

The window is moved up so that the bottom weighting is heavier. The borders are 3 25 top and sides with 4 25 on the bottom. You may not want a piece that is centered and may instead prefer a bottom weighted mat. Why weight the mat.

For example 11 14 artwork would work well with a 16 20 frame 8 10 artwork with 11 14 frame etc. I love the bottom weighted mat but a backing should have been included. 11x14 white picture mats for 8 5x11 pictures with core bevel cut frame mattes pack of 12 4 4 out. These mats are vertical so you can only use them with a vertical sized print.

Buy pack of 5 8x10 white bottom heavy picture mats with square openings for. You can request bottom weighting or top center which looks great especially for 8 10 photos in 11 14 frames or 11 14 photos in. This bottom border is weighted and it is all explained below. The betty is the perfect quick but refined gift with its square photo opening and special bottom weighted mat.

With backing they would be 5 star. This mat board style is common among traditional framers as its practice has been in use since victorian times. These mats are pretty self explanatory the bottom side of your matboard is weighted with more space than the surrounding sides. One of the questions i hear most often both in email and on instagram is the source for the large mat offset picture frames in our master bedroom the truth is they are a semi diy or cobbled together effort.

Bottom weighted matboard styles. I would have paid more for a backing. So i ve put together my sources so you can also make your own large mat offset picture frames. What s a weighted mat.

The callie is a pre measured frame with a dramatic bottom weighted white mat offered in 3 different frame styles and 2 sizes for a 14x10 or 10x8 digital photo.