This video shows step by step how to mat a print using the.
Matting japanese prints.
We currently offer no mat single mat double mat floated island mat and article framing for your artwork.
Mounting and matting before your print goes into a frame it will need to be mounted on a backing board.
But where to begin.
Posted by dara segal on sep 15 2014 as of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased.
Generally speaking for standard oban sized japanese prints image about 9 10 x 14 15 inches the wider face mat should normally be somewhere in the 2 1 2 to 3 inch wide range although variation is certainly acceptable and can be a matter of personal taste.
Then a decorative mat board border may be used over this.
The mat border provides a clean edge around the print and can be used to cover damaged edges of a print.
My imagery is mostly of new england with a focus on the lakes and mountains of vermont and new hampshire.
Mounting matting and framing your prints and putting them under glass or a glass substitute not only protects your prints from dust pollutants and fingerprints.
It was the technique used to make the ukiyo e and shin hanga prints of japan.
It also makes your work look.
When to float when to mat.
I make woodblock prints using the traditional japanese hanga method.
Matting is the paperboard window which surrounds the print.
Hanga is color woodblock printing with multiple blocks using water pigments and rice paste.