Photo Mat Size Calculator

You can order a custom size frame or order a larger standard size frame with a mat cut to make up the difference.

Photo mat size calculator.

Leaving the size at around 3mm makes the picture frame a little larger than the art or window mat being framed. You now have a cutting list for each mat you need. With a 2 mat border on all four sides the outside mat edge will be 11 3 4 x 13 3 4. For example 11 1 2 x 14 1 2 10 1 2 x 13 1 2 for the opening size.

The size of the photograph in the following example is 5x8 which is not one of our standard sizes. If you are cutting multiple mats add a title to identify the artwork and print off. There are two options to choose if you too have this problem. 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.

Visit our framing advice section to learn more about matted presentations. The calculator adds the supplied image or art and window mat dimensions and calculates the correct overall or finished moulding cutting sizes in. Subtract 1 2 from the artwork size. Measuring a picture frame and mat.

When you are ordering your mat the. An 8 x 10 photograph has an actual opening of 7 3 4 x 9 3 4. This clearance makes the assembly process much easier when fitting up picture frames.