How Do I Matte Images?

[Mr. ><((('>]

So I'm getting into the selling of my work, and I intend on sending a matted copy after someone buys a print, how do I go about matting and where do I get bulk mattes etc..

any matting advice is appreciated

thanks!

 

[Aquarium Dreams]

Mr. Fish! I see it now! Very clever. At first I thought it said, "Mr. Migraine from People Yelling at Him," but I must have been projecting.

I'm planning to order from here later this week:

http://www.matcutter.com/

I haven't used their services yet, though, and I'm interested to hear what others think.

Welcome to TPF, by the way.

 

[ksmattfish]

Google "photo mat" for about a million places that sell precut mats. If you are going to be using a lot of them you'll find investing in a good mat cutter to be much cheaper in the long run. Notice I said "good" mat cutter. There are a lot of inexpensive mat cutting options out there, but in the end they are a pain in the butt.

I've been using a Logan 450 mat cutter (handles up to 40" mats), and I love it. They go for about $150-ish (US).

 

[rabidzoomer]

you will want to order bulk. It goes FAST FAST!! Schools usally order a box of 8 that are 4x4 feet big.