Genius rarely comes from following rules, which is why we always recognise genius as something other than normal. Perhaps my photos aren't hung high enough up on the wall, because I guess the higher they are, the narrower the bottom margin would appear to be? And if you're stuck for ideas on what you can put in this picture frames designs download, try some of our Mindfulness Colouring Sheets, or for a creative writing task that will look amazing in a classroom display, try our Creative Writing Prompts Pack. This ensures that the mat will slightly overlap the image without any gaps that would show the white of the paper. The top board has a 'V' groove channel, and the bottom board is extra thick, which helps accentuate its 3D effect.

but alas I admit not that often, but after 50 years of exhibiting all over the world, one is not for changing.First the artwork/object being framed, is it; monochrome, coloured – one or more, a sketch, watercolour, oil, acrylic, poster, how much colour, quantify each colour by area and intensity.

As a guide to remember colour choices on mounts, lighter shaded mounts open up the photograph making it more eye-pleasing. The primary point of using a mount is to protect your photos and any artwork you put inside a frame.I have just bought a ready-made 20 x 16 inch frame which has a mat cut so that the left and right margins are 70mms, and the top and bottom margins are 58mm. The picture, photo, or print should be taped to the rear of the mount behind the cut-out (aperture) using self-adhesive tape (not supplied). What seemed to work well is to have the area of the aperture in the Golden Ratio with the area of the window mount (i. Here, we'll first measure how much space we want to show below the image to accommodate that signature or edition number.