Frame Float Mat Mount

First and foremost be sure to select an archival quality picture frame to protect and showcase your treasured document.

Frame float mat mount.

Although i feel like float mounting looks a little fresher than the typical matted frame. You ll want to take special care when working with one of a kind artwork. That s a cross section view of my frame. Then we use spacers inside the frame ensuring that the acrylic is not directly touching your art.

It needs a spacer to step in and tell that glass to back the heck off. In this case the artwork is mounted on a piece of acid free mat board that is slightly smaller than the size of the artwork so it is barely noticeable. When mounted this way the artwork appears to be floating within the frame or mat board window. Float mounting does not refer to a frame but to a certain type of mounting technique.

Although photo corners and strips may also be used they will be. A traditional mat does a good enough job at this but with a float mount the picture is vulnerable. Mount art on a thick mat board and then mount to the backboard. This is a very common way of mounting your artwork when you do not want a mat to cover the edge of the paper.

You can either mount the art directly to a matboard or mount the art to a thick board usually foamcore and then mount that to the matboard. Tricks of the trade. From there it is mounted to the backboard just like the first option. Float mounting is normally used when the image goes all the way to the edge of paper and you don t want any of it covered.

Posted by dara segal on sep 15 2014 as of may 2019 our available mat styles have increased. How to float mount. With float mounting the artwork will look like it s hovering or floating over the backing board. Pieces that work best for floating.

Speaking of breathing i added spacers so the print wouldn t be pressed against the glass. Float mounting is a mounting technique where the edges of the artwork are left uncovered. Float mounting adds a little drama to any piece of art textile or object. Never use any kind of adhesive process such as spray mounting or dry mounting because it will permanently alter the artwork and is not considered a proper.

Float mounting creates a seamless presentation. For the full tutorial. We currently offer no mat single mat double mat floated island mat and article framing for your artwork. We mount your art directly to foam board before attaching that foam board to the mat.

Don t suffocate your art people.