Floating Artwork Mat

Work on paper by kerri rosenthal floated in our black gallery frame.

Floating artwork mat.

Floating is often used when the artist s signature is below the image or if the paper has attractive edges e g. Or to cast a more dramatic shadow first attach the artwork to acid free foam core so that the artwork sits a bit higher in the frame. The window opening size of the mat board is larger than the artwork size. You can think of matting as a reverse float floating is mounting the art to the backboard and the backboard becomes the border around the art whereas a mat acts as a border in front of the art.

First we attach your art to an acid free foam core lift hidden behind the work but mounted to a supporting white mat. With float mounting the artwork will look like it s hovering or floating over the backing board. Float mounting creates a seamless presentation. This is a very common way of mounting your artwork when you do not want a mat to cover the edge of the paper.

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. We call this method of framing floating for two reasons. Float mounting is a mounting technique where the edges of the artwork are left uncovered. When mounted this way the artwork appears to be floating within the frame or mat board window.

Floating artwork on top of a mat is the ideal solution when it s critical that the very edge of the artwork not be covered by the mat window s normal overlap but it s also a fun modern way to showcase just about any art on paper. You may choose to attach your artwork directly to the mat board with t hinges. For instance if you have a small piece of art you could hang it in a. You can float it.

Mats can be used in a variety of different ways to achieve different looks. Second we use a spacer to create space between the plexiglass and the surface of your. Floatingmats is the only floating water mat available on the market with a proprietary patent pending heavy duty grommet system allowing you to take control of your mat while anchored or towed behind a boat. The whole point of float mounting is to make your artwork appear as though it s magically floating above an uncut blank mat board.

We encourage you to try it out and send us some snapshots of the results. Hand torn edges that you d like to leave exposed. Cropping is the most common way to mat artwork.