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further matting experience at the framers

2005-08-08 by Scott Jones

Just some follow up on my matting question recently posted. I took the 
two prints made one on EHM and another by a board member on a paper 
oversprayed that also clearly has optical brighteners.

There was not a white mat in sight at this very good framing store that 
looked acceptable against the incredibly blue by comparison "white" of 
the OB papers. So leaving a paper base reveal around the image looked 
really bad to my eyes. Clashing whites (warm vs cold). So on one, where 
I did not want to trim off the signature, I ended up using a colored 
mat. On the other, that is not signed, I will trim to the image and dry 
mount with the usual traditional technique and get back to a reveal 
with a "reasonable" tone white.

Just thought I would post my experience in that OB papers appear to 
present some matting problems IF one wants a paper reveal.

Cheers, Scott

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