(Image:
“God’s
Country” by Stephen
Little)
This
color photograph is framed with StandardPlus- Matte Black (SP21). We used wide mat board borders (5 inches!) and a
substantial 6-ply mat (8463.6-
Spanish White) to give it that high-end finish and gallery appearance.
The
rabbet depth of this frame allows for the use of 2 or 3 4-ply mats as
highlighted in the following two examples:
(Image:
“Morning
Field” by Aaron
Bivens)
For
this giclee print of a painting, we wanted to depict the use of a double mat.
We chose a muted green color (E4345,
Tarragon) for the bottom mat, which matches some of the muted green tones
in the background but isn’t too bright that it would compete with the vibrant
hues in the painting. For the top mat we used a classic bright white mat (4709,
Extreme White). Again, we used wide borders and chose a clean black frame, StandardPlus-Black (SP20).
(Image:
“Old
Mill Falls Dundee 7656” by Richard
Hamilton)
Here,
we illustrate the use of a triple mat. If done right, a triple mat can accentuate
and compliment artwork without making it look too busy. For this black and
white photograph, we wanted to keep the palette monochromatic. To do this, we
used two AlphaRag continuous core mats as the top and bottom layers (AlphaRag,
Pure White, 8655). Sandwiched between the two white mats is a continuous
core, light grey mat (AlphaEssentials,
Chrome, 8749) which draws your eye to the flowing grey tones in the water. To
match the center mat and the various grey hues in the image, we chose frame
SP14, StandardPlus- German Silver.
As
mentioned before, this frame collection is suited for larger pieces of artwork
to give them structure and presence. Here is an example of two 32 x 38 images
framed with Standard Plus frames. The result is striking and elegant, yet grand.
(Image
via Laura Jajko. Artwork by Seder
Burns)
Never
underestimate the power of a simple black frame! Have you used Standard Plus
before? What have you framed, what were the results? Do tell!
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