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- Shiv Verma
- Opalescence Photography
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- A good T square & a good straight edge ruler
- .5mm mechanical pencil
- Mat Cutters
- Logan Team System (lower cost option)
- Straight edge Logan 424 (24 inch)
$50 or Logan 440 (40 inch) $65
- Bevel Cutter included in above
(purchased
separately $19 to $30 based on type)
- Cutting board – price varies by size (Not
included but should be used)
- Logan Straight cutting Head (LO701) $27
- Mat Cutter (Logan 301S) $80.00
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- Decide how much of a mat border you want to leave around the art. As a
general rule, for larger prints leave at least 3 inches on the sides and
top and 4 inches on the bottom. A
2 inch border is good for smaller prints and 1 inch for 4 x 6 and 5 x7
prints.
- Based on the total dimensions select your picture frame – if you are not
framing, decide on the total size.
- Cut a piece of mat board to fit your picture frame. Measure the interior
of the frame and mark these dimensions on the back of your mat.
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- Using a mat cutting board or a straight edge along one of the lines,
hold it steady, and run a cutter along its edge.
- The next step is to measure and calculate the mat opening and draw it on
the back of the mat board.
- Measure your photograph accurately and make sure to allow a 1/8th to
1/4th of an inch border all around the image to be covered by the mat
(that is make the opening size 1/4th to 1/2 inch smaller than the image
size).
- Deduct these measurements from the mat size. For example if your mat
size is 18 x 24 and your picture size is 12x18 and you give it a ¼ inch
border allowance all around you will need an opening size of 11 ½ inch
17 ½ inch. Deduct 11.5 x 17.5 from 18 x 24 giving you 3.25 inch as your
border in each direction (horizontal and vertical).
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- Next measure and mark the back of the mat, drawing the window that
you'll cut out for you photograph.
- Cut the window from the back using your mat cutter. Place the
straightedge along one of the lines, hold it steady and run the cutter
down the edge.
- Make sure the bevel is slanted out away from the window you are cutting
so that the bevel will be visible from the "right" side of the
mat.
- Be careful not to overshoot the lines - stop right at the window's
corner
- The waste window material should fall out easily – if not use a 270
blade and finish the cut.
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Notes
