Photo Mat Size Calculator

If you are cutting multiple mats add a title to identify the artwork and print off.

Photo mat size calculator. By adding 1 8 to each border now 2 1 8 the result is a 12 x 14 mat which will also be the size of the frame and glass. You now have a cutting list for each mat you need. The size of the photograph in the following example is 5x8 which is not one of our standard sizes. With a 2 mat border on all four sides the outside mat edge will be 11 3 4 x 13 3 4.

Measure the visual area of the artwork you want to mat. Do you already have a frame. Visit our framing advice section to learn more about matted presentations. An 8 x 10 photograph has an actual opening of 7 3 4 x 9 3 4.

There are two options to choose if you too have this problem. When you are ordering your mat the. This clearance makes the assembly process much easier when fitting up picture frames. You can order a custom size frame or order a larger standard size frame with a mat cut to make up the difference.

Subtract 1 2 from the artwork size. Leaving the size at around 3mm makes the picture frame a little larger than the art or window mat being framed. The calculator adds the supplied image or art and window mat dimensions and calculates the correct overall or finished moulding cutting sizes in.